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Problems a consequence of extreme design - McLaren
McLaren's pre-season troubles are an expected consequence of the extreme design philosophy used by designer Peter Prodromou according to Ron Dennis. The MP4-30 has been described as the first "size-zero" car by Dennis, because the rear is tighly packaged around Honda's power unit and the cars cooling systems, giving it one of the most pronounced 'coke-bottle' designs on the grid. Dennis has also described it as a "masterpiece" and has high expectations for the car once they and Honda have overcome the issues which plagued them in Jerez. "In developing the MP4-30 we took a calculated risk," he told Corriere dello Sport. "But we know exactly what we...
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