Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Maka 1969 McLaren, na onye ọkwọ ụgbọala na-agbanweghi agbanwe, haziri ụgbọala ọhụrụ na-adọkpụ ụkwụ anọ, M9A, ma mgbe a na-akwadebe ya, gara n'ihu na ụgbọala ochie. M9A mechara daa ma pụta naanị otu oge, nke Derek Bell na-anya na British Grand Prix. Na South African Grand Prix Hulme gbara ihe nrite na M7A; Bruce jiri M7B mbipute na di na nwunye ahụ sonyeere Basil van Rooyen na M7A ọzọ. Na South Africa, ụgbọ ala ndị ọrụ na-eji nku azụ arụnyere ozugbo na nkwusioru na elu struts; na Race of Champions, Bruce McLaren's M7B nwere nku ihu yiri nke ahụ na nnọkọ ọzụzụ mana ejighị ya n'ọsọ ahụ. Hulme bụ onye nke atọ na Race of Champions na mgbe ahụ na International Trophy Bruce McLaren gbanwere na M7C variant. McLaren gbara onye nke iri na atọ na grid na Spanish Grand Prix mana o jiri uru nke ihe mberede na mmebi nke ndị nọ n'ihu ya rụchaa nke abụọ. N'oge ọzụzụ n'ụlọ
Na Monaco, a gbakwunyere nku dị elu n'ihu n'ụgbọala mana tupu agbụrụ ahụ CSI machibidoro nku kpamkpam. Nke a hapụrụ ndị otu ahụ ka ha jiri obere "ducktail" azụ azụ, McLaren na Hulme na-agba ọsọ na nke ise na nke isii. A na-ahapụzi nku, ọ bụ ezie na a naghị etinye ya na nkwusioru, na ndị otu na-achọ ihe ngwọta kachasị mma McLaren na mbụ họọrọ maka "tee tray" n'azụ nku na mgbe e mesịrị, ihe dị ala, nke dị ala.