Changes: 2014 McLaren Season

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The 2014 McLaren season was McLaren's 49th as a constructor.

Jenson Button had a multi-year deal which ensured he stayed at the team beyond 2014. However, Sergio Pérez lost his seat after a single season due to the team's poor performance last year, which saw them fail to finish on the podium, and was replaced by Danish rookie Kevin Magnussen.

Race-by-race

Australian Grand Prix

This race saw McLaren win their first podium since the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix, with debutant Kevin Magnussen finishing third originally. This became a double podium after Daniel Ricciardo was disqualified, promoting Magnussen to second, and Jenson Button to third place, and the podium.

Malaysian Grand Prix

Bahrain Grand Prix

Chinese Grand Prix

Spanish Grand Prix

Monaco Grand Prix

Canadian Grand Prix

Complete standings

Complete Formula One Results
Car	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	Pts.	Pos.
2014
Button	MP4-29	3rd	6th	17th	11th	11th	6th	4th	11th	4th	8th	10th	6th	8th	Ret	6th	4th	12th	4th	5th		181	5th
Magnussen	MP4-29	2nd	9th	Ret	13th	12th	10th	9th	7th	7th	9th	12th	12th	10th	10th	14th	5th	8th	9th	11th		181	5th

Key
Symbol	Meaning	Symbol	Meaning
1st	Winner	Ret	Retired
2nd	Podium finish	DSQ	Disqualified
3rd	Podium finish	DNQ	Did not qualify
5th	Points finish	DNPQ	Did not pre-qualify
14th	Non-points finish	TD	Test driver
Italics	Scored point(s) for Fastest Lap	DNS	Did not start
18th^†	Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance)	NC	Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4th^P	Qualified for pole position	[+] More Symbols

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 The '''2014 McLaren season''' was McLaren's 49th as a constructor.
-[[Jenson Button]]'s multi-year deal ensured he stayed at the team beyond 2014. However, [[Sergio Pérez]] lost his seat after a single season due to the team's poor performance last year and was replaced by Danish rookie [[Kevin Magnussen]].
+[[Jenson Button]] had a multi-year deal which ensured he stayed at the team beyond 2014. However, [[Sergio Pérez]] lost his seat after a single season due to the team's poor performance last year, which saw them fail to finish on the podium, and was replaced by Danish rookie [[Kevin Magnussen]].
 ==Race-by-race==
 ==={{F1 GP|2014|Australian}}===
+This race saw McLaren win their first podium since the [[2012 Brazilian Grand Prix]], with debutant [[Kevin Magnussen]] finishing third originally. This became a double podium after [[Daniel Ricciardo]] was disqualified, promoting Magnussen to second, and [[Jenson Button]] to third place, and the podium.
 ==={{F1 GP|2014|Malaysian}}===