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McLaren and Ferrari At Odds Over Shark Fin Ban

McLaren’s executive director Zak Brown has hit back at Scuderia Ferrari team principal Maurizio Arrivabene following criticisms he made against McLaren’s decision to block a plan to keep Formula 1’s contentious ‘shark fins’. The fins made a return to Formula 1 car design in 2017 and as well as providing aerodynamic aid, also provided teams with additional surface area for sponsorship and enlarged race numbers, making it easier for fans to identify individual drivers. A plan had been discussed between teams to keep them for 2018 and beyond but it was vetoed by McLaren who believe the fins block the valuable sponsorship real estate of the rear wings. Arrivabene questioned Brown’s...
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