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McLaren focused on Renault performance not reliability issues
As it prepares its 2018 charger for Renault power, McLaren is ramping up its expectations for next season despite the French manufacturer's recent reliability woes. Renault's engines have suffered from a spell of failures lately which have hit both the works team and its customers, Red Bull Racing and Toro Rosso. But McLaren's Eric Boullier isn't overly concerned by the troubles, and points to Red Bull's performance and Max Verstappen's recent wins which have wetted the Woking-based outfit's appetite for 2018. "Fixing reliability is a challenge, but it is always easier than finding performance," Boullier told Motorsport.com. Vandoorne: everything to play for at 'legendary'...
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