In 1998, McLaren fell foul of an in-season rules change as the FIA clamped down on the team’s ‘fiddle brake’, which was discovered by an eagle-eyed photographer. A cunning (and cheap!) slice ...

A hidden McLaren MCL39 design detail has emerged after the team's strong start to F1 2025 with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

McLaren experiment with brake steer system on MP4/12 In 1997, McLaren came up with the idea for a unique brake-steer system, later dubbed a ‘fiddle brake’ by Ferrari ‘s Ross Brawn, in which ...