Mclaren MP4-30 Honda

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jericho wrote:If they can develop the car at this rate, i think hongary will be a nice track for the MP4-30. This weekend will be hard due to the long straights, but with a little luck a podium can be done this year!
I think it should be Spa and Monza, low drag and all about outright HP from the engine.

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Boullier is talking about half second improvements at a time now, not just tenths. They are finally happy with the reliability side and can push PU output and aero developments. It sounds like there are quite a bit of developments by Barcelona.
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dren wrote:Boullier is talking about half second improvements at a time now, not just tenths. They are finally happy with the reliability side and can push PU output and aero developments. It sounds like there are quite a bit of developments by Barcelona.
If that 25 HP number is right, we should have a potencial 0,4s gain (25 x 0,016).

It appears AMuS is right.

Let´s hope Macca get into the points.
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Boullier: McLaren-Honda to start 'ramping up' Formula 1 performance
McLaren will begin ramping up performance after showing good reliability in the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix, according to racing director Eric Boullier.

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Really looking forward to seeing the first clean shots of the PU. Any out there yet?

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I bet Ron hates these back to back fly away races.
Cant have pristine looking cars

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One opinion and one question :

One race with a double-finish does not prove reliability. Of course it's better than it has been, and presumably less issues were seen and worked-around than previously, but three to four relatively trouble free races would be a better indicator rather than a sample of one !

Who makes the gearbox, Honda or McLaren ? I'm guessing it comes as part of a package with the engine, so Honda ?

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Mclaren of course.
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My understanding of "The Buldge", is that it causes the air to move faster and therefore a drop in pressure. The upper side's pressure stays the same and therefore creating downforce? Reverse wing in short.

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diffuser wrote:My understanding of "The Buldge", is that it causes the air to move faster and therefore a drop in pressure. The upper side's pressure stays the same and therefore creating downforce? Reverse wing in short.
It's not so much about the upper side in that particular case. They accelerate the air over the trailing edge of the neutral FW Center section. This creates a low pressure area and accelerates air underneath that FW section thereby generating low pressure and thus DF.