News Details

Boullier Reveals ‘Smooth’ Integration of Renault Power Unit into McLaren Chassis

Eric Boullier has revealed that the time lost in the McLaren F1 Team’s switch from Honda to Renault power has already been recovered, and the changeover was smoothly undertaken. McLaren only signed the deal to switch to Renault ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix after three under-whelming seasons with Honda, and there was work to be done to integrate the French manufacturers power unit into the McLaren chassis due to the different configuration compared to the Honda unit. However Boullier, the Racing Director of the Woking-based squad, says they have already overcome the time they lost following the late switch of engine suppliers, and the Renault power unit has already been integrated...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

McLaren deal puts "positive pressure" on...

Renault Formula 1 advisor Alain Prost says that the French marque's deal...
7y ago from Motorsport.com

Boullier confident of parity between Renault-powered...

McLaren sporting director Eric Boullier says that he has no concerns...
7y ago from F1i.com

McLaren: No doubts over Renault parity

McLaren Racing Director Eric Boullier has emphasised that the team has no...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Renault says F1 engine gained a second over 2016

The Renault Formula 1 team has quantified how much laptime it gained from...
7y ago from Motorsport.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Liberty Media completes 4.3 billion takeover of...

Two weeks on from receiving unanimous EU approval, Liberty Media...
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Honda confirms Jorge Martin ‘an option’ for 2026...

Honda Team Manager Alberto Puig has reiterated its interest in signing...
13h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

Kyle Kirkwood runs to the top in opening IndyCar...

The NTT IndyCar Series returned to action on Friday, completing a...

Christian Rasmussen handed six-place IndyCar grid...

IndyCar officials have handed Christian Rasmussen a six-place grid...

Feature: Evaluating IndyCar’s hybrid power system...

The NTT IndyCar Series introduced its long-developed hybrid system in the...

RLL having to ‘unwind’ and ‘backtrack’...

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing is making a concerted effort to move...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Oliver Solberg goes Rally1 – Sebastien Ogier enters...

After dominant victories in WRC2 in Rally Sweden, Portugal and most...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

Report: Arsenal's striker target ‘is now clear'...

It is becoming increasingly clear that Arsenal’s summer striker search...
3h ago from FreshArsenal.com

Report: Crystal Palace could look to sign an Arsenal...

Arsenal have been linked with a move for Eberechi Eze from Crystal Palace,...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Romano confirms 'contacts are taking place' for...

Arsenal are hoping to sign Noni Madueke from Chelsea during the summer...
10h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Aaron Ramsey responds when asked to pick between...

Former Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey recently gave his take on the...
9h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

F1 2025 British Grand Prix – FP2 Results

Lando Norris topped the timing sheets in FP2 for... Read More »
10h ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Max Verstappen confirms major 2026 decision

Max Verstappen has confirmed his plans for 2026... Read More »
9h ago from GPFans.com

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.