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Eric Boullier insists McLaren setbacks 'part of the process'

McLaren Racing Director Eric Boullier has once more played down the team’s problems during pre-season testing, after encountering another setback on Wednesday. McLaren suffered a disrupted start to testing last week, amid a wheel nut issue and exhaust clip problem, but logged substantial mileage to conclude running on Friday. However, Stoffel Vandoorne completed just 38 laps on the opening day of Tuesday’s second test, twice stopping due to a loss of electrical power, necessitating a battery change, before a hydraulic leak truncated his day. Fernando Alonso took over duties on Wednesday morning and logged 47 laps during the opening two hours, but stopped on track with a...
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