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Marko: Alonso did everything to make Honda engine look bad

Red Bull consultant Helmut Marko is still enjoying the honeymoon with Honda, who will power the organisation's junior Toro Rosso team in 2018 after a troubled year with Renault engines, and suggests that maybe McLaren were to blame for the lack of success on track during their woeful three-year partnership with the Japanese manufacturer. Speaking to Auto Motor und Sport, Marko said, 'Honda is very active and have already found something. Maybe they manage to be on the level of Renault with the second engine.' 'Honda had to compromise because of the McLaren chassis specifications. They could not develop freely and were pretty limited and Alonso did everything to make the engine look bad.'...
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