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McLaren not standing still: MCL39 packed with ‘bold innovations’
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27/02/2025 at 09:2427/02/2025 at 09:16 At first glance, McLaren appeared to settle for a conservative design for the final year of Formula 1’s ground-effect regulations, but Team Papaya’s MCL39 is packed with bold innovation, according to McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown. The Woking-based outfit’s new challenger had the measure of its rivals on the opening day of pre-season testing in Bahrain, with Lando Norris clocking the fastest lap on Wednesday. “It was a good, fun day on track, and we progressed through a lot of the tests that we wanted to do. I’m looking forward to pushing the car a bit more over the next couple of days,” commented the...
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