Technical analysis: Budapest

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McLaren – Always looking to shed a few more grams

Initiated at Spielberg, the “B-spec” MP4-30 was further refined at Budapest as it sported a slimmer Pitot Tube. Every little helps…

This device, which was originally used in aeronautics, determines the velocity of air travelling on the car by measuring the static and stagnation pressures via a couple of orifices.