McLaren is holding what is being referred to as ‘crisis talks' ahead of struggling Honda's home grand prix in Japan. This week, team boss Eric Boullier has been at Sakura, the Japanese carmaker's F1 base, almost 500 kilometres from the Honda-owned Suzuka track. With Honda struggling so obviously, there is plenty to talk about. Writing for the Telegraph, Daniel Johnson said he had even heard that supremo Ron Dennis had warned the recent meeting of the strategy group that engine development restrictions could push Honda out of the sport. McLaren-Honda clearly have Bernie Ecclestone on their side. 'I think this is putting off other manufacturers,' the F1 supremo told Forbes. '100 per...
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