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McLaren apologises to Webber and Red Bull

McLaren Electronics Systems has issued an apology to Mark Webber and Red Bull after its software, which is present in all 22 cars, caused the team some issues prior to the start of the Australian Grand Prix. Christian Horner initially blamed Webber's poor start, which saw him drop from second to seventh, on the Electronic Control Unit (ECU) which is manufactured by MES and is mandatory in all the cars. However McLaren rebuffed the claims, stating that the ECU was functioning correctly. However they have now issued an apology after an investigation found an issue with the software which resulted in the team having to reset the system, losing data from the formation lap in the process....
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