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McLaren adamant it can win as Mercedes customer team

McLaren Team Principal Andreas Seidl has expressed confidence that the squad can eventually return to winning ways in Formula 1 despite remaining a customer outfit. McLaren has reunited with Mercedes for 2021, following a six-season split, but in a customer form rather than the works deal that was in place between 1995 and 2009. McLaren switched to Honda power in 2015, as the Japanese company’s sole partner, but the relationship broke down, with McLaren switching to becoming a Renault customer for 2018. The squad’s desire to align with Honda was sparked by the then management’s belief that winning was only possible as a works outfit but Seidl reckons Formula 1’s evolution has...
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