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Technical: McLaren's switch to Renault PUs

– McLaren will abandon Honda in favour of Renault power units in 2018, but how will the team adapt and integrate with a new supplier? GPUpdate.net technical analyst Craig Scarborough looks at the situation.After three years with Honda, McLaren is switching power unit suppliers to Renault for 2018. It is no secret that the three years with Honda have been incredibly hard, with both performance and reliability an issue, so it is understandable that a new power unit supplier emerged as an attractive alternative. With a pool of just four F1 power unit suppliers, it has been a difficult decision for both commercial and performance reasons. Although announced in Singapore, it was clear...
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