Bruce McLaren

The Australian has not had an easy time squeezing into cars in the past, and he had a difficult baptism at McLaren as a first mock-up seat proved to be slightly too narrow and adjustments had to be made.<br>However, while the final fitting inside the MCL35M has proved to be okay for the Australian, he says that his hips – which often caused headaches inside the ultra-tight Red Bull cockpits – ...

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But a closer examination of the details of the team’s new car has highlighted some fascinating design tweaks that McLaren hopes will allow it to close the gap on Red Bull and Mercedes ahead.<br>Here, Giorgio Piola and Matt Somerfield take a look at the ten design features that set the new car apart from its MCL35 predecessor.<br><br>McLaren introduced a new nose at ...

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So what can a resurgent McLaren Formula 1 team achieve on its return to Mercedes power in 2021?<br>That's one of the many intriguing questions yet to be answered as we head into what promises to be a fascinating season, one that will unfold under the sport's first budget cap, against a background of new aero testing restrictions, and with the massive challenge of the 2022 rules looming on the ...

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While the digital only event meant that no photographers could get a close up look at the car itself, McLaren was still taking no chances when it came to hiding bits that it did not want people to see.<br>Concealment has long been a tradition when F1 teams wheel out their latest challengers, with parts covered up, missing or it being fitted with those bearing little resemblance to the ones that ...

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After spending his first two years in F1 racing alongside Carlos Sainz, Norris will now partner Ricciardo at McLaren in 2021 following the Australian’s arrival from Renault.<br>Ricciardo has joined McLaren on a three-year deal, and is set to offer a boost to the British squad by bringing experience from a race-winning operation at Red Bull, where he scored seven wins between 2014 and ...

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Following his winter switch from Renault, seven-time grand prix winner Ricciardo helped unveil McLaren’s new F1 car for the 2021 season on Monday at its factory in Woking.<br>McLaren opted to give the MCL35M a maiden run-out at Silverstone on Tuesday, using its filming day allocation for a shakedown to ensure all systems were running as expected.<br>After seeing team-mate Lando Norris complete a ...

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Seven-time grand prix winner Ricciardo has joined McLaren on a three-year contract ahead of the 2021 season following a two-year stint at Renault.<br>When Ricciardo signed for Renault, he agreed with team principal Cyril Abiteboul to get matching tattoos when he scored his first podium, which was achieved at last year's Eifel Grand Prix.<br>Ricciardo had hoped to meet up with Abiteboul before the ...

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While the car, which is designed around a Mercedes engine rather than the Renault used last year, looks fairly similar to last year's model, there are some intriguing differences that can be seen close up.<br>It arrives on the back of a relatively successful season for McLaren, finishing in third place in the constructors’ standings.<br>The car has had to undergo a raft of changes as the team ...

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Last week, Mercedes caused some intrigue when its new engine chief Hywel Thomas revealed that it was battling some problems ahead of pre-season testing.<br>"We have got some issues with the power units," he said in a video released by Mercedes. "We know we have issues but we have plenty of plans in place to fix all of those issues. I'm sure it will all be ready for the first race."<br>The comments ...

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As the team revealed its new MCL35M at its Woking factory on Monday night, one notable absence from its newly tweaked livery was the famous three-pointed Mercedes star.<br>The badge also does not feature on the overalls of Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris nor on the team wear of key personnel.<br>While it seems slightly unusual for teams not to run the logo of their engine supplier, McLaren has ...

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Seven-time grand prix winner Ricciardo has joined McLaren ahead of the 2021 season after signing a three-year deal with the team last May, leaving Renault.<br>The former Red Bull driver is now set for his first laps in a McLaren F1 car at Silverstone on Tuesday after the team confirmed plans to hold a shakedown at the British Grand Prix circuit in the coming days.<br>Ricciardo and teammate Lando ...

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The Woking-based team revealed its new Mercedes-powered challenger with a digital launch at its factory on Monday night.<br>And while the car features some carry over aspects of last year's challenger, it has undergone some extensive revisions both to fit its new Mercedes engine and also to comply with new aero rules.<br>Although the key focus for the team over the winter was on installing the ...

