McLaren F1 chief Andreas Seidl credited the Woking-based outfit's step up in performance this season in part to the "sensational" start of its partnership with Mercedes. After a four-year association with Honda that proved disastrous for both McLaren and the Japanese manufacturer, the papaya squad switched its engine allegiance to Renault from 2018 to 2020 with markedly improved results. But McLaren's decision to revive its collaboration with Mercedes, the indisputable power unit reference in F1 since the dawn of the hybrid era in 2014, has allowed the sport's second most successful team to consistently fight and lead F1's midfield, and even threaten the supremacy of Mercedes and...
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