bryanbrink wrote:Post Fri Jun 15, 2012 10:47 am
mx_tifoso wrote::arrow: McLaren Adjustable Brake Duct
What an insanely clever piece of technology that is. So simple. It also goes a long way to explaining why the 27 might be better in Lewis' hands who seems to be able to generate more temperature in his brakes than Jenson.
If that was the case wouldn't McLaren simply be able to run Jenson's brake ducts with a slightly bigger opening than Lewis'?
I would have thought that the benefit of having them adjustable would allow for track conditions and driver style?
I wouldn't be surprised if this is where they're running in to trouble. They can keep changing it to help him but actually it just changes the set-up for him so it's harder for him to understand how to use the tyres. It certainly explains why he reverted to a different back end to Lewis in Canada so he could run the 27 in a configuration where it was just him and the tyres. He proved in Melbourne that he knows exactly what to do with this rubber - it just seems that this innovation has thrown another variable into the mix that is clouding the issue. It would also explain why he isn't able to just copy lewis' set up as he apparently gets more heat in his brakes, uses the tyre differently. They probably require entirely different amounts of 'brake heat' going into the tyres than each other.
It's a really interesting idea that Mclaren are trying out - I'm sure they'll be working on a similar system for the front of the car as well and it'll be interesting to see what upgrades they bring to Valencia. I can't see them bringing a DDRS to a track where it doesn't seem that it would be much benefit but you never know.