McLaren MP4-27 Mercedes (pre-launch speculation)

[thestig84]

That's not what my link on the inside said!

The tub is fully assembled.

They attached the wings yesterday.

Interesting. So they not tell you anything more detail then!?
Ive fully believe what my person says but they arent technical so there is room for error there. However they nailed the intakes last year.
Selly and beelsbob got the impression its a more standard rectangle shape expected of intakes.

[PlatinumZealot]

Nah I was pulling your leg. I have no guy on the inside at Mac. Only Ferrari.

[thatnoone]

the background image on their twitter account

[astracrazy]

exactly the same as last year.

[thatnoone]

exactly the same as last year.

there's a hump on the nose though.. compare to the flat
nose of last years render

[ianwit]

If anyone who says it's exactly the same as last year could back it up with evidence please. I'm not convinced that your pictorial memories are that good on what are bound to be very similar images.

[beelsebob]

If anyone who says it's exactly the same as last year could back it up with evidence please. I'm not convinced that your pictorial memories are that good on what are bound to be very similar images.

Red = 26; Yellow = 27, the 27 a few pixels lower to make it obvious what's going on. If they're on top of each other, you can't see what's going on, because you get an orange car – because the images are identical.

The only *tiny* difference is in the cover at the *very* rear behind the wheel – they've photoshopped a tiny bit of the cover away on the 27.

[Coefficient]

If anyone who says it's exactly the same as last year could back it up with evidence please. I'm not convinced that your pictorial memories are that good on what are bound to be very similar images.

There is a side by side comparison a couple of pages back.

[murtoidf1]

Nah I was pulling your leg. I have no guy on the inside at Mac. Only Ferrari.

IF you know an insider at ferrari, then by default you will probably know Mclaren's plans too

[astracrazy]

If anyone who says it's exactly the same as last year could back it up with evidence please. I'm not convinced that your pictorial memories are that good on what are bound to be very similar images.

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seems my memory isn't as good as i thought. I missed out the little bit of cover at the back.

[plavi]

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/7175/f1noses.jpg

[raymondu999]

Welcome to the forums Plavi. That picture actually originated here on these forums.

[aral]

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/7175/f1noses.jpg

Well, the caterham nose is certainly not as shown!

[PlatinumZealot]

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/7175/f1noses.jpg

Just goes to show that most of the noses are about the same height from underneath.

[CmdrVOODOO]

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/7175/f1noses.jpg

Well, the caterham nose is certainly not as shown!

Yes, you can see that the McLaren seating position was already a bit lower than the rest of the grid. McLaren aren't going to need to make much changes to be within the new regulations. The new regulations on nose height are protecting that lower position. The McLaren won't need to change the nose like Caterham did (thankfully). And from the speculation on the new Ferrari, they lowered their seating position as well.

There will be 2 basic choices, go with a lower seating position or go with the "platypus" nose. McLaren can just evolve the car because they already had that lower seating position.

The teams with smaller budgets aren't going to be able/won't be willing to redesign as many things as Ferrari and will just do what Caterham did to fit within the regulations. So there are going to be a lot of ugly cars this year, but the McLaren won't be one of them.