McLaren's shareholders have thrown their full weight behind team boss Zak Brown's plan to bring the Woking-based outfit back in to the winner's circle. Mohamed bin Isa Al Khalifa and Mansour Ojjeh, principal shareholders of the McLaren Technology Group, fully supported Brown's initiative to prematurely dissolve its partnership with Honda and contract with Renault from 2018. The painful split came at a hefty cost for McLaren but with no other choice, its shareholders complied. Brown is now focusing his efforts on retaining Fernando Alonso for 2018. The Spanish driver's massive retainer was viewed as a potential stumper in the negotiations between the two parties, especially in light of...
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