How McLaren’s revival has been disrupted

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How McLaren’s revival has been disrupted

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Apr 27, 2020

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McLaren hopes to take another step towards the big three this season, but the delay to the start of the season and the deferring of the planned new regulations to 2022 has impacted the timeline for its revival. Scott Mitchell, Mark Hughes and Edd Straw discuss how the team is being affected and what McLaren still needs to do to get back to the front.

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Apr 27, 2020

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