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McLaren: Renault decision made just in time

Acknowledging that the Renault and Honda engines are 'very different', McLaren's technical director Tim Goss says the team made the decision to swap 'just in time.' This season McLaren will race Renault engines after calling it quits on an unsuccessful three-year partnership with Honda. After months of speculation, the swap was eventually confirmed at the end of September with Goss saying it left McLaren with 'just' enough time to adapt their 2018 chassis to the new engine. 'The Renault architecture is very different,' Goss told Autosport. 'You have two fundamental engine architectures out there. You have the Mercedes/Honda approach, and you have got the Ferrari/Renault approach....
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