There is one aspect of car performance that McLarens have been legendary in the past for. That's the mechanical grip, kerb and bump riding ability as well as traction out of slow corners.ringo wrote: Realistically what is it that Mclaren could have done to the non ebd car?
I can't see anything making more gains than the ebd.
This year they seem to have focused on the aero and completely lost the ball on their strength. McLarens have historically never been amazing at aero, but they have been amazing at other stuff. They will never beat Ferrari or RBR on pure aero alone.
What they should do is focus more on the suspension design etc.