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Boullier Admitted He Feared Staff Departures during Torrid Final Honda Campaign
Eric Boullier admitted that he was expecting some staff to depart the McLaren Formula 1 Team during 2017 as they continued to struggle with their Honda power unit for a third consecutive season. After disheartening performances during 2015 and 2016, hopes that 2017 would be a more competitive campaign for Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne were soon dashed during pre-season testing, and Boullier, the Racing Director of the Woking-based outfit, admitted he was concerned that the difficulties in pre-season would see some departures. 'I went to the management, showed them the data and told them that we cannot accept another year like this,' said Boullier on the official Formula 1 website....
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