wow that is...different to say the least. ugly but beautifulzgred wrote:
That is really ugly.
EDIT: another angle.
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McLaren have chosen some interesting design routes on their new competitor. In addition to our own technical analysis, McLaren's Tim Goss and Paddy Lowe explain why some decisions have been made in light of the regulation changes.
wow that is...different to say the least. ugly but beautifulzgred wrote:
That is really ugly.
EDIT: another angle.
marcush. wrote:er..is the exhaust pipe ending in a y-piece now ? it almost looks like they have an exhaust port along the radius between floor and transmission covering and the more outwards directed pipe that we already saw aimed possibly at the downforce producing bits mounted to the upright .
zgred wrote:
Yeah, it looks like the exhausts are now exiting underneath the car. Also, that rear wing is completely different in concept. It doesn't look like there's two separate elements - just one big one with huge holes cut through it. It'll be really interesting to see how it performs on track.feynman wrote:marcush. wrote:er..is the exhaust pipe ending in a y-piece now ? it almost looks like they have an exhaust port along the radius between floor and transmission covering and the more outwards directed pipe that we already saw aimed possibly at the downforce producing bits mounted to the upright .zgred wrote:
It looks like a y-piece in the first photo, but as you move closer, then I don't think so.
Errr, so where exactly is the exhaust?
A Hyper-Blown-Diffuser? They've definitely gone 10/10ths with the concept, be nice to see another angle.
Did the last of the old McLaren/Newey blown diffusers not go way deep down into the back of the car? Have they been rummaging round in the basement looking for ideas?
i´m well aware of that fact.Still they must have a considerable effect on the aero ? so you are modifying the flow you are trying to measure ..not quite the approach if yopu are looking at single POINTS of improvement...feynman wrote:The boxes are temporary and have been seen before. They contain pressure sensors and are usually connected to an array of pitot-tubes during practice.
You can see a ribbon cable of tubes emerging from both boxes and heading off towards the new front-wing.
they wouldnt test anywhere affected by itmarcush. wrote:i´m well aware of that fact.Still they must have a considerable effect on the aero ? so you are modifying the flow you are trying to measure ..not quite the approach if yopu are looking at single POINTS of improvement...feynman wrote:The boxes are temporary and have been seen before. They contain pressure sensors and are usually connected to an array of pitot-tubes during practice.
You can see a ribbon cable of tubes emerging from both boxes and heading off towards the new front-wing.
To me this must be one of the next steps for the teams:
you need integrated testing equipment interfaces to be able to evaluate updates
with reproducable results. So no big testlab style cableworms but slot in devices that can quickly validate performance gains.
I'm really not sure. I can't remember seeing those large 'V-shaped' horizontal cuts in the old rear wing - they certainly weren't there in Monaco or hungary which are the other two high downforce circuits (just checked photos on F1.com)PNSD wrote:It cant be a single element rear wing... Very interesting details, but would like a confirmation on that rear wing. It just looks like the one they have ran for most of the season imo.
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http://photos.gpupdate.net/large/162744.jpg
Not a single element rear wing. The amount of red is simply making it difficult to tell, but there are two planes there.
If McLaren wanted to be clever, they'd do all their winter testing in a car painted solid Vodafone Rocket Red, camera sensors already struggle with red and then adding a bit of dayglo into the mix and everything blows out into a solid red mush.PNSD wrote:The amount of red is simply making it difficult to tell, but there are two planes there.
