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McLaren achieves crucial step forward on engine changeover

McLaren's technical director Tim Goss says he believes that the team has made major progress adapting its chassis to the demands of a completely new engine architecture. McLaren terminated its troubled three-year partnership with previous engine providers Honda at the end of last season. The late confirmation of the decision left the team working hard over the winter. Many changes to the car were needed to accommodate the replacement Renault power unit. "We were fortunate that the decision to move from one engine to another was made just in time. It couldn't have been made any later," Goss told Motorsport.com. "It was very, very intense," he added. "We had pretty...
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