16 May, 2013 1991 end of season photograph of the McLaren Honda team, with drivers Ayrton Senna and Gerhard Berger – the last year the partnership won the F1 title McLaren's Formula 1 engine deal with Honda from 2015 is a vital step to ensure they can keep punching at the same weight as works team rivals Ferrari and Mercedes, managing director Jonathan Neale said on Thursday. The Woking team have used engines provided by former shareholders Mercedes since 1995 but the German carmaker bought the title-winning Brawn GP outfit in 2009 and has made that its focus. McLaren now have to pay Mercedes some eight million euros ($10.29 million) a year for engines that they previously received...
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