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[wesley123]

Good point, here is the #14 car, surprisingly absent of any intakes.
http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-web ... medium.jpg

And here it is again, still no intake:
http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-web ... medium.jpg

FP3 Wesley!

Yes, so?

To get further in on it; I do only see pictures of the 22 car running the testing tools on the airbox. I'm not certain that the 14 car even ran that in FP.

[Jef Patat]

Excactly my point. Why are you guys so sure it is car 14?

[Alonso Fan]

Excactly my point. Why are you guys so sure it is car 14?

they thought the supposed 'inlet' had something to do with the new engine, which was in Alonso's car

[mclaren111]

Nice picture of Diffuser

[GoranF1]

Good point, here is the #14 car, surprisingly absent of any intakes.
http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-web ... medium.jpg

And here it is again, still no intake:
http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-web ... medium.jpg

FP3 Wesley!

Yes, so?

To get further in on it; I do only see pictures of the 22 car running the testing tools on the airbox. I'm not certain that the 14 car even ran that in FP.

So ...in fp3 old spec engine was on.

[wesley123]

So ...in fp3 old spec engine was on.

Sure, which brings us to the next problem:

1. Then why is this "slot"(which is an reflection) visible on only a single picture of the #22 car? The #22 car ran with those testing tools, the #14, which did test a new engine, which is the argumentation for this non-existing intake, did not.

2. How can this slot be removed if the bodywork(and tub) did not change?

tl;dr it's an reflection

[GoranF1]

So ...in fp3 old spec engine was on.

Sure, which brings us to the next problem:

1. Then why is this "slot"(which is an reflection) visible on only a single picture of the #22 car? The #22 car ran with those testing tools, the #14, which did test a new engine, which is the argumentation for this non-existing intake, did not.

2. How can this slot be removed if the bodywork(and tub) did not change?

tl;dr it's an reflection

Testing tools were on 14 car and you need to get yourself a better phone so you can see better.

[godlameroso]

2 pages over a possible reflection? I suppose it can be questioned because there's no high res image of the area in question. That would probably quell any and all speculation. Seriously guys 2 pages over a little detail? No one is interested in knowing what the new exhaust looks like?

[GoranF1]

Its a reflection i dont know whats the big deal about it...

[wesley123]

So ...in fp3 old spec engine was on.

Sure, which brings us to the next problem:

1. Then why is this "slot"(which is an reflection) visible on only a single picture of the #22 car? The #22 car ran with those testing tools, the #14, which did test a new engine, which is the argumentation for this non-existing intake, did not.

2. How can this slot be removed if the bodywork(and tub) did not change?

tl;dr it's an reflection

Testing tools were on 14 car and you need to get yourself a better phone so you can see better.

Sure, got any other pictures that confirm it?

[Jef Patat]

Besides the fact that it wouldn't make sense to put an inlet there, at least give it a try to get the facts straight. You could have looked these up yourself. That area is used to get the airflow from over the helmet attach to the body, why would you want to place an inlet there? I think if necessary they would just take the big inlet or move to a renault solution. Can we now please move along. [-o< I give up anyway

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/photo/main ... -10875730/

Check the about: alonso FP1

Check the urls from the pictures:
ALO friday

[nevill3]

A couple more photos from Friday courtesy of Formula1.com, I cannot see any intake on either car

[mclaren111]

My apologies if me "seeing" another opening has caused too much hassles

[Thunder]

Nothing strikingly new, but there is an Article on the new Trend in the RW Endplate Louvres and how McLaren took it a step futher.

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/tech- ... el-832779/

Edit: Something for our fellow rake fans.... ^^

[GoranF1]

New front wing or just not fully assembled?