McLaren’s renewed partnership with Honda began in earnest on Tuesday as the team’s developmental MP4-29H/1X1 machine, featuring the Japanese company’s 2015 power unit, made its official track debut in Abu Dhabi.There were the predictable teething troubles - test driver Stoffel Vandoorne completed just three laps - but as McLaren racing director Eric Boullier points out, systems checks are the test’s primary aim and it is behind the scenes that the real progress is happening…Q: Eric, a new engine partner always brings a mixture of hope and trepidation. Which of these prevails on a difficult first day of your opening 2014 test with Honda?Eric Boullier: Huge...
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