The McLaren team has attached a large aerodynamically-profiled "blocker" to each of the rearmost suspension links of its new MP4-29. This concept is designed both to give more downforce at low speed and reduce drag at high speed.These blockers must be part of the suspension itself, but there is a...

Formula 1 technical expert Gary Anderson gives his verdict on the McLaren MP4-29 after its belated track debut on day two of Jerez testing.The new McLaren MP4-29 hit the track for the first time on Wednesday morning after missing the first day of testing at Jerez with electrical problems. It's...

McLaren is in a race against time to get its new Formula 1 car ready for the first 2014 test at Jerez.Although the team plans to launch its new MP4-29 online next Friday (January 24), doubts have now emerged about whether or not the new car will be able to...