(McLaren-Honda)
McLaren engine partner Honda have confirmed that the Woking
based outfits car performance in Monaco will be key to whether the team have a
good or a bad result in Monaco on Sunday.
The Woking based outfit have endured an extremely difficult
start to their new partnership with Honda however the team and the Japanese manufacturer
are absolutely convinced that they can turn things around this season.
McLaren Honda’s Fernando Alonso suffered a brake failure last
time out in Spain and this resulted in a DNF much to the disappointment of the
local fans while Jenson Button finished the race one lap down on race winner
Nico Rosberg. Button described the MP4-30 as almost completely undriveable in
the opening thirty laps of the Spanish Grand Prix saying that it was one of the
scariest races of his Formula One career.
During testing at the Barcelona Circuit De Catalunya last
week Button reported that the car was much better to drive and he went on to
finish the test in fourth place.
Honda’s Yasuhisa Arai stated that in Monaco there is a very
fine line between success and failure due to the street circuit layout of corners
a mix of fast and slow speed as well as a number of high speed straights and
heavy braking zones particularly into the chicane at the swimming pool as the
cars come out of the tunnel so brake set balance is going to be key.
© Ben Johnston 2015
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