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McLaren-Honda upbeat about positive Sochi updates

Senior figures in the McLaren-Honda partnership are suddenly sounding much more confident about the future. Until now, while insisting that the fabled Anglo-Japanese combination will eventually bear fruit, there has been little sign of progress in 2015. But that may all have changed at Sochi last weekend, where Fernando Alonso was at the controls of a new Honda engine specification. Observers said the power unit had a notably different engine note, but the team decided to shelve it after practice so that Alonso could use it to best effect next weekend at Austin without the handicap of grid penalties. Team boss Eric Boullier is quoted El Mundo Deportivo: 'This update performed better than...
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