Jenson Button, McLaren, Interlagos, 2013

McLaren confirm MP4-29 has passed crash tests

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Jenson Button, McLaren, Interlagos, 2013McLaren has confirmed its new F1 car, the MP4-29, has “passed all its FIA crash tests”.

The team confirmed the news following speculation they would not be able to participate in the first test session of the new season at Jerez next week as teams must now pass the FIA’s crash tests before running their cars.

McLaren are set to be the first team to reveal their 2014 contender when they unveil the MP4-29 in an online launch on Friday.

The new car will be the last of their chassis to be powered by Mercedes before the team switch engine suppliers to Honda in 2015.

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13 comments on “McLaren confirm MP4-29 has passed crash tests”

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    iFuel (@ifuel)
    21st January 2014, 12:29

    The news I was aching to read! Let’s hope everything is on schedule for Jerez!

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      Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
      21st January 2014, 12:36

      More importantly, lets hope that all of the parts have been put in correctly this time.

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    spoutnik (@spoutnik)
    21st January 2014, 12:32

    So Eric, you’ll be the only one …

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      Deej92 (@deej92)
      21st January 2014, 12:38

      It’s looking increasingly that way. I think it’s only Force India who are yet to announce their plans.

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        BJ (@beejis60)
        21st January 2014, 18:43

        Did Marussia say something? Maybe I missed it.

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          thetobs (@thetobs)
          21st January 2014, 19:23

          @beejis60

          Yes. They plan to make the first test so it looks like Lotus will be the only one.

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    TheBass (@)
    21st January 2014, 12:32

    Gotta love sensationalism, and how out of proportion this was blown with all the non-sensical speculation.

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    marc512 (@)
    21st January 2014, 13:03

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhTObVI2C8M

    for anyone that is interested in f1 crash tests :) It’s not as explosive as I would of hoped :( But interesting to say the least!

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    JCost (@jcost)
    21st January 2014, 13:04

    Yes. Please KM and Button material to fight.

  6. Boomerang
    21st January 2014, 13:53

    Keith E22 has passed the test as well!

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    @HoHum (@hohum)
    21st January 2014, 17:08

    I’m wondering why these safety cells are being fiddled with in the 1st. place, the dimensions have not altered, if the FIA want to institute cost savings by standardisation surely the saftey-cell/chassis would be a good place to start.

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      Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
      21st January 2014, 18:21

      @hohum much of it is standardised (I believe the rear and side impact structures are fully standardised as RBT contributed a lot to their development), but I think this is a case of the noses having to make the grade, and they aren’t really able to be standardised without further restricting aerodynamic influence at the front of the car.

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      Funkyf1 (@funkyf1)
      22nd January 2014, 8:36

      Because Mclaren were trying to use Michael Jackson’s old nose

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