McLaren MP4-31 Honda

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Lot of discussion about harsh sound of Honda PU during Off throttle and partial throttle. Could the explanation be that they use conventional turbo antilag? Other teams using electric power to spool up the turbo?

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If you listen from 3:05 you can hear the McLaren make different noises off throttle, that last one ~3:30 sounds especially weird.
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godlameroso wrote:If you listen from 3:05 you can hear the McLaren make different noises off throttle, that last one ~3:30 sounds especially weird.
Yeah 3:30 is a completely different sound. I'm not sure though, a lot could contribute to that sound with those 3 exhausts though. So it could be the same engine effect (or whatever) making two differently pitched sounds.
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What is that silver "thing" in front of the Left Rear Tyre ?

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I think its only the sun reflecting from the carbon fibre. that simple. :)

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It's clearly not a reflection(as it has no area to reflect upon.)

Could be sensors or something like that
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since its one of the most popular areas of development at the moment, sealing the diffuser enabling high rake, i think its sensors

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Other side and other angle:
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This image is a bit bigger in quality, definitely no a reflection, also they have sensors under the rear wing.

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I believe it was the 4th day so they did just 3 laps no much data collected, so we might see tomorrow in action again both devices

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Sounds very angry!

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Monkey seat on place, :D