McLaren racing director Eric Boullier has praised Fernando Alonso’s ‘unbelievable’ race craft – and suggested the Spaniard has a ‘GPS’ sense of knowing exactly what is going on in battle. Although Alonso has not yet achieved the results he had hoped for after returning to McLaren, he has been encouraged by the progress made this season and believes there is even more to come in 2017. For Boullier, who has played a key role in restructuring the McLaren organisation as it plots its path back to the front of the grid, Alonso’s all-round driving ability is one of the most crucial assets at the team's disposal. “He is a complete driver,” said Boullier in an interview with...
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