Vodafone McLaren MP4-27 Mercedes

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Jackles-UK wrote:Is it just me or does the sidepod intake look slightly different too? Lower-outside corner more rounded and overall shape slightly more letter-box shaped.
I was just thinking exactly that – I think the top surface is more flat too, it used to point upwards slightly.

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Hamilton- 'they (the upgrade) will defiantly make the car better than it was'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/18913007
Just a fan's point of view

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CjC wrote:does anybody know what Ted Kravitz its on about at the bottom of this article-

http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/new ... ewis-loss-

is he not looking at the car we've seen pictures of?
or on the flip side he's see more of it than we have so who knows lol

CjC wrote:Hamilton- 'they (the upgrade) will defiantly make the car better than it was'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/18913007
we'll see. silverstone had updates too...
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CjC wrote:Hamilton- 'they (the upgrade) will defiantly make the car better than it was'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/18913007

He was also the one that said beautiful is fast. We all know how that worked out...
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ok pics on wri2.net

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So.. the high nose prediction is true. :wink:
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f1rules wrote:ok pics on wri2.net
Such a pain to navigate.
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Have the got the split turning vanes on the sidepods like ferrari?

**EDIT: just another illusion, doesn't matter.

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so basically the sidepod entries are more rounded and the side of the sidepod+exhaust seems to have been lowered

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So we are looking at evolution rather than revolution

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So 3 shark gills pretty much.
Some tweaking to the overall shape but really not much different.

Now i know what Mclaren means with "big" package :)
small package might even mean taking parts of the car ;)
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n smikle wrote:So.. the high nose prediction is true. :wink:
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Short rear wing flap?
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The top part of the sidepod just behind the 2 small winglets seem to be much more flat and the dive down to the exhaust seems much steeper, am i wrong?

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morefirejules08 wrote:So we are looking at evolution rather than revolution

We shouldn't have expected anything less really....

To me the sidepods arent THAT 'visually different'.....
Just a fan's point of view