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McLaren-Honda F1 team vow to overcome problems

McLaren-Honda on Tuesday vowed to overcome a worrying start to their new Formula One partnership and challenge champions Mercedes when the season starts next month. The British-Japanese team managed only 79 laps in pre-season testing last week as a series of glitches cast concerns over their performance at the season-opener in Melbourne. But Yasuhisa Arai, chief officer of Honda's motor sport division, said the team should prepare to vie with Mercedes, who won the 2014 drivers and constructors titles. 'As long as we participate in the race, we should prepare to be competitive with the top team Mercedes,' Arai said, as he showed off an exhibition model of the new MP4-30 car with drivers...
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