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Doubts over McLaren's plans caused Sauber's Honda U-turn

On April 30, after years partnered with Ferrari, Sauber revealed that it was to join forces with Honda. Less than two months down the line, team boss Monisha Kaltenborn left the Swiss outfit with immediate effect, with former Renault man, Fred Vasseur joining just weeks later. A fortnight into the job, Vasseur announced that the agreement with Honda was over and that the Hinwil outfit would remain a customer of Ferrari, albeit with current (2018) spec engines. Talking to the official F1 site, the Frenchman explained the reasoning behind that decision. 'We analysed where we are - we did analysis of each department - and the first decision was to stick with the partnership with Ferrari,' he...
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