Monday, 22 December 2014

Final part of the McLaren-Honda puzzle in place

(McLaren-Honda)

McLaren-Honda Racing Director Eric Boullier believes that the return of Peter Pedromou to the Woking based outfit, is the ‘last piece of the puzzle’ in the reshuffle of the team as they prepare to embark on a new era in their Formula One history.

Pedromou returns to the team having spent eight years with Infiniti Red Bull Racing as Chief Aerodymanicist. The Englishman returned to Woking as Chief Engineer in September and is credited with helping the team to finish the 2014 season in a strong position. McLaren finished the 2014 Formula One season in the championship.

It was an extremely difficult season for the team, who secured just two podium finishes coming at the opening race of the season, the Australian Grand Prix in Albert Park Melbourne.

Next McLaren-Honda will be looking for reliability and not performance and the team feel that the new Honda power unit can be competitive. 

The Woking based outfit and a new driver with Fernando Alonso returning to the team following five seasons with Ferrari and a stint at Renault. Boullier has stated that the team need to be on top of everything that they do at all times. 

© Ben Johnston 2014

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