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The McLaren MCL35 is a Formula One car that was designed under the direction of James Key and constructed by McLaren to compete in the Formula One World Championship.The car was originally intended to compete in the 2020 season only, but as the championship was heavily disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the lifespan of all 2020 cars was extended into 2021.
In March 2022, Herta was signed by McLaren as a development driver in the 2022 season to test the MCL35M from 2021. [19] He took part in his first test drive from 11–13 July around Algarve International Circuit in Portimão, which results have said to have "seriously impressed" industry insiders. [20]
A former speedway racer, Ryan left New Zealand for the UK in his late teens and joined McLaren as a mechanic. He worked on the McLaren M23 of Jochen Mass and with James Hunt when he won the World Championship in 1976.
Before the 2021 IndyCar Series season, McLaren CEO Zak Brown promised O'Ward a test of the McLaren MCL35M if he could win at least one IndyCar race. [41] O'Ward held up his end of the deal with McLaren after winning the XPEL 375 and Brown subsequently confirmed O'Ward would get the promised F1 test. [42]
The car was originally intended to compete in only the 2020 season, but as the championship was heavily disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic the lifespan of all 2020 cars was extended into 2021. McLaren will produce an upgraded version of the car known as the McLaren MCL35M for the 2021 championship as the team return to using Mercedes engines ...
The MCL38 was the first McLaren car to win a Grand Prix since the MCL35M in 2021 and the first since the MP4-27 in 2012 to win multiple Grands Prix in a single season. It was also the first McLaren car since the MP4-29 in 2014 to lead the Constructors' Championship and the first since the MP4/13 in 1998 to win it, doing so at the 2024 Abu Dhabi ...
John Edward Barnard, RDI (born 4 May 1946) [1] is an English engineer and racing car designer. Barnard is credited with the introduction of two new designs into Formula One: the carbon fibre composite chassis first seen in 1981 with McLaren, and the semi-automatic gearbox with shift paddles on the steering wheel, which he introduced with Ferrari in 1989.
Zakary Challen Brown (born November 7, 1971) [2] is an American businessman and former professional racing driver, currently residing in England.He is the chief executive officer of McLaren Racing. [3]