(McLaren-Honda)
McLaren Group Chairman Ron Dennis is hoping that the team’s
renewed partnership with Honda will lead to the Woking based outfit dominating
Formula One.
Following 19 years with Mercedes Benz power, the team become
McLaren-Honda from the 2015 Formula One season. The new partnership brings with
it a new driver as Fernando Alonso re-joins the team as Jenson Button’s team
mate. The Spaniard returns following five seasons with Scuderia Ferrari.
Dennis said that what the two parties want is to return to
what they had from 1988-1991 and what their rivals Mercedes AMG PETRONAS had in
2014.
From 1988 – 1991 the McLaren-Honda partnership enjoyed
Infiniti Red Bull Racing Renault dominance of Formula One as the team won every
Constructor’s champion while Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost won the Driver’s
championship four times between them.
The McLaren pair during that period finished one and two in
the championship three times from 1988-1990. In 1991, Senna had been joined at
the team by Gerherd Berger following Prost’s departure from the team after signing
for Ferrari.
Dennis stated that the team went into the 2014 season
looking to win races however, they failed to do this so to look for wins next
season with Honda, is setting the team up for failure.
The team also have the most experienced driver pairing on
the Formula One grid with Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button, who between them
have won three world championships.
(McLaren-Honda)
© Ben Johnston 2014
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