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McLaren refreshed and determined

The McLaren team is refreshed and ready for the next phase of the 2006 championship following six days of testing since the last race in Imola. The team also has a number of developments on its car which it hopes will enable it to fight for its first win of the season.

"The three week gap between the Australian and San Marino Grands Prix has allowed us to complete six intensive days of testing prior to racing at Imola this week," said McLaren's F1 chief Martin Whitmarsh. "Between Kimi, Juan Pablo, Pedro and Gary, we completed over 4,797 kilometres and the test team have pushed hard to bring further modifications to the MP4-21 online. The gap has also allowed the race team to recover from the demanding first three fly-ways and everyone within the team is now looking forward to getting back to the Championships and putting in a positive result at San Marino."

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