Tuesday, 13 January 2015

Watson expects McLaren recovery to take time

(McLaren-Honda)

Former McLaren driver John Watson believes it will take several years for the Woking based outfit to challenge for race victories. 

The team embark on a new partnership with Japanese manufacturer Honda this season, for the first time since 1992. The two parties carried out a shake-down of the new 1.6 litre V6 turbocharged power unit at the end of last year.

Watson, who drove for McLaren from 1979 – 1983 and again in 1985 stated that he feels that it will take a bit of time for the new partnership to blend. He feels that the team have to have a two year programme minimum to get a winning car in Formula One and three years for the new partnership to be dominant.

McLaren-Honda will have an extremely experienced line up this season with Fernando Alonso joining Jenson Button at the Woking based outfit in 2015.

© Ben Johnston 2015

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