<prompt> Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: McLaren akavimba neM23 mukati menguva yasara yemwaka uye kumakwikwi mashoma ekutanga a1977 kusvikira zvaonekwa zvakakodzera kuti M26 yaifanira kumhanya muchiedza chehunhu hwekutanga hwayo. Motokari yakagadzirwazve yakaita kutanga kwayo paSpanish Grand Prix, apo yakaratidza kuva yakasimba, kana isina kuita zvinoshamisa. James Hunt, uyo pakutanga akavenga motokari akazvipira kuti avandudze nhangemutange uye kuvimbika kweM26, uye mumwaka wose motokari yacho yakavandudza zvinoshamisa. Hunt akahwina katatu mumwaka, uye akawana mamwe mapoinzi maviri muhafu yepiri yemwaka. Kumwe kukunda kuviri kunobvira kwakarasika muna  <response>: Austria neCanada nemhaka yezvinetso zvokuvimbika apo Hunt akanga achitungamirira nyore nyore. Pakupera kwemwaka, McLaren yakanga yawana mapoinzi 69 uye yakanga iri yechitatu mumakwikwi evagadziri. 