McLaren’s ambushed motor accomplices Honda are conversing with a few groups about a conceivable supply for next season, the Japanese maker’s Formula One boss Yusuke Hasegawa said on Friday.
“We are talking to various teams but at this moment, unfortunately, we have nothing to say here,” he told reporters at the Russian Grand Prix.
Media hypothesis has pointed at Sauber, as of now utilizing 2016-detail Ferrari control units, as the main possibility to change to Honda motors however there has been no official affirmation from the Swiss-based group.
Sauber, one of the game’s longest-standing groups, and previous title holders McLaren are the main two outfits yet to score a point following three races this year.
McLaren has a selective manage Honda at exhibit, however, Hasegawa said the organization had dependably been focused on supporting the game overall.
“So from that point of view it is duty and we have to support multiple teams,” he said.
“Also we are thinking it will give us some benefit to have multiple teams as we will have more data and more chance to make the car running, so we don’t deny to have a second or third team.”
Honda has been confronting a flood of negative features after their restored association with McLaren, with whom they delighted in a time of mastery in the late 1980s and mid-1990s, neglected to satisfy desires.
McLaren, who have not won a race since 2012, connected up with Honda in 2015 however completed ninth that year and 6th last season.
Honda began 2017 with high any desires for cutting the crevice amongst them and Mercedes, Ferrari and Renault yet rather have gotten themselves considerably advance behind.
Belgian tenderfoot Stoffel Vandoorne is confronting a 15-put matrix punishment for Sunday’s race in Sochi subsequent to surpassing his season’s allotment of some power unit parts after only three of 20 races.
“It is clearly a strained relationship but actually it’s a very strong relationship and I think things like this tend to bring you close together,” said McLaren’s engineering director Matt Morris.
“I think one of our biggest disappointments was that we weren’t expecting to have all the reliability issues that we’ve had and that took some swallowing.
“Honda have set themselves some pretty bold targets for this year which, if they deliver on, then it’ll be a very different story, because I think we’ve got a decent chassis under us.”
