Some may not like Ron and think he is full of it but he had to come back from retirement to take over Martin to get things done at McLaren. If any of his statement has any traction, Big Mac will be back. "Trash talk" from a seasoned global CEO is not empty promise IMO especially Ron knows what winning is like. Besides, Honda is not allowed to loose. Whatever they are doing, looks like its taking to the next level.
Ron Dennis says
"Some of the technologies that have been introduced to the power train haven't existed before," revealed Dennis.
"Obviously going into areas that have never been exploited before carries a degree of risk, which we think we have got a handle on.
"That problems that we have experienced are really stemming from the intense packaging that goes on inside the engine - but this is what testing is all about."
McLaren has never produced a more tightly packaged and better manufactured car in its history, as he hailed the work of his and Honda's design teams.
"The engine is an integral part of our 'size zero' philosophy," he said. "The car is phenomenally tightly packaged in the back end.
"[Chief engineer] Peter Prodromou and his team, I have to say, have taken full advantage of the level of detailing and the precision of manufacturing of the components has surpassed any McLaren standards of the past.
"The elegance of some of the aero solutions, as they are packaged into the suspension, brake ducts and all of these things, we think are to the level that we have never been able to achieve before.
"Have we taken some calculated technical risks? Yes.
"These relate to technologies that we are the first to deploy, and we will work hard to get performance advantages.
"And it probably will not even be Australia before we know how we are doing. I expect it will be two or three races before we really get the lie of the land."
