Mclaren Mercedes MP4-25

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Re: Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes MP4/25

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Justin Wilson was 6'5".....

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Fil wrote:March 09 & Alonso already had Ferrari boots on.. :shock:
Well spotted there!! Hahahah... Foreshadowing of things that (were then) going to come? :P

And call me weird, but I kind of like the way the MP4-25 looks over the other cars, and their rectangular sidepods. I would have preferred (aesthetically) a more complex looking wing, but hey, that's me :P
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Re: Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes MP4/25

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I'm pretty sure, I've read somewhere on this forum, that they're going to have a new front wing.

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Heard that myself a new front wing for the last test or esle for the 1st gp weekend

Sounds about s.o.p for most teams I would of thought

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RacingManiac wrote:Justin Wilson was 6'5".....
6'3" actually. Short arse ;)

How cool does Kimi look in that pic. Almost as chilled as when eating icecream :)

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Guys, the ING car was red, white, orange, and black. Are his cuffs also Ferrari cuffs showing through?

He had 4 colors of Pumas to choose from. He chose red.

Piquet took a light color for his loafers :)
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Re: Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes MP4/25

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Pretty much every team will have new front wings. They'll be making some adjustments with those smaller front tyres.

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is something wrong with Hamilton's ear? he was holding it today
http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/photolarge.ph ... catID=4646
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Shrek wrote:is something wrong with Hamilton's ear? he was holding it today
http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/photolarge.ph ... catID=4646
Looks like either an earplug deficiency, or him correcting an earplug deficiency...

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He was probably in the pit area and simply covered his ears to drown out the engine sound.



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richard_leeds wrote:
Also you can see the red pull tabs just above the "E", I presume engine cut off? Are they new for this year?
Has been there for a while, for marshals to activate built in extinguishers

mx_tifosi wrote:He was probably in the pit area and simply covered his ears to drown out the engine sound.



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Gracias, Alejandro.
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Does anyone have an idea as to what the circled cover gives access to?

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mx_tifosi wrote:Does anyone have an idea as to what the circled cover gives access to?
If you believe in the rear wing duct, then they'd need an access hole to clamp the duct to the intake after the engine cover is put on.

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Wing strut is n longer wrapped in heat reflective material too.
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