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Following a busy winter that has seen the team switch to Mercedes power units and sign Daniel Ricciardo from Renault, McLaren unveiled the MCL35M at its Woking base ahead of its planned on-track debut this week.<br>The new MCL35M car retains largely the same livery as last year as McLaren sticks with its usual papaya orange and blue design, albeit with some subtle changes such as shifting the ...

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 <br>The Woking-based outfit will reveal its new MCL35M during an event at its Woking factory at 7pm on Monday evening.<br>Although teams are only allowed limited changes to their 2021 cars, McLaren has faced a challenging winter as it is the only outfit that is changing engines.<br>It has ended its partnership with Renault and has become a Mercedes customer.<br>McLaren will also have a new ...

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For with teams forced to carry over their chassis from last season to this one, as part of cost-saving measures introduced in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the scope for radical overhauls are quite limited.<br>But McLaren will be a different story though, for its switch from Renault to Mercedes engines has forced it to do quite a lot with its upgraded car.<br>With power unit ...

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McLaren has not won a Formula 1 race since 2012 but remains one of the most successful teams in the championship's history.<br>Its 182 victories put it second only to Ferrari, and McLaren has taken eight constructors' and 12 drivers' championships since it arrived in F1 in 1966.<br>That means there are plenty of great machines to choose from when picking out McLaren's 10 best F1 cars. Here's our ...

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McLaren enjoyed its best F1 season since 2012 last year as it finished third in the constructors’ championship and scored two podium finishes with Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz.<br>The team has switched to Mercedes power units for the 2021 season, and has been boosted by fresh investment over the winter from American group MSP Sports Capital.<br>McLaren’s upward trajectory starkly contrasts ...

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Ricciardo moved across from Renault to McLaren this winter to replace Ferrari-bound Carlos Sainz. With Lando Norris staying put, Ricciardo will slot into Sainz's crew headed by race engineer Tom Stallard.<br>In this season's first episode of the behind-the-scenes McLaren Unboxed series, the Woking team has given fans some interesting insight into one of the first procedures a new driver has to go ...

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2021 will be the first year in F1 history where team spending is regulated, limiting them to a $145 million cost cap in a bid to make the field more competitive.<br>F1 is also working to a revised governance structure this year under the new Concorde Agreement, which looked to create greater political parity between teams.<br>McLaren has enjoyed a steady rise through the F1 field in recent years ...

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Following Carlos Sainz's switch to Ferrari in place of four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel, McLaren moved quickly to sign Ricciardo from Renault on a two-year deal.<br>Ricciardo had been subject to interest from McLaren prior to his decision to leave Red Bull for Renault in 2018. The Australian took seven grand prix victories with Red Bull across his five-year stint with the team.<br>2021 ...

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McLaren is the second team to reveal its launch plans ahead of the new campaign, following confirmation from Alfa Romeo that it would unveil its new car on 22 February.<br>In a message posted to its social channels, McLaren revealed the launch date for the new car as 15 February, with an event scheduled for 7pm GMT.<br>The launch event will take place at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking ...

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F1 announced last March that teams would continue to use their 2020 cars in 2021 to save on development costs, helping out financially due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.<br>Teams were permitted to use two development tokens for major car upgrades, which McLaren was forced to spend on fitting the new Mercedes power unit, having planned the switch for 2021 before the carryover was ...

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The Woking-based outfit has had a busy winter getting its new car ready for the campaign, with it having switched from Renault power.<br>The changes to the car to accommodate the Mercedes powerunit have been extensive, and required a host of tweaks to last year’s chassis.<br>The team has had to use up its development tokens, which all outfits are allowed to make alterations from their 2020 ...

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The Woking-based outfit made good gains last year with its MCL35, and has high hopes that a switch to Mercedes power for this season will deliver a step forward in pace.<br>But beyond the power unit change, McLaren says a core focus for its efforts is to improve its car in two key areas.<br>Technical director James Key said that the team's 2020 machine was at its best on high-speed ...

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McLaren announced in September 2019 that it would be switching to Mercedes power units, rekindling their famed partnership that yielded three world titles between 1995 and 2014.<br>McLaren spent three seasons using Renault engines after ending an acrimonious period with Honda at the end of 2017. The deal with Mercedes will run until at least the 2024 season.<br>Although McLaren has been forced to ...

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