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McLaren not denying Mercedes engine deal

McLaren have not denied media speculation the British team is considering dumping its hapless works engine partner Honda. With a dire test season now over, most observers agree that the once-great British team will enter the year faster only than Sauber. The blame is being pinned squarely on Honda, who in three years have failed to produce a competitive engine for McLaren. 'McLaren are understood to be speaking to Mercedes about going back to using their engines,' Ben Hunt, the correspondent for the Sun newspaper, said. Another report, in Germany's Auto Bild, said McLaren shareholder Mansour Ojjeh has reached out personally to his old contacts at Daimler. But Spain's El Confidencial quotes...
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