McLaren relieved to get data on short nose
Only just validated in an FIA crash test, McLaren brought its new shorter nose to the Austrian Grand Prix, with the single available item to be fitted on Fernando Alonso's car. As was publicly stated by several teams in winter testing, short noses do have their advantages, particularly due to the mandatory neutral central section of the front wing.
Red Bull Racing is the other recent example of reducing the car's nose, even though it wasn't as radical a change as McLaren did, replac... Read more