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2016 review: McLaren-Honda make gains

– GPUpdate.net's end-of-season reviews continue with McLaren-Honda, which continued to make progress in 2016, as Fernando Alonso returned to his best, and Jenson Button bowed out of the sport.McLaren: 6.5/10Championship: 6thWCC points: 76Best R result: 5th (2x ALO)Best Q result: 5th (1x BUT)Fastest laps: 1Qualifying duel: ALO-BUT 15-4, VAN-BUT 1-0 McLaren continued to progress in 2016 but the mountain, currently scaled by Mercedes, is still being climbed. Its refined aerodynamic approach, implemented in 2014, is beginning to bear fruit, and McLaren believes its chassis was up there with the best, though it is difficult to measure. Certainly, under braking, and at low-speed, it was...
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