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McLaren says F1 car handling issues are "fake news"
McLaren says that trackside impressions its 2017 car is nervous are Formula 1's equivalent of "fake news", as it blamed Honda's driveability for the issues. Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne were observed having a difficult time manhandling the MCL32 through some of Barcelona's corners in testing last week. The impression of their troubles went counter to comments from the team that the new chassis had delivered all that was expected of it. Asked to explain the discrepancy between the team comments and what was happening on track, team boss Eric Boullier said that the characteristics of Honda's new engine were having a big impact. "Well, strangely, the car reacts well...
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