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Alonso and Button won’t tolerate 2015 repeat
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McLaren racing director Eric Boullier believes Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button will not tolerate a repeat of the team’s struggles in 2016. Reliability issues with the Honda power unit severely hampered McLaren’s competitiveness in 2015, with the team scoring a total of 27 points as the team finished ninth in the constructors’ championship. While the drivers voiced their displeasure on a handful of occasions, both Alonso and Button were largely patient with the team’s struggles in the first year of Honda’s return to F1. Asked if the two drivers would remain as understanding if McLaren was still clearly struggling during pre-season testing, Boullier told...
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