There was a different feeling around the McLaren Technology Centre compared to recent years upon the launch of the new MCL34 Formula 1 car earlier this week. Gone was the anticipation that this may be 'the' car McLaren has been craving for some time; the magic bullet to revive its fortunes and return it to the front of the grid. The feeling that was there through the Honda period – that it was 'the' car, simply let down by a subpar engine – and even last year, with the belief that Renault’s power unit would remedy the team’s woes, looks to finally have been shaken. 5774263478001 CrashTV:  A harsh reality hit McLaren last year. And the team appears to have learned very quickly...
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