McLaren ‘closer together’ after woeful 2016

Eric Boullier believes that McLaren’s dismal 2015 season has brought them closer together as a team.

The multiple champions were embarrassing throughout the campaign as they slumped to ninth in the Constructors Standings.

However, Boullier insists that McLaren and engine suppliers Honda have learnt a great deal about each other and that will help them push forward this season.

"At that stage we had a lot of meetings, we assessed the entire programme, and we reinforced straight away from Jerez, and in particular from the [final] test in Barcelona, the co-operation between McLaren and Honda," he told Autosport.

"It was drafted in the contract, but we made clear straight away we would stick together much more, and come the end of testing we had a second push for this co-operation.

"We then understood the plan for the season would be to work together, and that is basically what happened.

"Thanks to that move it reinforced the co-operation between the two companies, and at a technical and engineering level, there was then very good communication and a good merge."

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