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Top Stories of 2015; #6: New McLaren-Honda partnership struggles badly

It was meant to be a dream partnership, the reunion of two companies which enjoyed their biggest successes in Formula 1 together. And it had two of the best drivers in the world, fired up and powered by the nostalgia of a previous glorious era. What could possibly go wrong? As it turned out, the answer is pretty much everything. Early issues an omen for things to come The McLaren-Honda reunion got off to a bad start when the hybrid 2014 car could only manage limited running during post-season testing at the end of the year. Things did not improve much in the pre-season tests at the start of 2015, with reliability proving a huge problem as the team struggled to even complete a long run...
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