One of the more fascinating prospects arising out of McLaren's Renault partnership is that of a straight 2018 comparison with an identically-powered Red Bull. Throughout McLaren's painful three-year Honda relationship, it has remained adamant that its chassis has been among the best - the obvious implication being that the power unit was responsible for the shortfall. That's probably a simplistic analysis, because although the engine has certainly cost more lap time than any chassis deficiencies we still do not know definitively how the McLaren would compare to the top cars given power parity. A straight head-to-head with an identically-powered Red Bull next year will give as near a...
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