News Details

McLaren 'doesn’t know' if it can finish first race in Australia

McLaren racing director Eric Boullier says he doesn’t know if the team can finish the opening race of the 2017 Formula 1 season in Australia. The new MCL32 suffered numerous engine-related problems with Honda’s new power unit during pre-season testing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, restricting Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne to just 424 laps, the fewest of any team. Formula 1 heads to Melbourne's Albert Park circuit for the opening race of the campaign next weekend, but Boullier is unsure that McLaren will be able to complete the 58-lap encounter. “Oh, I hope so, but I don't know,” was Boullier’s response when asked in an interview with...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Boullier: If we are competitive Alonso will be happy

McLaren sporting boss Eric Boullier is convinced that, despite testing...
8y ago from GrandPrix247.com

Boullier: We need to be competitive to keep Alonso...

Over the years Fernando Alonso has gained a certain reputation for...
8y ago from Pitpass.com

McLaren admits it needs competitive car to keep Alonso

McLaren Formula 1 team admits that in order to keep double world champion...
8y ago from F1Hub.net

McLaren: Alonso's future down to strong car

– Eric Boullier has admitted that Fernando Alonso will "take...
8y ago from GPUpdate.net

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Francesco Bagnaia explains ‘weak point' that...

Factory Ducati rider Francesco Bagania explained his "weak...

Fabio Di Giannantonio brands Alex Marquez...

Fabio Di Giannantonio criticised Alex Marquez for “a dangerous...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar outlines replacement driver rules for Indy 500

The NTT IndyCar Series has released updated guidelines that will be...

NFL star Rob Gronkowski named Grand Marshal of Indy...

Indianapolis Motor Speedway announced a unique appointment on Wednesday,...
11h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Outback diplomacy: Finnish ambassador braves...

o Haapea hopes to raise $30,000 for cancer research as he navigates the...
1w ago from TheGuardian.com

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Manchester United to face 'competition' for La Liga...

Manchester United may have to brace for competition from Premier League...
1h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

Arsenal transfer news latest: Mikel Arteta given...

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta may reportedly have the opportunity to sign a...
2h ago from SportsMole.co.uk

'Never going to be Cristiano Ronaldo' - Spanish media...

Several Spanish journalists have blasted Real Madrid attacker Kylian...
5h ago from SportsKeeda.com

This Arsenal star clearly bruised Jude Bellingham's...

I’m writing this column as I fly back to London from Madrid and I’m...
5h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.