McLaren-Honda still haven't found that pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but this picture of the MP4-31 in Barcelona looked as if it had just crashed in to one. In reality, it's just the colorful dynamic effect of the special paints which are sprayed on the bodywork to verify airflow and aerodynamic work during testing.

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