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McLaren staff missed out on Christmas break

McLaren operations director Simon Roberts reveals staff worked over Christmas break to ensure MP4-31 is on target. Like most teams, the late decision to move the 2016 calendar forward by two weeks caught McLaren on the hop. However, whilst Sauber has opted to miss the opening pre-season test and unveil its 2016 contender at the second test, McLaren, still hurting following its worst season in living memory, is determined to make the most of every minute of available track time. In order to ensure the MP4-31 - which will be unveiled on 21 February - was ready on time, many staff at the team's Woking HQ forsook their Christmas break. 'We put about eight shifts of work back into the programme...
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