News Details
Boullier: Alonso felt humiliated by Honda woes
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier says Fernando Alonso felt 'sad, humiliated and frustrated' when he it became clear that Honda's engine performance deteriorated over the winter. The Japanese manufacturer returned as McLaren's power unit supplier in 2015, but instead of challenging for titles and podiums, they found themselves at the back of the grid. After they showed some improvement in 2016, there were high hopes that they would take another major step forward this year, but it wasn't to be as both Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne suffered a string of retirements. 'As a competitor, he is making his mental preparation over the winter,' Boullier told Autosport. 'And he is drawing in his...
Full Story »
Full Story »
7y ago from PlanetF1.com
0
You May Also Be Interested In...
McLaren-Honda's 2017 decline was...
Fernando Alonso felt humiliated at the start of the 2017 Formula 1 season...
7y ago from Motorsport.com
Boullier Reveals ‘Smooth’ Integration of Renault...
Eric Boullier has revealed that the time lost in the McLaren F1 Team’s...
7y ago from TheCheckeredFlag....
Honda believes it can be "proud" of 2017...
Outgoing Honda F1 chief Yusuke Hasegawa says the Japanese manufacturer can...
7y ago from Motorsport.com
McLaren pleased with smooth integration of Renault...
McLaren racing director Eric Boullier says it's all systems go for...
7y ago from F1i.com
Elsewhere On The Network
Popular On MGPToday.com
KTM will continue with MotoGP in 2027 “if we can...
No description available...
8h ago from Motorsport.com
Francesco Bagnaia must “stop the bleeding” of...
No description available...
13h ago from Motorsport.com
Luca Marini injured in Suzuka fall, Ai Ogura undergoes...
No description available...
12h ago from Motorsport.com
Marc Marquez admits he ‘needs to work on mistakes’...
Marc Marquez admits he and younger brother Alex Marquez "were the...
1d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On IndyCarToday.com
Kyle Kirkwood fastest in opening IndyCar practice from...
After speeding around Indianapolis Motor Speedway for two weeks, IndyCar...
1h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Andretti Global belatedly accepts Indy 500 post-race...
Two Andretti Global entries were among the cars that received post-race...
8h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Veteran engineer Michael Cannon returns to Dale Coyne...
Dale Coyne Racing has announced that it has re-hired expert engineer...
2d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Three drivers lose Indy 500 finishing positions after...
The NTT IndyCar Series has penalized three drivers following the...
3d ago from MotorsportWeek.c...
Popular On TotalWRC.com
WRC: Sebastien Ogier confirms entry to the Acropolis...
No description available...
4h ago from Motorsport.com
Co-driver dies after crash during Jim Clark rally in...
Roberts, 39, was pronounced dead at the scene near Duns in the Scottish...
6d ago from TheGuardian.com
Rally Portugal criticism causes WRC, FIA to address...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
WRC signs new deal to race in Portugal until at least...
No description available...
1w ago from Motorsport.com
Popular On GunnersToday.com
Leroy Sane latest: Arsenal, Spurs suffer transfer...
Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are dealt a blow in their pursuit of Bayern...
5h ago from SportsMole.co.uk
Joan Garcia: Arsenal can repeat Liverpool transfer...
Arsenal may struggle to win the race for Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia...
9h ago from SportsMole.co.uk
Arsenal and Man United suffer free transfer blow as...
Lille striker Jonathan David is supposedly close to an agreement on...
7h ago from SportsMole.co.uk
Arsenal's striker crisis 'shouldn't happen' as Mikel...
Arsenal legend Ray Parlour offers Mikel Arteta one critical piece of...
8h ago from SportsMole.co.uk
Comments
Hottest News
Helmut Marko issues pecking order verdict after Spanish...
The first day of running since the introduction... Read More »
4h ago from RacingNews365.com
2025 F1 Spanish Grand Prix - Free Practice 2 results
Check out the full, all-important results from... Read More »
6h ago from RacingNews365.com
Ricciardo back on track as McLaren starlet faces ban -...
Daniel Ricciardo, former star of the Formula 1... Read More »
37m ago from GPFans.com
