Team: Tim Goss (TD), Sam Michael (SD), Simon Roberts (OD), Neil Oatley (Director of Design & Development), Jonathan Neale (MD), Ron Dennis (McLaren Group CEO) Drivers: Jenson Button (22), Kevin Magnussen (20), Stoffel Vandoorne (Res)
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The sidepods have to allow cooling air in for the intercoolers as well as the radiators used previously. Also, the side crash structure is a mandated width so that controls the minimum width of the sidepods.
That is a fast looking car, well done. Front suspension mistake straightened out. =D>
Penis nose is not perfect but adds some quirkyness. Better than monotone blandness!
Finishing races is important, but racing is more important.
And how do these pylons fulfill the single section rule from the regulations?
"3.7.8
Only a single section, which must be open, may be contained within any longitudinal vertical cross section taken parallel to the car centre line forward of a point 150mm ahead of the front wheel centre line, less than 250mm from the car centre line and more than 125mm above the reference plane."
Dear FIA, if you read this, please pm me for a redesign of the Technical Regulations to avoid finger nose shapes for 2016! :-)