McLaren not worried about their budget as Honda aim high

  • Published on 27 Feb 2017 14:06
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  • By: Fergal Walsh

McLaren will be able to cope with the high spending costs this year, playing down rumours that they will struggle to keep up with the bigger-spending teams. 

With a new regulation change, the pace of car development needs to be quick this season, and each part fitted will be crucial in taking away lap time.

So when asked if the former grandee McLaren has enough money to keep up, new executive Zak Brown is quoted by Auto Motor und Sport: "Our budget is big enough."

However, it is notable that as McLaren switched from dark grey to orange and black for 2017, the move has not accompanied an influx of sponsors.

Team boss Eric Boullier insists: "Don't forget that McLaren is made up of many successful companies. We do not have as much money as Mercedes or Red Bull, but we have enough to win races."

And aerodynamic boss Peter Prodromou indicated that McLaren also has a big enough budget to be right on song with the latest technical developments -- like the Mercedes 'T-wing': "We are also working on a similar solution."

A lot will depend on Honda, and whether McLaren's Japanese engine supplier can get much closer to the top engines.

F1 chief Yusuke Hasegawa, for instance, sounded alarmed amid reports Mercedes is set to take another big step forward in 2017: "We have made progress but we're not yet on Mercedes' level. The plan is to finish the season (right) behind Mercedes."

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  • "The plan is to finish the season (right) behind Mercedes." - How likely is that...

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    • Feb 27 2017 - 18:24
    • Jutlandia

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      Not very likely:-)

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      • Feb 27 2017 - 18:31
    • No not very, and its probably more of an ambition, but who knows?

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      • Feb 27 2017 - 19:02

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