McLaren have chosen some interesting design routes on their new competitor. In addition to our own technical analysis, McLaren's Tim Goss and Paddy Lowe explain why some decisions have been made in light of the regulation changes.
greenall wrote:Nah its the hook for the wire they'l have in the pit, like the one's they use to stop jet fighters on air craft carriersrichard_leeds wrote:They've also added a glowing red rosary hanging under the rear light. Is this papist adornment a sign of them stealing Ferrari plans again?
=D>Those new sidepod covers over the exhaust are removable panels - will be interesting to see how much they vary them from race to race. Presumably these are the extreme version for the hot climate at Bahrain and we'll see other versions of them for cooler races.Pup wrote:2 guys just to steady the car? They must have seen that Schumacher video.zgred wrote:
really funny stuff keep them comingmstar wrote:well i love my mclaren boys, check out the engineer annoying ferrari team trying to get a look at their diffuser lolz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPqm7RjgtVY
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the funny thing is that they think the mclaren engineers are statues and putting a screen in front they cannot move!!jason.parker.86 wrote:This video would explain why the Macca / Ferrari boys use the tin foil to cover rear end, stop other people getting static shots of rear end.
especially the old guy when the mclaren engineer went to look sideways, 
C'mon, that's a practical joke. Guys from both teams know each other for years, that's like playing pranks on your neighbors.mstar wrote:the funny thing is that they think the mclaren engineers are statues and putting a screen in front they cannot move!!jason.parker.86 wrote:This video would explain why the Macca / Ferrari boys use the tin foil to cover rear end, stop other people getting static shots of rear end.
Tit for tat:mstar wrote:well i love my mclaren boys, check out the engineer annoying ferrari team trying to get a look at their diffuser lolz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPqm7RjgtVY
at the left man holding his foot, i see an cutout in the floor.myurr wrote:Those new sidepod covers over the exhaust are removable panels - will be interesting to see how much they vary them from race to race. Presumably these are the extreme version for the hot climate at Bahrain and we'll see other versions of them for cooler races.Pup wrote:2 guys just to steady the car? They must have seen that Schumacher video.zgred wrote:
wesley123 wrote:
at the left man holding his foot, i see an cutout in the floor.
aint no cutout there bro.
Are yous aying something like the old BAR (I can't remember what year that was) which "hid" fuel?greenall wrote:Any chance that the 'shark fin' could house a small fuel tank, that maybe trickle fed the main fuel tank throughout the race? Or maybe once main tank was down to a lap or 2 dropped in roughly 26 kilo's of fuel. I'm thinking along lines of weight distribution. Or is it impossible.
That was 2005. First of all there's no point in 'hiding' fuel in 2010. BAR007 could be refuelled at the last pit, so it would gain advantage from running the race a bit underweight at some point and still be over 605kg after the finish.raymondu999 wrote:Are yous aying something like the old BAR (I can't remember what year that was) which "hid" fuel?greenall wrote:Any chance that the 'shark fin' could house a small fuel tank, that maybe trickle fed the main fuel tank throughout the race? Or maybe once main tank was down to a lap or 2 dropped in roughly 26 kilo's of fuel. I'm thinking along lines of weight distribution. Or is it impossible.
Not total madness, I was thinking the car will be heavy, really heavy at begining of race, so they will not be pushing hardest as you likely to fly of track. as the tank empties it will slosh around causing weight transfer. I was thinking the smaller one would top up keeping the balance. But ok it was just an idea and i see the problems nowPandamasque wrote:That was 2005. First of all there's no point in 'hiding' fuel in 2010. BAR007 could be refuelled at the last pit, so it would gain advantage from running the race a bit underweight at some point and still be over 605kg after the finish.raymondu999 wrote:Are yous aying something like the old BAR (I can't remember what year that was) which "hid" fuel?greenall wrote:Any chance that the 'shark fin' could house a small fuel tank, that maybe trickle fed the main fuel tank throughout the race? Or maybe once main tank was down to a lap or 2 dropped in roughly 26 kilo's of fuel. I'm thinking along lines of weight distribution. Or is it impossible.
Secondly putting the fuel tank (even a small one) that high is madness.
