Every new Formula 1 car is important to the team that creates it, but the McLaren MCL35 is probably one of the most important McLaren has ever made.
Gallery: The McLaren MCL35 2020 Formula 1 car
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Why is it so important? Because McLaren's gap to the 'big three' – Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari – was narrower in 2019 than it has been for some years. To take a backwards step now, having made such good progress (Carlos Sainz sneaked a podium at the 2019 Brazillian Grand Prix, remember), would be very sad news indeed. McLaren has been promising for a long time that'll it can fight with the best, and it can't wait for the 2021 rule change to prove that.
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