McLaren’s 2008 car, to be driven by Lewis Hamilton and a mystery teammate, will be released by the Woking based outfit in “the second week of January”. Team boss Ron Dennis divulged the information on Saturday afternoon at engine and equity partner Mercedes-Benz’s ‘Cars and Stars’ end of season event in Stuttgart. The January release date is a few weeks after FIA scrutineers present their report about the legality of the single seater, as per the ruling of the World Motor Sport Council earlier this year in the espionage saga.
The FIA will consider the matter and the scrutineers’ report at a meeting on December 7.
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