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McLaren upbeat with reliability as Honda prepare updates

McLaren-Honda kicked off the 2017 F1 Championship with a relatively trouble-free first day’s practice for the Australian Grand Prix. The team spent the first session focusing on capturing aero data, fitting large aero rakes to Stoffel Vandoorne’s car for the opening run. For FP2, the engineers worked on set-up balance before switching to tyre evaluation work over a long run. Fernando Alonso finished the second session in 12th position, with team-mate Stoffel in 17th. “After the difficulties of winter testing, it was satisfying to conclude today’s free practice sessions with minimal disruption', said Eric Boullier, the team's Racing Director. 'In fact, we got plenty of laps under...
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