McLaren to stick with Mercedes

The McLaren Formula 1 team's boss Martin Whitmarsh has denied a split with engine supplier Mercedes-Benz after the British team having to start paying for the supply of engines from the German car manufacturer from 2013.

The McLaren Formula 1 team's boss Martin Whitmarsh has denied a split with engine supplier Mercedes-Benz after the British team having to start paying for the supply of engines from the German car manufacturer from 2013.

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British newspaper The Daily Mail quoted Whitmarsh in an interview that had been conducted before last Sunday's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

McLaren had been rumoured to be pursuing a partnership with Honda that was rumoured to be interested in an F1 return in 2014 following the implementation of new engine regulations.

Mercedes-Benz has been supplying McLaren since 1995 and has won three drivers' titles and a constructors' title during that time.