Blundell was standing in for regular driver Nigel Mansell in the second McLaren until the team could produce a wider chassis in which to accommodate him, as the car's initial cockpit design had proved to be too narrow for him to drive comfortably.
Blundell substituíu ao piloto regular Nigel Mansell no segundo McLaren ata que o equipo puido construír un chasis máis ancho no que acomodalo, xa que o deseño inicial da cabina do auto resultou demasiado estreito para que puidese conducir comodamente.