Martin Brundle, who is one of the better connected pundits in the Formula 1 and as a former McLaren driver probably has a better inside line on his former team than most, believes that the Woking outfit cannot simply ditch Honda and pursue an alternative engine supplier. Brundle said, 'They can't leave Honda unless Honda pull out and leave them a fat cheque like they did Brawn. But they are very much integrated technically, financially and they have to work through it.' The testing woes of McLaren and Honda are well documented, while the aftermath of this has F1 media speculating that a split is looming, but at the same time there is the issue of a reported $100-million that McLaren would...
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