McLaren say they are now pressing on with their F1 “masterplan” having put major developments on hold due to the uncertainty caused by the global health pandemic. Zak Brown, McLaren’s CEO, declared the company “financially healthy” again following a loan from Bahrain’s National Bank and a boost in commercial revenue with two significant sponsorship deals. And it means advances can be made with projects designed to aid McLaren’s F1 competitiveness, namely a new wind-tunnel and simulator for which team principal Andreas Seidl secured funding shortly after his appointment last year. McLaren does not use its own simulator presently, instead having an arrangement to use Toyota’s...
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