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McLaren: Pre-season reliability issues have been addressed

McLaren Racing Director Eric Boullier says the team has addressed all of the reliability issues which plagued its pre-season programme. McLaren suffered a variety of setbacks during the eight days of running at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with the MCL33 the least reliable of the 10 cars present. McLaren’s MCL33 was halted by a couple of electrical shutdowns, a hydraulic issue, an oil leak and a turbo failure during the second test, though key figures repeatedly insisted that the setbacks were minor. It came a week after its running in the first test was compromised by a wheel nut failure and an exhaust clip problem. Boullier has confirmed that the problems have now all been...
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