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Alonso 'never gave any ultimatums', says Brown
McLaren executive director Zak Brown has once again denied reports that Fernando Alonso threatened to leave the team if it didn't dump Honda. Alonso had been very vocal in his complaints about the Japanese manufacturer's power unit. The lack of power and reliability of the engine left the two-time former world champion fuming at race after race. Although Honda did look to be getting to grips with the problem toward the end of 2017, McLaren terminated their partnership at the end of the season after three years. McLaren will take Renault engines this season, with Honda swapping to supply Toro Rosso. But Brown insisted that Alonso had made no demands about the change before agreeing his own...
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