McLaren MP4-28 Mercedes

[McMrocks]

nice high res pic

http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 953.76.jpg

Have anyone noticed that letter "E" is missing from Vodafone near nose section where the panel is fixed.Maybe they will test without the panel sometime later during the test.

I don't know why it is there but it is at the airbox below Hugo Boss and left to Mobil 1, if you mean this 'E'

[stefan_]

F1 Fanatic

[Javert]

ENORMOUS rake or I am wrong? That piece of floor near rear tyre

Edit: some live action from Jerez:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1W6_s7j_bQ[/youtube]

So, mediums in the fastest lap?

[FrukostScones]

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So, mediums in the fastest lap?

Hard tyres acc. to autosport.com

[Jackles-UK]

The space now available under the higher nose is going to be a big research area in testing I reckon. New turning vanes that look like they can shift a serious amount of air and what looks like a different splitter/tea tray to compliment it.

Side question: are teams allowed to use DRS whenever they want to in testing or is it limited to straights like in quali/races for this year?

[ajdavison2]

I would assume that because testing does not fall into the same rules as the official season as such, then yes, I would say that they can use it any time they want.

[Owen.C93]

Edit: some live action from Jerez:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1W6_s7j_bQ[/youtube]

So, mediums in the fastest lap?

Looks like he cheated and used DRS through the whole lap. Not sure what others did though.

[turbof1]

I would assume that because testing does not fall into the same rules as the official season as such, then yes, I would say that they can use it any time they want.

Would they though? I mean it is absolutely useless, in the light of the new DRS rules, to do so outside a straight line. They are testing to gather data; you do not want to have data of a high speed corner only to afterwards need to filter DRS out.

[gary123]

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So, mediums in the fastest lap?

Hard tyres acc. to autosport.com

is this sure?? because there are some people saying that mclaren made the best time with super soft tires!

[stefan_]

Sidepod intake close-up


http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 2287.4.jpg

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F1NL

[f1rules]

http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 485.89.jpg

.5 second from being an amazing picture showing the flow under the side pods and gearbox, quess we will have to wait for tomorrow

[Glyn]

http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 485.89.jpg

.5 second from being an amazing picture showing the flow under the side pods and gearbox, quess we will have to wait for tomorrow

That car looks absolutely amazing.

[Pup]

(orange)



There's pics of some cars running yellow stripes, too, so Pirelli pretty much brought a bit of everything despite what may or may not have been said.

[Forza]

ray@ It was first timed lap (l.32 overall) after the outlap.

Jerez - day 2

[shamikaze]

That's some serious rubber on the left-front tyre having been picked-up (or degraded).