Alonso: Honda project “insufficiently prepared”

Fernando Alonso continues his way of the cross at McLaren in difficulty since last year and its passage from the Power Unit Mercedes at Honda. The Woking single-seaters continue to lack the performance to claim the front positions and threaten the Mercedes who have been untouchable for two seasons.

The double world champion believes that Honda should have taken more time before entering competition.

“I believe that everything that our engine manufacturer is missing comes down to two or three years of upstream work, which we now have to make up for, admitted Fernando Alonso in issue 2077 of AUTOweekly. His project is too young, he arrived on the track too early, insufficiently prepared. We have the results today that we should have had last year… or worse. »

Fernando Alonso can hope that the arrival of Jost Capito as general manager will move McLaren forward in the right direction.

“Capito will certainly be able to bring positive aspects that he has learned from his previous experiences in other disciplines or draw inspiration from those that he will be able to see in the paddock, for example at the reference Mercedes. Our program has not yet completed its second year of life, it cannot be perfect”, added Fernando Alonso.

The McLaren driver also regretted the current situation of the F1 and seems impatient for the implementation of the new regulations in 2017.

“The direction the (discipline) is taking is not very clear and some aspects are becoming disturbing, he said. You can't attack as you want, otherwise you'll damage the tires or consume too much fuel. Two parameters which are in total opposition to the pilot’s instinct…”

Discover the full interview with Fernando Alonso in issue 2077 of AUTOhebdo, available now in digital version on all platforms and on kiosks.