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[SiLo]

Hoping they get a real injection of pace from the upgrade, I think they are going to need it to keep up with Red Bull!

[bonjon1979]

It's just a guess but I have a hunch that they will go with a step nose, I remember watching the flying lap, and Paddy Lowe said Mclaren were surprised by the fact everyone had gone with a step nose, so I think they will go with a step nose this year at some point, (I might be wrong)

They tested visibility in monaco aswell

Everything points towards it. There's no way they were using that lump to test the visibility on next years car. The chassis will be made to accommodate the nose so will be engineered differently.

[Huntresa]

It's just a guess but I have a hunch that they will go with a step nose, I remember watching the flying lap, and Paddy Lowe said Mclaren were surprised by the fact everyone had gone with a step nose, so I think they will go with a step nose this year at some point, (I might be wrong)

They tested visibility in monaco aswell

Everything points towards it. There's no way they were using that lump to test the visibility on next years car. The chassis will be made to accommodate the nose so will be engineered differently.

They would need a new bulk at the front to do a step since the whole front is pointing downwards.

[chepoi]

first.. i don't know where to put this thing.... and i've seen that if that robot is a pipe of exhaust... just imagine what they can do for the car......

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkvpEfAP ... re=related[/youtube]


http://youtu.be/5JG5GrAtalE

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JG5GrAt ... re=related[/youtube]

[N12ck]

Yes which is why earlier it was mentioned that apparently some crash tests had been done, and to have a step nose we all know it requires a new tub, as it requires the forward most bulkhead to be raised by 75mm,

[N12ck]

first.. i don't know where to put this thing.... and i've seen that if that robot is a pipe of exhaust... just imagine what they can do for the car......

that would be illegal to put on the car, (moveable aero) and the exhaust position has to be fixed

[Crucial_Xtreme]

Did anyone see yesterday on The Flying Lap when Scarbs said a technical directive was issued in China(i believe) to McLaren about their splitter & t-tray area? McLaren had been using one that wasn't flat as the regulations call for and it was actually angled upwards 3°. Obviously they were getting an advantage from this and I'm not saying this lone area is where they were getting all of their pace from, but I'm sure they lost some pace from it for sure.

[Redragon]

Stepped nose, ferrari front suspension test. So ferrari copy their exhausts, they go for ferrari front.
I wonder if they look the same at the end of year

[chepoi]

first.. i don't know where to put this thing.... and i've seen that if that robot is a pipe of exhaust... just imagine what they can do for the car......

that would be illegal to put on the car, (moveable aero) and the exhaust position has to be fixed

have you seen the attached video yet?
it not move during inspections... and it's like a transformer........

[N12ck]

but rules state no moveable aero on the car, lets take a hypothetical example: someones made a fan that pulls air under the car, so during inspections it doesnt move, and during the race it does, it is still illegal,,,,

[N12ck]

I thought I might make a image to show what the Mclaren might look like with a step nose....
what do you think?

[Red Schneider]

It might just be an artifact of the imaging, but you can clearly see a 'peak' (i.e. point with no slope) just ahead of the tire. Is this a mistake or intentional?

[allstaruk08]

the step looks too far back

[RicME85]

Waaay to far back, should be obscured by the wheel in that view

[Crucial_Xtreme]

New rear suspension analysis from Gary Anderson


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