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McLaren MP4-28 does have hidden stepped nose

1 February, 2013 The recently launched McLaren MP4-28 appears almost identical to its predecessor, but the real differences are actually significant and well hidden. First, there is a ‘step' nose, even though it's not visible, as McLaren has taken up the FIA's option of installing a laminate ‘modesty panel'. Tim Goss, McLaren's engineering director, said the panel 'weighs practically nothing'. But when Lotus unveiled its 2013 car with a clearly visible ‘step' in the nose, technical director James Allison said the laminate would weigh too much and have no performance benefit. 'I don't understand that,' Goss is quoted by Germany's Auto Motor und Sport. 'The cover is not...
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