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MP4-26 (United Kingdom, 2011)

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McLaren Mercedes presented its challenger for the 2011 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, the MP4-26, in Berlin at the Potsdamer Platz. The MP4-26 was assembled publicly by dozens of Vodafone competition-winners, fans and customers, who kept bringing the components into the arena at Potsdamer Platz. The car was revealed as the MP4-26 was being gradually pieced together in front of the crowd.

A range of new aerodynamic have been designed for the MP4-26 to take advantage of new rules set by the FIA. This gave the new McLaren Mercedes single-seater a radically different look compared to last season. The U-shaped sidepods are one of the most distinctive changes spotted on the new McLaren Mercedes. An electronically adjustable rear-wing system has been introduced for 2011 to increase the potential for overtaking.
The new Mp4-26 has also been equipped with an all-new electric hybrid system to further refine the original system that made McLaren Mercedes the first-ever Formula 1 team to win a grand prix using a hybrid device in 2009.

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The passion for the sport, led the New Zealander Bruce Mclaren to start his own race team in 1963. He started with a heavily modified Cooper Zerex, that turn out to be the first Mclaren sports car. Until 1989, the Mclaren was focused on racing, but in that year the Mclaren Automotives was founded. The main goal was to incorporate all the racing technology, mainly Formula 1 developments, into road cars. The first car, a very well received sports car, classified by the critics as a sup... more

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