McLaren MP4-28 Mercedes

[tony77g]

Vallelunga 12 novembre 2013 - Test Pirelli McLaren Video HD
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQ9H2YgZslc[/youtube]

[Holm86]

I really don't know wtf the broadcasters are doing. When watching F1 on television it sounds nothing like that. And then there is some spy guy with his home camera capturing this sound Sounds so much better than on the telly

[horse]

Partly, I think it's because we're hearing a 2011 McLaren. So it's blown diffusers a-go-go.

[Holm86]

Yes I know. And I also wondered a bit why they run hot blowing when 2014 cars wont have that.

But this video sounds better than F1 on tv I 2011.

[horse]

Well, they were concerned that the loads next year will be greater than this year, so perhaps they wanted a big bad blown diffuser to put the tyres under maximum stress.

[trinidefender]

Maybe a dumb question but how do you know it is a 2011 car?

[SectorOne]

But this video sounds better than F1 on tv I 2011.

Broadcast TV is canned on purpose. Download a race with natural sound and you get the same as you see in the video above.

[Peter Piper]

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Secondly I think the car was actually more designed with button in mind with more built in under steer

I'm certainly no expert in the technical side but being a Button fan I do know that he prefers a car with a touch of oversteer as his own driving style tends to induce understeer in the car.

[adrianjordan]

Maybe a dumb question but how do you know it is a 2011 car?

Because they're not allowed to test with this year's or last year's car.

[Just_a_fan]

I'm certainly no expert in the technical side but being a Button fan I do know that he prefers a car with a touch of oversteer as his own driving style tends to induce understeer in the car.

Strange, every interview I've seen of his he's quite vocal in saying that he doesn't like oversteer at all and can't be quick in a car that tends to oversteer. "I can't live with a car that oversteers" is a quote that comes to mind.

[trinidefender]

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Secondly I think the car was actually more designed with button in mind with more built in under steer

I'm certainly no expert in the technical side but being a Button fan I do know that he prefers a car with a touch of oversteer as his own driving style tends to induce understeer in the car.

As 'Just_a_fan' wrote, it was my understanding that he liked a very neutral car similar to Sebastian Vettel. However the difference being that Sebastian liked the car to feel like it was on rails, a by-product of which, the car will be somewhat twitchy. Jenson Button seems to like a car that may be neutral but more tells you with understeer as it approaching its limits of grip. Essentially a car he can play around with a little bit more.

[raymondu999]

Button wants a planted front. His "carry speed through corner" style induces push understeer otherwise. I'm not sure you can say Vettel likes neutral - I'd say he tends to prefer oversteer rather than neutral.

[PlatinumZealot]

Button had been very vocal about his input into this years car, so maybe the mechanical balance of the car was tuned for him.
The aero-balance I think has nothing to do with the driver's input over the winter, there are just to many variables that can affect the aero-balance at the factory and the real aero-balance on the track.

[gray41]

Verizon on the cars once again in Austin.

[aral]

Verizon on the cars once again in Austin.

Naturally! Verzion was set up by Vodafone and is trying now to buy out Vodafone!