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McLaren apologises to Webber for Australia start issue
McLaren Group has apologised to Mark Webber after admitting that a software issue in the standard Engine Control Unit (ECU) compromised his start of the Australian Grand Prix.
Webber started on the front row but dropped to seventh place after the first corner, before eventually recovering to sixth place at the finish.
'There is a new standard ECU (Engine Control Unit) in 2013 that featured on all Formula 1 cars that took part in the recent Australian Grand Prix,' read a McLaren statement.
'Supplied by McLaren Electronics Systems, the new ECUs were run for the first time on the track by most teams in winter testing in February, just six weeks before racing began in Melbourne.'
'They replace...
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