Mclaren MP4-30 Honda

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Jef Patat
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Apperently ALO started with the old nose.

For comparisson:
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i70q7m7ghw
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Not the best of angles, but another shot of Alonso's car with the updated aero.
https://twitter.com/HondaRacingF1/statu ... 7619396608

atlantis
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Interesting camera fins on the nose... they look like the Mercedes / Ferrari ones that were modified before Australian GP

iichel
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the camera fins don't look that different from the long McL nose

atlantis
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The supports are longer and more curved. (the image above shows the old version)

wickedz50
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Any improvements seen on the new upgrades and changes in the FP1?

Jef Patat
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From that angle they don't look different to me neither.

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wickedz50 wrote:Any improvements seen on the new upgrades and changes in the FP1?
Alonso had problem whit K so they didint even tried new parts yet,he run a few laps at the end whit old wings and nose.
He complained about gears.
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mclaren111
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Just when I thought it could not get any worse :shock: :shock: #-o :( :(

Let's hope it gets better over the rest of the weekend [-o< [-o< [-o< [-o<

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Jef Patat
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Try to stay positive: it's not worse, it's just not better :wink:

radosav
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Abarth
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AMuS reports that McLaren may not run the new nose because there seems to be a disagreement (with FIA I believe) about the crash test they did to homologate it.

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RZS10
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They should just run it, all that can happen is a DSQ, right?

bhall II
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radosav wrote:Image
Brightened it up a bit.

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SparkyAMG
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Probably a lot worse than that if the FIA have told them beforehand they deem it to be illegal and unsafe.

Shame - that nose is the least offensive of the 'thumb' noses and actually looks pretty good on the McLaren.