Welcome to the forum Greenback, you'll love it.
a) Hmmm....I'm unsure about this. Sure, it cost a bomb, but I'm not sure Ron would compromise his race team and staff list to build this wonderful facility. And they did pretty well last year in any case, and a lot of credit was placed at the MTC's facilities. I like to think McLaren has just made a plain and simple mistake with the car which may or may not be overcome this season.
b) It's an interesting point. But again, not sure how this would affect on-track performance. Again, I point to last year.
c) Totally agree.