Team: Eric Boullier (RD), Tim Goss (TD), Simon Roberts (OD), Matt Morris (Engineering Director), Peter Prodromou (CTO), Guillaume Cattelani (HA), Richard Frith (HVP), Stephen Watt (Head of Electronics), Marianne Hinson (Aerodynamic Process Manager), Christian Schramm (Head of Racing Technology), Hiroshi Imai (CRE), Mark Ingham (Head of Design), Kari Lammenranta (CM), Paul James (TM), Jonathan Neale (COO), Neil Oatley (Director of Design & Development)
Drivers: Fernando Alonso (14), Stoffel Vandoorne (2)
Team name: McLaren Honda
What is McLaren's excuse for this?M840TR wrote: ↑23 Aug 2018, 18:55The same can be said for the whole sidepods, bargeboards and tea-tray area.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑23 Aug 2018, 18:50If the Ferrari barge-board area is the chiseled arm of an elite athlete the McLaren one is a gimped baby arm.
Just look at it! All stunted and stuff.
I truly think that's the key to the next few years of development to be honest. No other area is as free to be developed, other than the diffuser for the foreseeable future. The front and rear wings will be much more simple brute force devices and not too much difference will be possible other than the inboard area and how it interacts with the nose.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑23 Aug 2018, 18:50If the Ferrari barge-board area is the chiseled arm of an elite athlete the McLaren one is a gimped baby arm.
Just look at it! All stunted and stuff.
Why put a half assed version on it this year when you can have a better version integrated into next year's car. No one else is going to be bringing any serious updates for the rest of the season, so they're just going to bring stuff they can bolt on for next year and that's that.charliesmithhd wrote: ↑23 Aug 2018, 18:56What is McLaren's excuse for this?M840TR wrote: ↑23 Aug 2018, 18:55The same can be said for the whole sidepods, bargeboards and tea-tray area.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑23 Aug 2018, 18:50If the Ferrari barge-board area is the chiseled arm of an elite athlete the McLaren one is a gimped baby arm.
Just look at it! All stunted and stuff.
Why can't they develop it this season and continue with the development into next year?godlameroso wrote: ↑23 Aug 2018, 19:00Why put a half assed version on it this year when you can have a better version integrated into next year's car. No one else is going to be bringing any serious updates for the rest of the season, so they're just going to bring stuff they can bolt on for next year and that's that.
Correct. It's all about figuring out the right concepts to then designing the car with those in mind.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑23 Aug 2018, 19:05They still lose out on development experience in the bargeboard area even if next year's aero is a big difference to this years. Actually, the front wing will be less elaborate, all the more reason to have a refined bargeboard!
Probably, they might trail without the vortex generators on the sidepods as well. However I see them taking penalties thereM840TR wrote: ↑24 Aug 2018, 15:03On-track perspective of the skinny rear wing. Wonder if they're going to use the same for Monza.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DlW8Hn8W4AEl-ey.jpg:large
No slits??Morteza wrote: ↑24 Aug 2018, 15:14Flow-vis on the rear wing
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That powers the diffuser so unlikely.charliesmithhd wrote: ↑24 Aug 2018, 15:13Probably, they might trail without the vortex generators on the sidepods as well. However I see them taking penalties thereM840TR wrote: ↑24 Aug 2018, 15:03On-track perspective of the skinny rear wing. Wonder if they're going to use the same for Monza.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DlW8Hn8W4AEl-ey.jpg:large
It seems the vertical slots are gone on this new version of the RW. Unlike this one:Morteza wrote: ↑24 Aug 2018, 15:14Flow-vis on the rear wing
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