McLaren MP4-26 Mercedes

[ajdavison2]

I think it's just part of the livery haha

[raymondu999]

According to Scarbs on Twitter: McLaren running flow viz on the roll hoop area! Not a typical place for this stuff, perhaps checking all those complicated inlets

[Poleman]

According to Scarbs on Twitter: McLaren running flow viz on the roll hoop area! Not a typical place for this stuff, perhaps checking all those complicated inlets

[zgred]

[gibells]

cant say trade secret

conni

So you just expect us to take you word as fact with no evidence to back it up?

Easy tiger. Conni's one of our people on the inside. We don't have many. Secrecy is paramount so we'll take whatever scraps we get.

P.s. A guy called Goony once got himself fired from McLaren by giving too much of the 'dead zone' away.

[i70q7m7ghw]

Wow that doesn't look good.. It doesn't look like air wants to go in to that inlet...

[speedsense]

IF the complaint and the pundits think this is a Lack of DF, Why are the second elements on this wing, flat in a low downforce config? Or is the car getting a lot more downforce than it appears to have. Makes one wonder....

[Raptor22]

According to Scarbs on Twitter: McLaren running flow viz on the roll hoop area! Not a typical place for this stuff, perhaps checking all those complicated inlets

Looks a bit,.........er stalled to me..

[nacho]

When does the homologation take place, in the first race?

[Martin Keene]

cant say trade secret

conni

So you just expect us to take you word as fact with no evidence to back it up?

There is no source. The chassis tub is homologated for the season and cannot be changed.

[marcush.]

According to Scarbs on Twitter: McLaren running flow viz on the roll hoop area! Not a typical place for this stuff, perhaps checking all those complicated inlets

Looks a bit,.........er stalled to me..

but then you don´t know what the xit configuration was like maybe they want to find the limit of controlling flow by using different exit restrictors? Or is it like someone said close the door at the end to a small gap and you get net thrust ...

[forty-two]

IF the complaint and the pundits think this is a Lack of DF, Why are the second elements on this wing, flat in a low downforce config? Or is the car getting a lot more downforce than it appears to have. Makes one wonder....

Good spot, maybe they're running with that wing to try and gauge how the car will perform at low DF tracks, or perhaps they're trying to get more free-stream air to the U channel in the chassis, and in turn the beamwing/diffusor?

[ajdavison2]

cant say trade secret

conni

So you just expect us to take you word as fact with no evidence to back it up?

Easy tiger. Conni's one of our people on the inside. We don't have many. Secrecy is paramount so we'll take whatever scraps we get.

P.s. A guy called Goony once got himself fired from McLaren by giving too much of the 'dead zone' away.

No offence meant, just being sceptical.

[segedunum]

I think it should be pretty obvious that you're not going to get much air into an opening like that.

[horse]

IF the complaint and the pundits think this is a Lack of DF, Why are the second elements on this wing, flat in a low downforce config? Or is the car getting a lot more downforce than it appears to have. Makes one wonder....

Good spot, maybe they're running with that wing to try and gauge how the car will perform at low DF tracks, or perhaps they're trying to get more free-stream air to the U channel in the chassis, and in turn the beamwing/diffusor?

Could be a balance issue. If your rear end is not producing as much downforce as you would like then you might choose to use a less powerful front wing, also. Just a thought.