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Mercedes-powered McLaren ‘essentially a new car’
An MCL35M up close Picture: McLaren Twitter McLaren’s 2021 Formula 1 fighter is “essentially … a new car” given the modifications required to accommodate a Mercedes power unit, says its Production Director. While it was decided that Formula 1 cars would largely carry over from last year to this year, a measure introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Woking squad had already agreed to switch engine supply from Renault. That hitch led to the implementation of a token system for significant changes, applicable to all teams, with McLaren using both of its to facilitate the installation of Mercedes engines. As such, the MCL35M which Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris will...
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