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McLaren fires up 2026 MCL40 as Houldley defends strategic pivot
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18/01/2026 at 13:0618/01/2026 at 12:40 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. McLaren’s gaze is already fixed firmly on Formula 1’s next frontier, and inside the Woking factory there is a growing sense that the gamble taken last season will pay off. As rivals wrestled with the final tenths of performance in 2025, McLaren quietly reallocated its energy toward the sport’s looming regulation reset – a move engineering director Neil Houldley remains convinced was both necessary and timely. The decision was only possible because of strength. With the MCL39 proving competitive enough to secure the Constructors’ title in Singapore – before Lando...
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