McLaren is optimistic that it has made a breakthrough in convincing Honda to make changes it needs to ramp up its performance in Formula 1. Although Honda's lack of straight-line speed was again highlighted at the Japanese Grand Prix, McLaren chief Ron Dennis says that there is a fresh sense of longer term optimism about their partnership. It comes after a series of meetings he held with Honda senior staff in Tokyo, plus other talks that took place between McLaren and Honda staff at Suzuka. "I was in Tokyo for several days beforehand," explained Dennis. "I think the period I spent was extremely constructive and, over the course of this weekend, there have been discussions...
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