bar555 wrote:Apart from the new frontal upper wisbone , i think that the rear suspension has also been redisigned but i can not find some good pictures to make this claim visual through this photo comparison thread .
What about you Tomba , any good rear suspension MP4/23 pics
Not so far unfortunately
allan wrote:im a bit confused, isnt the 2005 mclaren called the MP4-20? tomba mentioned it in the technical development section as MP4-21, and bar555 did the same here... am i doin the math right?
2008-23
2007-22
2006-21
2005-20?
True, sorry for that
dnomdec wrote:Tomba, mind explaining further the difference between the nose cone / wishbone attachment points on the MP4/22 and 23? From the pics bar555 posted, they look almost exactly the same to me.
The latest pics hy bar555 do show it clearly too. You can see that there is actually more of the suspension connection painted, and in the case of McLaren that means it is part of the nose cone. If you would remove the nose, you'd see that the suspension arm cover and thickening will extend further forward than the monocoque itself.
My point is however that McLaren chose to add a little more to the nose instead of fixed to the suspension. It will give the pitstop people a better chance to fit the nose in place before it is fixed. Previously the gap was a little bit smaller and therefore required more precision to position the nose correctly on the car.
