McLaren Formula 1's partnership with Honda "has not worked so far" and the team is approaching a "fork in the road," Exec Dir Zak Brown said on Wednesday, according to Alan Baldwin of REUTERS. Brown "indicated clearly that a parting of the ways was a real option under consideration by management." The American said that engine upgrades promised for this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix "were not ready" and the Japanese manufacturer "could not say when they might be." And while McLaren still wanted to win championships with Honda, there were "serious concerns as to whether that was achievable." Brown said, "Honda's working very hard but they seem a bit lost. We were only told recently that we wouldn't have the upgrade coming (for Montreal) ... and we don't have a definitive timeline, which is concerning because the pain is great and we can't sit around forever." The renewed partnership with Honda in '15 was billed as a "return to the glory days." Instead, it has brought "failure and embarrassment" to the former world champion. Brown: "The executive committee have now given us our marching orders. We're not going to go into another year like this, in hope" (REUTERS, 6/7).
