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Why Red Bull succeeded with Honda while McLaren failed

Analysis To news overview © Getty Images/Red Bull Contentpool The advent of the V6 turbo hybrid era enticed Japanese car brand Honda to reenter Formula 1. The car brand had initially agreed a deal with their old friends McLaren, though after three season and series of excrucitatingly poor results the partnership would end in acrimonious circumstances with both parties feeling slighted. This forced the Japanese giant to look elswhere and eventually they would sign a deal to supply Red Bull's junior team Toro Rosso (now AlphaTauri). The move was made with the aim of ultimately supplying the senior team as Red Bull and Renault were in the midst of having a spectacular and public fallout with...
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