Behind the fight at the front between the big three teams, McLaren are arguably the story of the new Formula 1 season. They had a torrid time last year, and faced a lot of criticism for underperforming woefully despite having a star driver in Fernando Alonso and a budget bigger than many of their midfield rivals. Aside from poor performance, what hurt McLaren the most was that they had gone into the season making bold claims about what they could achieve after dumping Honda engines and switching to Renault. In 2019, that has all changed - the expectation and the performance. Formula 1 results and standings Alonso exited F1 at the end of last season, leaving McLaren with Carlos Sainz and...
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