I took this photograph on a visit to the Donington Park Museum in September 2014.
It's the 2000 McLaren MP4-15A, chassis #002, that David Coulthard drove in the 2000 season alongside his team mate Mika Häkkinen. The car was designed by Adrian Newey, Steve Nichols, Neil Oatley and Henri Durand with Mario Illien designing the Ilmor-built Mercedes-Benz FO 110J 2,998cc V10 engine. The two McLaren drivers battled against Michael Schumacher in his Ferrari F1-2000 for most of the season until the Ferrari driver won the last four races (nine in total) to win the World Drivers' Championship. Mika Häkkinen won four races to end up in second place, and David Coulthard finished in third place with three victories. The only other driver to win a Grand Prix was Michael Schumacher's team mate, Rubens Barrichello. McLaren finished second to Ferrari in the World Constructors' Championship.
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