Lewis Hamilton says his former team McLaren deserves to be fighting for championships next year and revealed that he still associates the Woking-based outfit with ex-boss Ron Dennis.
Hamilton made his debut with McLaren in 2007 after the team and its former owner Dennis invested heavily in his junior career. He went on to win his first title with McLaren in 2008 before leaving for Mercedes at the start of the 2013 season.
McLaren has not won a race since 2012 and has spent the last three years at the back of the grid with uncompetitive Honda engines.