McLaren MP4-31 Honda

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Sounds like a lion roaring when it goes past, wether that's good or not I don't know but it sounds cool

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Look at he first comment reply from Joe after the article.

https://joesaward.wordpress.com/2016/02 ... 76#respond
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A little more for the Rake lovers.... https://twitter.com/piusgasso/status/702113562655854592
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Crazy, the top of the diffuser is almost inline with the rear axle...

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Guys remember, there is a Testing Thread for Laptimes and such.... :wink:
http://www.f1technical.net/forum/viewto ... 83#p621283
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Thunders wrote:Guys remember, there is a Testing Thread for Laptimes and such.... :wink:
http://www.f1technical.net/forum/viewto ... 83#p621283" target="_blank
i dont get why not post mpr-31's lap times here..
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Avocado wrote:Times don't matter at this point. They managed to complete more than 100 laps, which is brilliant! =D>
Really? They say to finish first, first you must finish... but this is F1, if you can't finish first, there's little point finishing at all!

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the EDGE wrote:
Avocado wrote:Times don't matter at this point. They managed to complete more than 100 laps, which is brilliant! =D>
Really? They say to finish first, first you must finish... but this is F1, if you can't finish first, there's little point finishing at all!
It's the second day of testing. They are not in Australia.

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Say guys, can you solve this riddle: testing discussion goes into ... ?

For the record, I participated there, but because I was under the impression this was the testing topic.

I'll remove the posts about testing later on.
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Can this amount of rake be effective and create a lot of stable downforce ???

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See Red Bull, if you can do it right, yes. If you can't... well, you'd probably stall the floor and/or air will leak into the floor from the sides, both of which won't be very cool.

It also brings some challenges in suspension setup, with the requirement of setting stiffer than ideal rear suspension IIRC.

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Heavy understeer, at least the car seems very hooked up traction wise.
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Alonso: McLaren could have best chassis by start of European season


http://www.grandprixtimes.com/news/id/11360

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At the moment it looks like last years car was faster than '31....Magnusen did 1.25.225 on softs....
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