It seems unusual for McLaren and Red Bull to have so little upgrades in the second test.
Could this be because teams are trying to keep their killer ideas under wraps til the latest possible time?
Not much point being faster in the corners, if you are slower on a full lap.Mr.S wrote:Whitemarsh sounds confident,he says Mclaren is as good if not stronger than Red Bull in fast corners. Maybe their have improved on their rear grip & worked on the setup.
Sure, but if they've maintained their traditional strengths of grip out of slow corners, and straight line speed, there's not a lot more than they need to get right.gilgen wrote:Not much point being faster in the corners, if you are slower on a full lap.Mr.S wrote:Whitemarsh sounds confident,he says Mclaren is as good if not stronger than Red Bull in fast corners. Maybe their have improved on their rear grip & worked on the setup.
Good pic of the rake on Pitpass, copyright Joanne Burnett.Owen.C93 wrote:Seems pretty "rakey"
The exhaust is already pretty contorted, I would have thought the loss of power due to restricting the exhaust further would be an overall negative.Crucial_Xtreme wrote:What about rifling in the exhaust tailpipes to "spin" the exhaust in a certain direction? I've read the Regs & see nothing specific saying you cannot.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifling
Straightline speed has not been Mclaren's strongest point last season & looking at their rear wing,the trend is set to continue. Anyways Mclaren are quite good in slow speed corners.beelsebob wrote:Sure, but if they've maintained their traditional strengths of grip out of slow corners, and straight line speed, there's not a lot more than they need to get right.gilgen wrote:Not much point being faster in the corners, if you are slower on a full lap.Mr.S wrote:Whitemarsh sounds confident,he says Mclaren is as good if not stronger than Red Bull in fast corners. Maybe their have improved on their rear grip & worked on the setup.