lombers wrote:xpensive wrote:Let's try this another way, when McLaren opted for that lower and more tasteful nose on the MP4-27, any of you tifosi who
thinks they didn't consider a pull-rod, that they were too ignorant, arrogant or plain stupid to do that?
Of course the most resourceful team in F1 considered that option, but even with the lower nose they went with the push-rod,
when Ferrari found the pull-rod advantageous even with the highest nose in the pit-lane?
One of them got it wrong, I wonder who?
I'm sorry but this is a poor comparison to make.
The nose designs are completely different between these two cars. As has been stated by Scarbs one of the main reasons he thinks Ferrari went with a pull rod was for a lower CofG with their high nose design.
The McLaren nose has a noticeably lower profile and therefore doesn't need to make substantial changes to achieve their lower CofG requirements. I'm no suspension expert, but it does appear that with a lower nose profile like the McLaren the angles required to achieve pull rod at the front might not be feasible for the same performance.
So you don't feel that McLaren being the smart people they are, would opt to lower the CoG even further with a pull rod layout if they thought it advantageous to handling and geometry? hmmmm...
Pull rod front suspension died a while back because once cars had raised noses the goemetry was simply better with a push rod. The last really successful Pull Rod was the McLaren MP4/5b. Its chassis was very low but also wider than current cars so packaging was easier. Th geometry was also favourable to excellent handling.
Thereafter the high nose cars took over with it the push rod suspension amde yet another comeback.
Since McLaren have been building successfull cars with both types of layout over the years, do you really believe they would not see an advantage?
