McLaren MP4-31 Honda

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Is Button's floor the same one Alonso raced in Japan?
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Are those new flow conditioners at rear on the Diffuser ??

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For comparisson: Signapore:
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Can't believe they are still developing the car this late in the season !!

Really hope this is to the benefit of 2017 as well.

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New front wing concept.
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That looks like the old floor, the one mclaren111 looks like the new one, no?

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New frontwing for new floor would make sense.

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Diffuser testing
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ncassi22 wrote:New front wing concept.
http://cdn-4.motorsport.com/images/mgl/ ... t-wing.jpg
What is new on that wing?
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GoranF1 wrote:
ncassi22 wrote:New front wing concept.
http://cdn-4.motorsport.com/images/mgl/ ... t-wing.jpg
What is new on that wing?
Entire first plane cord.

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GaranF1:

What is new on that wing?
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Look at Red Arrow

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Would love to see some Pics from a different Angle. This is drastically different. With the way the First Element looks every other Element behind mus be very different to the old one too.

Edit: Here's another one, not really good but it shows the apparently got rid of the entire Outwash Tunnel and try to achieve that same effect with Air flowing over the Wing? The Top Flap gets huge on it's way to the Endplate.
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Edit 2: Another Pic:
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Also this. Only seen Ferrari do that for now:
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AMUS:

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Here you are Thunders !!

What would they be checking here ?? Seems like such a small area covered