Gutted when Fernando Alonso’s engine failed in Montreal, Eric Boullier has told Honda that it is simply “not good enough” with reports claiming the split is imminent.

With McLaren threatening to walk away from Honda, the partnership really needed a good race at the Canadian Grand Prix.

It was not to be.

Alonso was running in tenth place and on track for the team’s first World Championship point of the campaign when his Honda engine failed just two laps from the end.

“For the first time this season, running in 10th place within spitting distance of the flag, we dared to hope,” Boullier said.