F1 | McLaren, Alonso speaks: "Our real problem is the Honda engine"

Fernando Alonso he has very clear ideas: the problem main of McLaren is the engine Honda. The power unit, in fact, is the only weak point of the MCL32, the car for the season 2017. This brings a crisis both at the level of reliability both of power. This is why immediate intervention must be foreseen to resolve problems and arrive prepared first GP of the championship in Australia.

Alonso, in fact, this week he used an engine that was a simple evolution of the one used last week, but it was not the definitive specification that McLaren will bring to Melbourne The concern is real because the thrusters are not at the level expected and this casts doubt on the recovery options of the team, who sees recovery as plausible only if the team is up to the challenge.

"We only have one problem: the engine. It doesn't give us reliability and power. I think we are 30km/h slower on every straight, and it's difficult to get a feel for the car. Everything seems to be going well, but you don't really know what happens when you reach normal speed.", said the Spaniard in his press conference. “We have to improve. We have to. The situation is far from ideal. We need a reaction from all over the world, let's stand united and work together. But we need a big reaction, which I expect immediately. It's no secret, we're not happy. We are not completing our program, we are not doing the laps we planned every morning,” continued Alonso.

Il number 14, furthermore, he expects an immediate reaction in Melbourne: “The main objective is to reach Australia in the best conditions, something we were unable to do in the first six days of testing. We must reach Australia in a highly reliable condition, be able to finish the race without problems and with the maximum possible power,” he continued.

Alonso furthermore, he believes that the current situation is more similar to that of 2016 than to 2015, because in the first year “practically nothing was known about the Honda engine”he said. “We have a good electrical part, similar to that of the best teams.” But the short term goal is to reach top condition: “We improve gradually”, but the road is very long.

Fabiola Granier