McLaren MP4-29 Mercedes

[Thunder]

Some more Pictures from Today via AMuS:

New Front Wing:





Old Front Wing Front and Back:

[mclaren_mircea]

Even if it's in italian I stronly recomend this link about Mclaren's upgrades for Austraia.
- completely new FW
- redesigned brake ducts
- modifications to the rear floor for a better efficiency of the diffuser

*- edit: and new diffuser

Source: http://www.f1analisitecnica.com/2014/06 ... laren.html

[ollandos]

all redesing ....FW-RW SIDEPODS REAR AND SLIMER NOSE ....the side air intake looks smaller.....

[f1rules]

i hope pp has instructed mclaren on how rb was able to create that stable y250 vortex to seal the diffuser

[gloomyandy]

Not 100% sure, but in the picture that shows the rear of the car with the bodywork removed, does the radiator seem to be different/more horizontal than it was before?

[turbof1]

Very nice update to the front wing. They are steadily converging to the mercedes/red bull concept, although the cascades look a bit more inspired by ferrari.

The endplate itself, without the upward bending strakes in- and outside, still looks very simple. No slots or complex bending. They still might feel a bit insecure or lost about that and look to opt to get the wing sorted first.

[gary123]

[mclaren111]

I must say I like the look of the new FW - much more detailed and looks like it will direct air more efficiently to were it should go.
Not as good looking as Merc's, but lets hope it works as well

The small vortex fins on top off the sidepods looks like it been moved closer to the inside towards driver.

[mikeerfol]

https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/479887574778257408

[McMrocks]

i hope pp has instructed mclaren on how rb was able to create that stable y250 vortex to seal the diffuser

AFAIK and as far as we could see it on some images, the y250 went around the sidepod and over the floor. The diffuser was sealed by exhaust gases or now by vortexes of some vortex generators next to the rear tyres.

[f1rules]

mclaren measuring frontwing deflection

[f1rules]

i hope pp has instructed mclaren on how rb was able to create that stable y250 vortex to seal the diffuser

AFAIK and as far as we could see it on some images, the y250 went around the sidepod and over the floor. The diffuser was sealed by exhaust gases or now by vortexes of some vortex generators next to the rear tyres.

ok, i thought i read somewhere that the vortex helped seal the floor and diffuser

[CptPeanut]

Promising practise times from Button so far

[techF1LES]

https://twitter.com/techF1LES/status/479963060741087232

[mclaren_mircea]

Interesting about Mp4-29's behaviour in Turn 3. The Mclaren car has less understeer than even the Mercedes and Red Bull.
"Turn Three is understeer city, everyone is locking up here," reports Martin Brundle from trackside. "The best front-end here with less understeer is the McLaren, followed by the Mercedes. The worst is the Ferrari, it looks like they have terminal understeer."