The engineering and design research that produced this car can have uses beyond the race track – click the link in the main text, left, to see examples (Image: McLaren)
Some technology first developed to send Formula 1 cars hurtling round a track at 360 km/h (220 mph) has since escaped into the world beyond the pit lane.
The pressures of competition have driven designers and engineers involved in Formula 1 to push boundaries in varied areas like materials science, aerodynamics and even the psychology of human teamwork.
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