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McLaren confirms name change for 2017 Formula 1 car

McLaren has confirmed that its 2017 Formula 1 car will break with its traditional naming pattern and be called the MCL32. All of McLaren's cars have raced with the 'MP4' moniker in their name since Ron Dennis' arrival at the team in 1981, standing for 'Marlboro Project 4', with the 2016 car being called the MP4-32. Dennis announced last November that he would be resigning as McLaren chairman following a boardroom struggle, with commercial expert Zak Brown joining as the team's new executive director at the beginning of December. The MP4 name will leave McLaren with Dennis after the team confirmed on Friday that its 2017 car will be called the MCL32. 2017 is all...
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