McLaren MP4-28 (pre-launch speculation)

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amouzouris wrote:It might actually be th e28 under there...maybe...i am saying that only from the shape of the sidepods...i have outlined the car's visible lines:
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if it is the 28..it has RB style sidepods
Could be U pods with RB style back...

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amouzouris wrote:It might actually be th e28 under there...maybe...i am saying that only from the shape of the sidepods...i have outlined the car's visible lines:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BBUVlHsCYAAsME0.jpg:large

if it is the 28..it has RB style sidepods
Hard to say since it wouldnt follow the contour correctly because of the Rear Wheels and Wing. But could indeed be the MP4-28 under there
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That's the Ferrari F2014 teaser . ;)

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Now that you point out the dip in the top there, yeh, I'm pretty convinced that's the -26 under there.

What looks like the bulge for the exhaust I'd expect is just the flatter area behind the U-pods.

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Im certain its the pre-Austin front wing, so that means the actual car under the cloth could be the 27, 26 or the 25

my two penneth....
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richard_leeds wrote:That's the Ferrari F2014 teaser . ;)
haha! thats a good one!

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That nose looks hugely small; I wonder if they made the panel the complete nose. Looks also higher then last year, if you judge the height difference between the endplates and the nose tip.
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turbof1 wrote:That nose looks hugely small; I wonder if they made the panel the complete nose. Looks also higher then last year, if you judge the height difference between the endplates and the nose tip.
oh its not the thickness of the nose...its the left and right top corners of the nose

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IMO this is not the new car (as every year). It looks like u-sidepods so i think it is the 26 which was also used for the interview with Perez. 8 more days to go.

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I get excited about McLarens launch, then I remember Hamilton's not driving for them and it ruins it. O GOD. I've been a fanboy all along :wtf:

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I am pretty much sure that under there is this one: http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg831/scaled ... &ysize=640 http://www.f1-site.com/wallpapers/2010/ ... 010-16.jpg

This is the MP4-25 used by Lewis Hamilton only for Monza(without F-Duct)!!...This one is at MTC!
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higher nose.
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AMG.Tzan wrote:I am pretty much sure that under there is this one: http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg831/scaled ... &ysize=640 http://www.f1-site.com/wallpapers/2010/ ... 010-16.jpg

This is the MP4-25 used by Lewis Hamilton only for Monza(without F-Duct)!!...This one is at MTC!
Seems like it yes.

Great find!
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amouzouris wrote:It might actually be th e28 under there...maybe...i am saying that only from the shape of the sidepods...i have outlined the car's visible lines

if it is the 28..it has RB style sidepods
IF i Worked at Mclaren I would pile up Boxes and place a sheet over it and let people trip out... Or better yet put a sheet on a car that's 3 seasons old every time.. Gives nothing away like that.. And it is technecly a McLaren under there..
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would be some weird shaped boxes under there
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