F1 Quiz Chain

[gold333]

What significant modification did McLaren test (and later shelf) at Monza in August 1990?

Either a semi-auto box, active suspension or a V12. Seeing as they didn't run a semi-auto until a one off in official practise in Hungary 91 on the 4/6, and didn't run active in 91 at all (until testing the 4/7B in Portugal '92) I'm guessing the '90 Monza run was a V12 test on the 4/5B.

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[antiuser]

Nope.

[xpensive]

A high nose perhaps?

[antiuser]

Indeed! After Tyrrell proved the concept of a high nosecone was successful with Postlethwaite's 019 and 020 designs, McLaren decided to give it a go. It didn't quite work as expected and it wasn't until 1995 that a high nose McLaren would be seen in competition.

[CMSMJ1]

^^ that is an ugly car, oh yes.

[gold333]

Nope.

In trying to find more data on that high nose Mclaren, I came across this:

http://forums.autosport.com/topic/52128 ... er-thread/

Read the 2nd to last thread on that page by Rainer Nyberg.

That same Monza weekend in '90 they tested a V12 on the 4/5B! Senna must have tested the high nose and Palmer the V12.

Lol I was right aswell

[xpensive]

Stand back gold, it's my go, a golden oldie if you will;

When the Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8 Turbo engine was first presented in 1982, it had one very distinct feature, what was that?

[CMSMJ1]

A lack of turbo?

[xpensive]

Naah...then it would not have been a turbo V8, would it?

[Manoah2u]

running out of fuel? thus, an extremely high fuel consumption?

[Blanchimont]

Spark bolts?

[xpensive]

You bums...presented, presented, nor ran!

[aleks_ader]

Flat plane crank? Like this http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b81/B ... nk/Cr7.jpg

[antiuser]

Nope.

That same Monza weekend in '90 they tested a V12 on the 4/5B! Senna must have tested the high nose and Palmer the V12.
Lol I was right aswell

Nope! I mentioned in my question that the modification was shelved. McLaren raced a V12 the following year, but they never raced the high nose as tested at Monza. It took them until 1995 to have a high nose car in competition, and the design was much different from the MP4/5B.

[xpensive]

@aleks; No, this feature was visibie.