McLaren MP4-26 Mercedes

[raymondu999]

If they do I'd be very interested with how they handle the new exhaust regs

[Mazdaboy]

Wow! ! This front wing is great! Look at this! Let's flexing

[foxivan]

Wow! ! This front wing is great! Look at this! Let's flexing

great pics, now the FW alomot touches the ground.

[Holm86]

So finaly they figured it out. That must be a big part of why they are so close to the bulls now.

[Owen.C93]

Wow, I know Charlie wont be happy with this after he told them to tone it down after Valencia. I hope you don't mind I posted that image on Autosport forums as well, full credit given.

[doink]

Wow, I know Charlie wont be happy with this after he told them to tone it down after Valencia. I hope you don't mind I posted that image on Autosport forums as well, full credit given.

What's he going to do about it, though? He can't prove anything with his static load test, of which this will surely pass. If new tests and rules come in at the end of the season, there will be a lot of angry people, because of the money wasted. He's had long enough to sort the issue now and it's currently escalating like the EBD issue.

[ajdavison2]

Wow, I know Charlie wont be happy with this after he told them to tone it down after Valencia. I hope you don't mind I posted that image on Autosport forums as well, full credit given.

What's he going to do about it, though? He can't prove anything with his static load test, of which this will surely pass. If new tests and rules come in at the end of the season, there will be a lot of angry people, because of the money wasted. He's had long enough to sort the issue now and it's currently escalating like the EBD issue.

I agree, it'll be like the flexi-wings debate all over again, the wings are clearly flexing or pivoting, we can all see from the TV images and stuff, but as long as it passes the relevant tests, (which we can assume it did seen as they're using it) then it will be declared legal.

[Just_a_fan]

Wow, I know Charlie wont be happy with this after he told them to tone it down after Valencia. I hope you don't mind I posted that image on Autosport forums as well, full credit given.

Charlie can go whistle. "If it passes the load tests then it's legal"; that's the mantra from the FIA all season with regard to front wings.

If Charlie suddenly uses photo evidence against McLaren having not done so against RBR then it'll be evidence of FIA bias for/against certain teams.

I believe the phrase "hoisted with one's own petard" comes to mind...

[ringo]

That's what redbull are doing with the cables.

Anyway i wouldn't beatup my scrunineers over it. If it passes the load tests it's legal. Other teams should just copy it and get with the program.

[Tyler]

I'm still not convinced it's the construction of or the materials used for the FW but rather that it's the cars rake (as Horner keeps stating) that's making the FW flex. Obviously with more rake it would be closer to the ground and surely the downforce it produces would flex it downwards?
That would also explain why these wings are passing the FIA tests.
Just a question on the MP4-26's sidepods - if they carried the design over into 2012 and somehow put the periscope exhausts in the channel of the sidepods, could this somehow benefit them - maybe by energising the air moving through the channel towards the rear of the car?

[hakan439]

I am not sure but does Hamilton used hard tires in his final lap?

[doink]

I am not sure but does Hamilton used hard tires in his final lap?

What on God's earth are you talking about, man?

[hakan439]

I am not sure but does Hamilton used hard tires in his final lap?

What on God's earth are you talking about, man?

Ok I got my answer

[PlatinumZealot]

I'm still not convinced it's the construction of or the materials used for the FW but rather that it's the cars rake (as Horner keeps stating) that's making the FW flex. Obviously with more rake it would be closer to the ground and surely the downforce it produces would flex it downwards?
That would also explain why these wings are passing the FIA tests.
Just a question on the MP4-26's sidepods - if they carried the design over into 2012 and somehow put the periscope exhausts in the channel of the sidepods, could this somehow benefit them - maybe by energising the air moving through the channel towards the rear of the car?

The air in that area moves very slowly. It's like a little air pocket and the air from on top the side pods flows over that pocket of air that is near the exhaust pipes like a waterfall.


Somehow I think Mclaren have made steps to lower the rear channel of the L-pods? It is very low in this picture.


http://motorsport.nextgen-auto.com/gall ... ul/108.jpg

[Byronrhys]

I'm still not convinced it's the construction of or the materials used for the FW but rather that it's the cars rake (as Horner keeps stating) that's making the FW flex. Obviously with more rake it would be closer to the ground and surely the downforce it produces would flex it downwards?
That would also explain why these wings are passing the FIA tests.
Just a question on the MP4-26's sidepods - if they carried the design over into 2012 and somehow put the periscope exhausts in the channel of the sidepods, could this somehow benefit them - maybe by energising the air moving through the channel towards the rear of the car?

I'm still out on the rake bit causing flex, the Mercedes car isn't nearly as raked as the rest yet it flexes a considerable amount of the 4 that do flex.