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Whitmarsh: We've taken risks
Martin Whitmarsh admits that McLaren has 'taken risks' with its new car as the team prepares to give the new MP4-28 its race debut in Australia this weekend.The team has elected to overhaul its car for the new season despite its 2012 challenger – the MP4-27 – being arguably the fastest car on track during the final stages of the campaign.While last year's car was quick however, McLaren also endured its fair share of reliability issues and Whitmarsh admitted that an overhaul for 2013 was simply a risk that had to be taken as the team seeks to secure success in the year ahead.“Clearly we've taken some risks in changing the car from last year,” he said in the most recent Vodafone...
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