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Mercedes ‘wanted' to supply McLaren
Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has confirmed that the Silver Arrows did hold talks with McLaren over supplying them with engines – but the deal was taking too much time to complete. After deciding to split from Japanese manufacturer Honda after three ill-fated years, McLaren eventually settled on a new partnership with Renault for the 2018 season and beyond. But Wolff said Mercedes would have happily joined forces with McLaren again, had they been more productive talks earlier in the season. 'We wanted to give McLaren an engine,' Wolff told N. 'The problem is that it dragged on for a long time and we just didn't have the structure in place and the capacity to supply them an engine for...
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