Mclaren Honda 2015

[Jef Patat]

Delete plz, should have been posted in MP4-30 thread, moved it there myself
sry

[Jef Patat]

Day one ended at 77 laps, in MCL-Honda terms that's a big achievement =D>

[RicME85]

No wonder FA needs a new engine next race

[ojlopez]

Its obvious that McLaren won't be winning races this year. So I think that the strategy they are using (blowing engine after engine) is a wise one. Unlimited engines = they can run them harder and learn from failures, even if it means penalties. Without reliability, it does not matter if they start first or last, so they have to work on this first.

[CjC]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CIH_YD5VAAA0HXQ.jpg

No wonder FA needs a new engine next race

I haven't heard he needs a new one?

[Edax]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CIH_YD5VAAA0HXQ.jpg

No wonder FA needs a new engine next race

Wow.... perhaps the FIA needs to take a look at this. This is the second big sideways impact where the suspension stays intact (first Alonso in Barcelona).

The side impact protection which is designed to progressively break isn't even affected. The only energy dissipation seems to be in the bending of the frame and the barrier.

I wonder whether the suspensions now so strong and rigid that they are becoming a risk for the driver in the case of a sideways shunt.

[Wazari]

Good to see they got 77 trouble free laps in today at testing.

[Writinglife]

you need to look at the accident though, Alonso never actually hits the barrier with his suspension, It's all caused by Raikonnen coming in under Alonso and lifting him up. the barrier impact is on the sidepod and not the suspension. The rear then hits.

[RicME85]

I haven't heard he needs a new one?

https://twitter.com/Gianlu_DAle/status/ ... 9404878849

[McG]

Completely disagree with the notion of using Sundays as test days, I'd rather see Button and Alonso go out there and break the cars to pieces trying to get up the grid than seeing them being lapped and lapped as they trundle around doing prescribed laptimes. I'd rather them have 20-25 grid place penalties every race because they blew the engine to pieces trying to push their way higher up the grade. For me, it's more exciting to watch a plume of smoke emerge as they overtake the car in front then watch them finish the race in last place.

Agreed!

[Edax]

you need to look at the accident though, Alonso never actually hits the barrier with his suspension, It's all caused by Raikonnen coming in under Alonso and lifting him up. the barrier impact is on the sidepod and not the suspension. The rear then hits.

If you look at this footage it seems to me that he hits rear wheel first.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_crKAx5lZYI

[ChrisM40]

I haven't heard he needs a new one?

https://twitter.com/Gianlu_DAle/status/ ... 9404878849

See, I think that unfair. That isnt unreliability, its an accident, the only explanation I think of is to stop a team doing a Flavio and crashing on purpose to get a new engine.

[nzjrs]

I haven't heard he needs a new one?

https://twitter.com/Gianlu_DAle/status/ ... 9404878849

If you believe the Honda twitter, the engine was not replaced (new ICE usually introduce themselves)

https://twitter.com/hondapu14/status/613319938212790272

[Thunder]

Good Weather, new Nose and FA in the Car. Let's hope for at least as much Laps as yesterday.
https://twitter.com/McLarenF1/status/613618353572302848

[iHpled]

13 laps, 4 tenths shy from beating his own qualy lap on Saturday, selfie game on point. Its a good day
https://twitter.com/McLarenF1/status/613636996527988737