"I’ll think we’ll benefit” – Brown on Renault split with Red Bull

McLaren ditched the Honda engine themselves after a struggling few seasons with the engine suppliers. Red Bull junior team took on Honda for this season and showed enough promise with them to convince the senior team to use the engine’s themselves from 2019.

The Woking based teams decision to team up with Renault started with a strong display from Fernando Alonso finishing fifth at the Australian Grand Prix, but the team only managed one top ten finish in the final six races of the season.

"We're very happy with Renault," Brown said.

"They've given us a reliable engine this year and so it's going well we're happy with the decision that we've made, we're very happy with Renault.” (gptoday.com)

Brown will be hoping McLaren are on their way back up the grid next season after a difficult few years both on and off the track.