On the phrase McLaren-Renault we older Formula One fans have a hard time getting used to it, and the cooperation between the famous British team and the French engine manufacturer will only last until the end of 2020. As early as 2021, McLaren is returning to Mercedes, with which he won three racing and one constructor world title between 1995 and 2014. Mika Hakkinen is a name that we undoubtedly associate with the name McLaren Mercedes, and won one title for them Lewis Hamilton.
The last 5 seasons have been dramatic for McLaren, as after parting ways with Mercedes, they decided to take a risky return to Honda, with which they worked successfully in the late XNUMXs and early XNUMXs. But a real failure followed with a completely uncompetitive drive unit, and the words that remained in our memory the most Fernanda Alonso, who radioed the car as a GP2 car at Honda's Suzuki home race.
Pri McLarn they finally gave up on the Japanese and for the period 2018-2020 concluded an alliance with Renault, which has borne fruit and McLaren currently ranks fourth in the design championship, even in front of the Renault factory team.
But the new leadership with Andreas Seidl at the helm, however, it decided to return to Mercedes, with which they signed a four-year contract. “This contract is an important step towards achieving our goal of returning to success in Formula 1. Mercedes is a leading brand, both in terms of engines and between teams, so it is normal that we wanted to enter into a partnership for the next period. This confirmation reflects our determination and is an important message to investors, the team, partners and fans that we want to bring McLaren back to the top of Formula 1, ” said the team boss Zak Brown. This means that from 2021 onwards, Mercedes will supply as many as four teams with its engines, in addition to its factory McLaren Williams in Racing Point. On the other hand, it will Renault dedicated only to his team, with which he will also try to return to the very top.
