kooleracer wrote: ↑07 Mar 2018, 13:39
McLaren having chasis/powerunit intergration once again. When Mercedes launched their first V6T, they left a big margin of error for cooling. I do not understand why McLaren doesn't leave a margin for error for testing and incrementally slim the bodywork after real world measurements. Because right now they have to redesign the packaging and bodywork. I know every tenth counts but a DNF is worthless. This doesn't look good for the brand and much more important this kills internal moral. Because everyone thought that with Renault they would turn things around. This test has been a shock through there system. There is a bit of stubbornness going on at McLaren, making the same mistakes over and over. It is goes against the DNA of McLaren as an excellent engineering company.
Lets all hope these are just teething problems and they all will be fixed come Melbourne.
Completely different aero department, completely different aero concept. Explains all the differences between 2017/18 and '14. Different management too.
They did say they'll address cooling somewhat in the upgrade for Australia. Let's see what they come up with