McLaren MCL36

[wesley123]

An interesting view of the changes to the MCL36 from the launch version:

The sidepod inlets don't change at all in that view, so not the highest level of detail.

It's for a game. The models were obviously finished before McLaren introduced that change.

[mwillems]

An interesting view of the changes to the MCL36 from the launch version:

The sidepod inlets don't change at all in that view, so not the highest level of detail.

It's for a game. The models were obviously finished before McLaren introduced that change.

It's precisely that it's for a game that they miss the little details, to ensure the graphics processing is accessible to a multitude of consumers. There is floor detail missing from that model which appears to cover up to the French GP, or thereabouts. My point is just that it is a dumbed down version of the car and it just needs to bear a likeness, not be accurate.

I think the before and after pics on this site are more informative, but it is still interesting to look at.

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[SmallSoldier]

New rear brake winglets on the MCL36:

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https://motorsport.nextgen-auto.com/fr/ ... 76555.html

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Spare chassis inside mcl36 this weekend.. nice shot of it a bit stripped back

Source: Fabrega on twitter

[Stu]

I’m still amazed at how far forward the rads are mounted! Impressive array of temp pads on the gold foil & nice to see the Louvre detail on the rad outlet.

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https://sun1-91.userapi.com/impg/X_PskB ... type=album

The cleanness of the internal packaging is as beautiful as the car itself.

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https://i.imgur.com/LCSczoC.jpeg

Spare chassis inside mcl36 this weekend.. nice shot of it a bit stripped back

Source: Fabrega on twitter

What you think, Major redisign next year? That's why they're leaving it exposed to pictures like this?

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So my initial simplified drawing wasnt too far off. Here a less simplified one.

Now I get the logic behind the Mcl monocoque shape.

1-Like RB, they pushed the cockpit far rearwards, which brings a couple of benefits at least (that lets you increase the size of the tunnel mouths laterally, and also longitudinally, thanks to more backward low side impact structures)
2- To avoid pushing the heavy PU too far rearwards, Mclaren opted for a wide fuel tank and to not use big tub undercuts. (Which should lower the center of gravity since the fuel sits a bit lower in the tank) ...

But RB uses big tub undercuts, and unlike MCL who placed the lower SIS inside the sidepod, RB placed it much lower inside the floor (amongst many other organs of the car), to have big those sidepod undercuts

https://sun1-91.userapi.com/impg/X_PskB ... type=album

Old pic from Sam Collins from the beginning of the seaon

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