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[SinglePic not found]McLaren’s controversial rear wing design has been declared legal by FIA officials in Bahrain.

The FIA agreed to look at the wing after Red Bull’s Christian Horner admitted it had been causing “a bit of fuss” in the paddock. The FIA’s Charlie Whiting had intended to check the design at McLaren’s Woking headquarters last week, but after flight delays from Brazil opted instead to leave the inspection until the day of scrutineering for the season opener.

It is believed McLaren’s system involves an air inlet on the upper left monocoque top, which is opened and closed by a trigger activated by the drivers’ knee. Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport quoted an FIA official as describing it as a “simple but brilliant trick”.

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