i'm pretty sure it's two different teams, with the same unit. Will find out more, although it'll probably hit the news by Belgium.Owen.C93 wrote:Two teams of different engine suppliers? Is this fully an engine feature as well, or will it require physical changes for McLaren to use it.mekanikal_grip wrote:Nico tested a dumbed down version of the exhaust in FP1 in Germany, MS used it during FP2 and both cars ran the system in the race.
As the article points out the "full" version will likely be used in Belgium.
I'm aware of two teams challenging the legality
Interesting. Ok thanks I'll keep an eye on it, we know JB used an "experimental" exhaust at some point as well.mekanikal_grip wrote:i'm pretty sure it's two different teams, with the same unit. Will find out more, although it'll probably hit the news by Belgium.Owen.C93 wrote:Two teams of different engine suppliers? Is this fully an engine feature as well, or will it require physical changes for McLaren to use it.mekanikal_grip wrote:Nico tested a dumbed down version of the exhaust in FP1 in Germany, MS used it during FP2 and both cars ran the system in the race.
As the article points out the "full" version will likely be used in Belgium.
I'm aware of two teams challenging the legality
It was McLaren technology to begin with! Merc have been developing along side and have narrowed a lot of the issues. your last sentence re: physical changes, is close...!
So you're saying the "little tank" is the previously known Octo-box, corrected by Mercedes ?mekanikal_grip wrote: It was McLaren technology to begin with! Merc have been developing along side and have narrowed a lot of the issues. your last sentence re: physical changes, is close...!
Maybe they combined forces like rbr and str...Javert wrote:So you're saying the "little tank" is the previously known Octo-box, corrected by Mercedes ?mekanikal_grip wrote: It was McLaren technology to begin with! Merc have been developing along side and have narrowed a lot of the issues. your last sentence re: physical changes, is close...!
And the combustion phenomenes (by pulsing waves) of which the article speaks are the thing that precluded McLaren making Octopus work ?
This launch spec picture is not representative of a current spec MP4-26. The sidepods are hugely different now.beelsebob wrote:Coefficient wrote:marcush. wrote:well these pads show clearly rh and lh side markings -but tyre blankets have DIFFERENT markings rr,lr,rf,lr so that does not fit.why should they aasign the middle covers to left or ride side only? does not make much sense to me.
But I have seen more than once teams covering parts of the bodywork with cooling towels in parc ferme or coming back into the pits.I don´t think the bodywork and especially the paintjob like the hot exhausts ...maybe this way they can save the paintjob for the race...
They mark the main part of the tyre warmers LF, RF, RR and LR because the front and rear tyres are different widths and each tyre will have a specific temp target programmed into the warmer to achieve a particular tyre pressure. The Wheels are however the same diameter and front and back and as the front cover is passive they can be used front or rear.
They appear to have an unusual shape because the have been squashed into the L channel of the sidepods. They are circular and are Tyre Warmer Covers.
Look at the area to the front of the red swash on the side pod – notice how the raised section of the U-pod flattens out. The area behind the red swash, where the blanket sits is flat. This blanket is not squashed into any L-channel.
I'm convinced that it is either to keep the mechanic's hands and/or the paintwork cool with hot exhausts under there.
Here's (albeit a bit blurry) the hungary spec one – the channels still end well before that point:Coefficient wrote:This launch spec picture is not representative of a current spec MP4-26. The sidepods are hugely different now.
I think this whole thing is blown out of proportion... I think it looks similar to this:Javert wrote:So you're saying the "little tank" is the previously known Octo-box, corrected by Mercedes ?mekanikal_grip wrote: It was McLaren technology to begin with! Merc have been developing along side and have narrowed a lot of the issues. your last sentence re: physical changes, is close...!
And the combustion phenomenes (by pulsing waves) of which the article speaks are the thing that precluded McLaren making Octopus work ?
Haha, I made a thread a while ago proposing something like this – the biggest issue is fuelling it. The rules ban providing fuel to anything other than the engine.Richied76 wrote:right i know your all going to laugh. but if legal wouldnt a pulse jet kind of system work perfectly as a exhaust? Its hard to explain my idea without pictures but if your wasting fuel on exhaust flow why not burni it purposly in the exhaust to create huge negative pressure behind the exhaust valve? Ok there are LOTS of reasons why this wudnt work like pulse jets need sustained air ingress/forsed induction to start...but thats where the engine comes in.
To be honest the playing around with pulse jets i've done made it really hard to believe that F1 teams had a problem with thermal protection in the first place.
Oh and just so you dont think i'm totaly crazy, i looked at N SMIKLES pic and all i could see was an expansion chamber, inlet and outlet....just like a pulse jet