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Starting with number six:
Number 6: 2009 McLaren MP4-24
Story: 2009 McLaren MP4-24 was designed by Paddy Lowe, Neil Oatley and Pat Fry. The McLaren MP4-24 had the 2.4 litre Mercedes-Benz V8 engine underneath. McLaren MP4-24 was a very slow car during the first half on 2009, didn't pick up pace until the second half of 2009, when Lewis Hamilton took only two race wins at the Hungarian Grand Prix and the Singapore Grand Prix in that season. But the team only took 71 points to take 3rd place in the constructors championship.
Number 5: 2004 McLaren MP4-19
Story: McLaren MP4-19 was designed by designed by Adrian Newey, Paddy Lowe and Pat Fry. The McLaren MP4-19 had the 3 litre Mercedes-Benz V10 engine underneath. Just like McLaren MP4-24 before, McLaren MP4-19 was a very slow car and unreliable during the first half on 2004, didn't pick up pace until the second half of 2004 with the MP4-19B, when Kimi Räikkönen only took one race victory at the Belgian Grand Prix in that season. But the team only took 59 points to take 5th place in the constructors championship.
Number 4: 2014 McLaren MP4-29
Story: McLaren MP4-29 was designed by Tim Goss, Matt Morris and Neil Oatley. The McLaren MP4-29 had the 1.6 litre Mercedes-Benz V6 Turbo Power-Unit underneath. The McLaren MP4-29 only managed two podiums in 2014 at the first race of the season at Melbourne for the Australian Grand Prix with Kevin Magnussen taking second place while Jenson Button finished in third place. McLaren MP4-29 took 181 points in that season and fifth in the constructor standings in 2014, so the McLaren MP4-29 was a reliable car and started fast but throughout the season the car started to go slow.
Story: McLaren MP4/11 was designed by Neil Oatley, Steve Nichols and Henri Durand. The McLaren MP4/11 had the 3 litre Mercedes-Benz V10 engine underneath. The McLaren MP4/11 only managed six podiums in 1996, which includes a second place finish at the Monaco Grand Prix with David Coulthard behind the wheel. To give McLaren only 49 points to take fourth place in the constructors championship. The McLaren MP4/11 wasn't a fast car, but the MP4/11 was a reliable car nonetheless.
Number 2: 2013 McLaren MP4-28
Story: McLaren MP4-28 was designed by Paddy Lowe, Tim Goss, and Neil Oatley. The McLaren MP4-28 had the 2.4 litre Mercedes-Benz V8 engine underneath. The McLaren MP4-28 did not managed a single podiums in 2013 the first time for McLaren since 1980, with best results with just one fourth place finish for Jenson Button at the Brazilian Grand Prix. McLaren MP4-28 only took 122 points in that season and fifth in the constructor standings in 2013, so the McLaren MP4-28 was a reliable car just a slow car.
Number 1: 1995 McLaren MP4/10
Story: McLaren MP4/10 was designed by Neil Oatley, Steve Nichols and Henri Durand. The McLaren MP4/10 had the 3 litre Mercedes-Benz V10 engine underneath. The McLaren MP4/10 only managed two second place finishes for Mika Häkkinen in 1995 at the Italian and Japanese Grand Prix.
But the Mclaren MP4/10 did cause Nigel Mansell to quit from Formula 1 altogether as he was unable to fit properly in the narrow cockpit, and he was forced to miss the first two races of the season whilst a wider monocoque was built. His racing return lasted just two further Grands Prix before he left altogether, disgusted with the car's poor performance.
So the McLaren MP4/10 only took 30 points that season, the McLaren MP4/10 wasn't a fast McLaren at all and was much more of very unreliable McLaren then the previous McLaren MP4/9. To give the 1995 McLaren MP4/10 the worse McLaren Mercedes F1 car ever!
Hopefully the McLaren MCL35M won't be another McLaren MP4/10 this season.
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