McLaren have got their new wind tunnel up and running. Zak Brown will hope that this lets Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri fight at the front for longer.
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McLaren Technology Centre (MTC) Upgrades
The wind tunnel is one part of a series of upgrades that McLaren have brought to the MTC. Zak Brown believes all of this will help them fight at the front of Formula 1. However, we may have to wait till 2025 to see the full potential of these upgrades.
Long-standing Partnership with Toyota
For many years now, McLaren were using Toyota’s wind tunnel in Cologne, France. They finally bid goodbye to that location. However, they have kept their partnership going by hiring Ryo Hirakawa, Toyota’s factory driver, as one of their reserve drivers.
We are excited to welcome Ryo Hirakawa to our Driver Development programme as a F1 reserve driver. 🙌
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— McLaren (@McLarenF1) September 22, 2023
Nowhere to Hide
Formula 1 fans may fault McLaren and Zak Brown for blaming their inefficiency on their old technology. Red Bull still use a wind-tunnel from the World War era, and they’ve built a monster of a car for 2 years in a row.
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However, with this new wind tunnel, McLaren will have nowhere to hide. Zak Brown has admitted this as well. Both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri are championship-calibre drivers. If McLaren fumble their development again, they may start looking elsewhere.
