One of the teams almost guaranteed to be firmly in the spotlight this weekend is McLaren. Following its divorce from Honda the Woking outfit has been making much of the fact that its new relationship with Renault marks the beginning of the comeback of the second most successful team in the sport's history. However, pre-season testing did little to convince, for while the MCL33 has pace it suffered numerous technical issues, some more worrying than others. To make matters worse, now partnered with Toro Rosso, Honda is showing signs of serious progress made over the winter. Relying on gimmicks like a return to the orange livery that adorned the cars during team founder Bruce McLaren's reign,...
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