McLaren's 2021 car will be 'akin to a new car' despite stable regulations and limited development permitted under the regulations, according to technical director James Key. Teams will largely carry across their current car designs from 2020 to '21 due to regulations introduced in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced the delay of the planned introduction of a new car design, which will now happen in '22. The FIA has introduced a token development system to limit the amount of work teams can do on their current cars ahead of the new season, but with McLaren in the unique position that it's changing from Renault to Mercedes power, it is having to spend the bulk of its tokens on...
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