The McLaren Formula 1 team will revert to using Mercedes engines from the 2021 Formula 1 World Championship season, the BBC reported on Friday. McLaren, who have used Renault engines since last year, have clinched a deal with Mercedes until at least the end of 2024, resurrecting a partnership that ran from 2005 to 2014. McLaren then used Honda engines for three years before switching to Renault and will see out the final year of its contract with the French company in 2020, the report said. The BBC added that McLaren’s decision rested on two key factors – the Mercedes engine has been stronger than Renault’s since turbo-hybrid engines were introduced in 2014 and a customer supply...
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