McLaren haven’t made any decisions about who will be driving for them next season according to Honda’s head of motorsport Yasuhisa Arai.
The Japanese company will be McLaren’s exclusive power unit supplier next season and are actively engaged in trying to attract ‘big name’ driverso to the team.
It’s well known that Honda and McLaren have at least spoken with Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, but nothing has been confirmed according to Arai.
“We are constantly talking about which drivers we would like to see and whilst McLaren is here in Japan it is only natural that we organise some meetings with McLaren,” he told Sky Sports.
“But I don’t think we will be discussing the topic of drivers given that nothing is decided.”
Arai is confident Honda can help to lift McLaren from their current position which sees them battling Force India for fifth in the Constructors’ Championship.
“Of course there are various reasons for the performance we have seen from McLaren this season. So based on those experiences we are making efforts towards making that jump [futher up the grid].”
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