article_snippet: There is little chance of that tally being added to in Jenson Button temperamental McLaren-Honda.
article_snippet: But Jenson Button was kept on — the result of a boardroom fight between McLaren chairman Ron Dennis, who favoured Kevin Magnussen partnering Alonso, and fellow shareholder Mansour Ojjeh, who supported whichever driver Dennis did not want.
article_snippet: But as cruel irony would have it, Fernando Alonso will miss this race after Fernando Alonso banged Fernando Alonso head in testing and Magnussen has been called up to replace Fernando Alonso in tandem with Button.
article_snippet: Alonso’s accident in Barcelona last month prompted a host of theories: among them that Alonso’s had a fit before losing control or suffered an electric shock.
article_snippet: Yes, but not as fast as McLaren would like.
article_snippet: This prognosis is a bit dispiriting given the expectations generated by McLaren’s new partnership with Honda.
highlights_snippet: The McLaren driver was kept on for 16th season due to a boardroom fight .
  