Mclaren Mercedes MP4-25

[Crabbia]

Similarly, the off centre "notch" in the rear wing, best seen in the post above yours actually looks like a sensor of some kind stuck on with gaffer tape or somesuch.

If you look closely you can see a stream of flow viz oil comming out of it. i think thats there to put more flow viz oil on the lower surface as the car is moving. either that or the air interference caused by that thing just caused a trail.

Also, the carboard / thermal protection looking strut doesn't look removable, at least not without changing the wing. Looks to integrated when you look at it from the front.

you're right, i hadnt looked from the front... i doubt it will be there come barhain tho...

[bonjon1979]

Shiny new tires and clean bling wheelz. (I tried saying this in a serious voice but couldn't hold back from laughing, wait, I mean I loled.)

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From Scarbs' Twitter page.

A couple of things ive noticed as well on that pic:

* Red Bull/STR style cooling vent next the drivers headrest for the electronics.
* Sharkrin slightly modified with what looks like cardboard (altho could be a reflection of something orange/red)

It's not cardboard. It's gold heat proofing for the centre pillar to stop the exhaust overheating it.

[De Jokke]

Hamilton posted times of 1.12 during a stint of 26 laps. Seems good!

He's now (with his 1.12.2..) 0.5 sec slower than fer but the fast time isn't important. It are the long stints that counts.

[De Jokke]

gearbox trouble for massa

False alarm apparently

[mistrx]

gearbox trouble for massa

source?

[imightbewrong]

gearbox trouble for massa

source?

There was no trouble, and please De Jokke, this thread is no place to be gloating about possible Ferrari troubles...

[De Jokke]

gearbox trouble for massa

source?

There was no trouble, and please De Jokke, this thread is no place to be gloating about possible Ferrari troubles...

Are you a mclaren fan or not?

[axle]

Are you a mclaren fan or not?

No I'm not...you seem to be lost.

You're in an F1Technical.net thread about the MP4-25.

This is not a fanboi chit chat b0ll0x thread. Don't start Ferrari bashing here.

[De Jokke]

There modifying hamilton's mclaren now.


"Heure : 15h10
Des pièces ont été modifiés sur la McLaren MP4/25 de Hamilton. "

[Tbox]

Scarbs: man or machine? Or myth? Either way, he's awesome.

From his twitter feed, confirmation of what several of us were wondering:

Just to clarify: as Mclaren have effectively joined up the diffuser to the lower rear wing this is how big their diffuser outlet is

Linky: http://twitpic.com/110v1j

And his opinion of the arbox thang:

McLaren: To make the sidepods smaller, the oil cooler is behind the engine, fed via the airbox inlet and exited via this duct

Linky: http://twitpic.com/110tr2

[WhiteBlue]

That makes a lot of sense. I thought that McLaren have actually brought their new diffusor to the tests. Hopefully by the time of the first race there will be several others with this interpretation. The Merc seems to be build similarly but issn't sporting the upper diffusor yet.

[yzfr7]

A scoop just over the vodafone 'f' over the nose.
Holes all over this mclaren. It will end up as just one big void

[Pierce89]

Bar555: we need you

[Tbox]

A scoop just over the vodafone 'f' over the nose.
Holes all over this mclaren. It will end up as just one big void

Hehehe.

Doesn't appear to have been there early yesterday:


This testing lark is quite fun.

<wild, not serious speculation>
They measuring something like airflow, for a surprise pre season switch to the RBR style V nose?!
</wild, not serious speculation>

[Pup]

I'm just glad to see that all the added bits are nicely prepped and polished. A welcome change from last year, when it seemed like they had a crew in the back of the garage frantically making any part they could think up out of whatever scrap they could find.