The claim that its predecessor was the best chassis out there has come back to bite McLaren in the wake of a disastrous qualifying session in France. Failing to get either car into Q2, was the latest calamity in a week which has seen the Woking team under attack from the media and (seemingly) within. While 'Freddo-gate' - which follows claims that employees are being rewarded for their efforts with 25p chocolate bars - was the source of much paddock mirth on Friday, it is the latest episode in the story of a team that appears to some to be imploding. Chocolate bars don't matter, but dumping Honda and its money only to find that the results with Renault are little better - an engine that is...
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