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Isola explains McLaren’s LED wheel covers

Pirelli F1 boss Mario Isola revealed that the LED wheel cover lights tested by McLaren in Abu Dhabi can be used for many purposes. As part of Formula 1's switch to 18-inch tyres from 2022, wheel covers will also return, and during the post-season tyre tests in Abu Dhabi, McLaren gave us a potential glimpse into the future of the series. Lando Norris rolled out onto the track for a single flying lap with LED lights gracing the wheel covers on his McLaren mule car, the only time they were seen during the two-day test. And Isola said that moving forward, they could be put into use to display messages, making them a marketing platform. “There was an idea to put some LEDs into the wheel...
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