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McLaren slam one-tyre rule
23 February 2005 |
In the climate of a genuine need for cost cutting, McLaren has hit out at the governing FIA for imposing ineffectual aerodynamic and tyre rule changes. The company's operations director Jonathan Neale said while the two-race engine is arguable, the whole-grand prix tyre regulation, for one, actually 'cost (us) even more money.
"Think about how many kilometres we've had to do in developing the new tyres," he remarked. And it's all long runs, and that costs a lot."
Neale also played down a suggested that the new MP4-20 car's radical-looking airbox 'horn wing' may, ultimately - like many F1 innovations - be banned. 'Our package is completely within the rules," he said, "even though it may look quite dramatic. The 'middle wing' is just a complimentary aero component, like any other."
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