raymondu999 wrote:So you're saying the side pods will be just very tall; sticking to the body; and it would look like an airplane? With wings coming on the left and right?
Yes, The car will look like a needle with a bulge in the middle much like the fuselage of the Lockheed F-104 Starfighter from above. It will be the current U-shaped sidepods in reverse. The tall side on the inboard and the low side towards the outside where the vodafone logo resides. The car will look like those F3 cars from the 1990's with the tiny side pods. The radiators will sit vertical instead of flat and tilted like they are now. I wonder how
McLaren can package all the KERS and the ancillary items in such tight confines and achieve efficient dissipation of heat from the engine. Conni mentioned wings acting as crash structures is interesting. Don't know how the FIA would see it as it would only be strong in one direction (sideways). Any force coming from an angle will snap it off.