It is no secret that McLaren's decision to ditch Honda works Formula 1 engines for Renault customer units cost the Woking outfit $100-million, but the reality is that the team did not reach the heights they expected and one wonders if the change to Renault has been a total failure. McLaren Group chairman Bahrain's Sheikh Mohammed bin Essa Al Khalifa, boss of Mumtalakat investment fund which is the majority and controlling shareholder of the Woking organisation, told BBC of the Honda split, 'It was an expensive decision' but added it was 'in the long-term interests of the company.' McLaren are going through the worst patch in their history. Performance is woeful, not even Fernando Alonso...
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