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MCLAREN'S TOXIC ENGINE! The Story of the Mercedes Beryllium Alloy Pistons (1998-2001)

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In 1999, Ross Brawn at Ferrari noticed that despite the McLaren MP4-14 having the same rev output as his cars, the McLaren had more power. And this confused him.

It turns out that Mercedes and Ilmor, who built the engines for the McLaren team, were using a material that was not only lightweight and strong, but also a tad toxic if handled improperly.

So what was it? And how dangerous was it? And how did it work? Let's find out.

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