From the outside, the McLaren Brand Centre looks exactly as it was 10 years ago. Its position may have shifted towards the poor end of the Hungaroring paddock (thanks to McLaren plummeting down the constructors' championship in recent years) but the most noticeable difference lies within the team's travelling headquarters.
In 2007, the atmosphere was toxic. The 'Spygate' scandal had not only sent McLaren and Ferrari spiralling into a maelstrom of bitterness and recrimination the like of which has not been seen either before or since, but the accusation of espionage and its uncertain cause was also tearing McLaren apart from within.