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McLaren's other 20-year title drought - and why it should be over

McLaren last won a Formula 1 constructors' championship in 1998 - which is the same year as the last time it won a British GT title. While the F1 team remains some way off its best, that GT drought should've ended in 2019

McLaren fans remember the 1998 season with relish as the year Mika Hakkinen prevailed in dramatic circumstances over Michael Schumacher at Suzuka to give the team its first Formula 1 championship triumph since the days of Ayrton Senna - and what remains its last constructors' crown to this day.

But 1998 was also a significant year for McLaren in sportscars, as Tim Sugden and Pink Floyd manager Steve O'Rourke gave the F1 GTR the perfect send-off by winning the British GT Championship's GT1 class.

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