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McLaren: Performance, not finances, will determine engine choice

McLaren says Honda's financial contribution to its Formula 1 team will not play a part in its decision on which engine to use in 2018. Honda's long-term deal with the team, which brought it back to F1 for the 2015 season, includes providing a major portion of McLaren's F1 budget, leading to suggestions that the team could not afford to end the partnership early to use a different engine supplier. But speaking at the Italian Grand Prix ahead of McLaren taking a decision in the next week or two, executive director Zak Brown said the call – which is seemingly between Renault and Honda – for 2018 will be based purely on on-track competitiveness. "This is the month we decide, and...
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