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Alonso: We know why we were [rubbish] this year

Fernando Alonso will turn his back on Formula 1 at the end of this season, but the Spaniard is adamant that next year McLaren will have a far better package as they know what went wrong this year while continuing to insist that last season they had a superb chassis. Alonso told Motorsport-Total, ' I think the car will definitely be more competitive next year. We learned our lessons. I'm optimistic and happy for them.' McLaren has fallen on hard times, once a mighty power in Formula 1, but these days even with a driver of Alonso's calibre they have produced a lemon of a car which has done them no favours. Th 37-year-old explained how focus on 2019 began months ago, 'We've been...
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