Much has changed since last season, with former principal and shareholder Ron Dennis replaced as chief executive by American marketing expert Zak Brown. "Our past is awesome and we must never forget our past," said Brown. "Just like when Bruce McLaren passed the torch to the MP4 era, now we have the MCL era." "The MTC (McLaren Technical Centre) is kind of like Star Wars," he said, with a nod to that film's villain and hero. "We've made it a little bit too Darth Vader over the years and we'll have a little bit more Luke Skywalker next."

Source: The Star February 24, 2017 14:15 UTC