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McLaren changed its engineering mindset in 2014

Getty Images Enlarge McLaren's engineering director Matt Morris is confident his team has learned its lessons from 2014 and made necessary changes to the way it works. Despite high hopes at the start of the year, McLaren struggled to fifth in the constructors' championship with a car that was lacking downforce compared to its rivals. However, Morris believes the team learned a lot about how to bring performance to the car, focusing on driveability rather than relying on data from simulations. "One of the main areas we focused on during the season was our mindset about how we actually perceive performance gains," Morris told the McLaren website. "What I mean by that is that,...
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