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McLaren almost shelved all-new ‘short nose’

McLaren's all-new ‘short nose' was almost shelved at the scene of the Austrian grand prix. The British team reportedly tried and failed to pass the FIA's mandatory crash testing with the new concept in the weeks leading up to its debut on Friday. But even with the crash tests finally passed, the nose almost had to be shelved in Austria, the German publication Auto Motor und Sport reports. Indeed, the FIA's technical chief Jo Bauer was spotted in the McLaren-Honda garage on Friday. 'We still have some paperwork to do before we can use it,' confirmed a hurried team boss Eric Boullier at the time. It emerges that the monocoque fitted to the short nose when it finally passed the crash...
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