McLaren-Honda New MP4-31
After a disastrous 2015 season, McLaren
is ready to give it another go with their innovative MP4-31 challenger.Engine
supplier Honda claims the new RA616H power unit is significantly improved.
Solving their power unit issues was
arguably their main concern last year, in which they finished 9th in the
Constructors' Standings.
As Honda's chief officer of Motorsport
Yasuhisa Arai points out, the team has learned from the previous season, making
changes "to the compressor and other hardware of the power unit during the
break, maturing our overall concept from last year. Our focus will be to test
the car’s balance with the new chassis and power unit, and specifically the ERS
direction during the eight days of winter testing."
Fernando Alonso even went out to praise
the new car's appearance, saying that the aero package "shows fantastic
attention to detail. The whole car is beautiful in fact - it's particularly
nicely packaged from an aerodynamic point of view as I say - and I'm 100% ready
for the challenge ahead."
