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McLaren issues ‘expected’ after testing Jerez opening day

After struggling for laps in the post-season tests in Abu Dhabi at the end of 2014, it was another tough day for the McLaren-Honda team in Jerez, with Fernando Alonso completing only six laps during the day. The Spaniard, returning to the team after previously racing for McLaren back in 2007, only set one timed lap which put him seventh fastest out of seven, but was not overly surprised that they suffered issues after what happened to teams in 2014 when the other three engine manufacturers (Mercedes, Renault and Ferrari) brought out their new power units. “Given the complexity of modern Formula 1 machinery, the sorts of issues we encountered today weren’t too surprising,” said...
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