Formula One: McLaren split from Honda, switch to Renault engine

Honda will stay in Formula One, replacing Renault as engine supplier with Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso.

Published on: Sep 15, 2017, 17:13:12 IST

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Former champions McLaren will swap their Honda engines for Renault ones at the end of the Formula One season after calling time on a troubled three-year partnership marked by frustration and failure.

Mercedes have decided to swap their Honda engines for Renault from the next Formula One season. (AP)

The split, announced at the Singapore Grand Prix on Friday, ends hope of recreating the magic of the late 1980s and early 90s when the British-based team and Japanese manufacturer were dominant together.

Honda will stay in Formula One, replacing Renault as engine supplier to Red Bull-owned Toro Rosso whose Spanish driver Carlos Sainz moves to the French team on loan for the 2018 season.

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“For a combination of reasons our partnership has not flourished as any of us would have wished,” McLaren executive director Zak Brown said in a statement.

“It is certainly not for the want of effort on the part of either Honda or McLaren, but the time has come to move ahead in different directions.”

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