Fernando Alonso says public criticism helped Honda focus

Fernando Alonso says his criticisms of McLaren's Honda engine over team radio helped focus the company on the need to make drastic changes. He said he felt like an "amateur" when repeatedly overtaken in Canada and in Japan called the engine "embarrassing". "The actions we need to take next year to be competitive [are] quite extreme," the two-time champion said. "For big problems you need big solutions, and I think maybe that helped a bit for