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Renault's experience has made switch 'seamless' - McLaren

Renault's experience with the current power units compared to Honda's relative inexperience has made the late switch 'seamless' according to McLaren. The Woking team made a last-minute decision to drop Honda in favour of Renault last year following three years of constant reliability problems and poor performance. That late decision caused some delays with McLaren's 2018 chassis, but thanks to the experience at Renault's Viry facility, those delays have been wiped out and the trasition described as 'seamless' by chief engineering officer Matt Morris. 'I think the big difference, speaking with all the guys at Renault, is they have got more experience,' said Morris....
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