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How Brown's McLaren dream became a nightmare

When Zak Brown joined McLaren in late 2016, he spoke of his joy at joining his "favourite team" and said it felt like "Christmas has come early". Fast forward 18 months and the American's dream has gradually turned into a nightmare, but can Rob Watts see an end in sight? After growing tired of Honda's repeated failings, Brown made the call to drop the Japanese manufacturer and partner with Renault, despite previous boss Ron Dennis believing that McLaren would never win another title without a works engine deal. But this was Brown's team now, and he was going to do it his way. Upon the announcement of the Renault deal, Eric Boullier suggested McLaren "would have won...
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