Vodafone McLaren MP4-27 Mercedes

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AnthonyG
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I don't see it here
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You might just be confused by this shiny part of the floor.
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It´s only on JB´s car apparently.

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AnthonyG
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Rikhart wrote:It´s only on JB´s car apparently.
Find me another picture of it (other angle) and I'll believe you.
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None here on pictures of Hamilton's car:
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There´s clearly something there, compared to hamilton´s car.

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Rikhart wrote:There´s clearly something there, compared to hamilton´s car.
Uhhh? Clearly something where – the area pointed out is just blackness on that image.

Edit, --- about with brightness and contrast, and as you can see – there's just flat floor, and the strake that's on hamilton's car too:
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Mclaren battery + CPU unit

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Hey the Macca has a tractor vent too - check out the side of Hammy's head.

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A blatent copy of

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They ran them all last year as well. Mercedes has had them this year too. Probably others.

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Unc1e_M0nty wrote:Hey the Macca has a tractor vent too - check out the side of Hammy's

A blatent copy of
Bet it fits better than the Ferrari one!

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xpensive wrote:
TheWiseOwl wrote: ...
Same gills
Gills or not, this is the car to beat, both performance- and design-wise, just compare the looks to the F2012.
Maybe to you, but I think Chrome is the worst color for a car ever. They need to go back to their orange roots.
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Pierce89 wrote:
xpensive wrote:
TheWiseOwl wrote: ...
Same gills
Gills or not, this is the car to beat, both performance- and design-wise, just compare the looks to the F2012.
Maybe to you, but I think Chrome is the worst color for a car ever. They need to go back to their orange roots.

what should the car color do to this technical thread?

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Pierce89 wrote:
xpensive wrote:
TheWiseOwl wrote: ...
Same gills
Gills or not, this is the car to beat, both performance- and design-wise, just compare the looks to the F2012.
Maybe to you, but I think Chrome is the worst color for a car ever. They need to go back to their orange roots.
They used orange for about 3/4 years, hardly their roots... from thereon they were just whatever the corporate sponsors demanded they be. No such thing as roots or heritage.

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Pierce89 wrote: Maybe to you, but I think Chrome is the worst color for a car ever. They need to go back to their orange roots.
I think you'll find a ton of disagreement on that point.

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dimensi wrote: what should the car color do to this technical thread?
Technically, Silver is better looking.

Uh, maybe it reflects the Sepang heat, which is why they can have fewer gills? Maybe the chrome finish is more slippery? I'm sure we can come up with a few justifications. :wink: