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'We wanted to give McLaren an engine' – Wolff

Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team team boss Toto Wolff revealed that McLaren could have had Mercedes engines for the 2018 season, had negotiations not 'dragged on'. The Silver Arrows boss told N that they had wanted to supply McLaren in the 2018 season, however no resolution was reached in time. 'We wanted to give McLaren an engine, the problem is that it dragged on for a long time and we just didn't have the structure in place and the capacity to supply them an engine for 2018. It was simply too late.' It may be too late for the coming season, however Wolff was keen to stress that this doesn't mean McLaren can never use Mercedes engines – and not only that, but that their door...
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