Mclaren Mercedes MP4-25

[horse]

It doesn't look like the radical redesign Whitmarsh was promising. I'd say, so far, what we've seen of the FW31 looks likes the greatest departure from last years cars.

[imightbewrong]

With the height of that rear end they should have space enough for the mother of all difusers.. wonder how this affects the COG...

[vasia]

Just read a big bunch of information from McLaren on the car, very interesting design philosophy they took. They said they took full advantage of the regulations in order to achieve maximum benefit from the car's floor. They said the rear of the car is redesigned to get maximum benefit from the floor, which can only mean one thing; there must be one incredible diffuser on the car.

The car's cooling system is totally redesigned, and believe it or not McLaren claims they lowered the car's center of gravity.

Sidepods are also overall more compact than the F10's.

The thing that interests me most is that unique shape of the nose, including that "hump" on the nose.

[CMSMJ1]

That is a wicked looking car. Love the exhausts...about as far away from the Ferrari solution as possible.

[bonjon1979]

It doesn't look like the radical redesign Whitmarsh was promising. I'd say, so far, what we've seen of the FW31 looks likes the greatest departure from last years cars.

Are you mad, look at the thing! It's so different to the silver donkey as to be untrue.

[bonjon1979]

Just done a comparison of Mac and Ferrari wheelbase using the wheels to make sure they're the same scale. It looks like the mac is up to half a wheel shorter in wheel base (6.5 inches). This has to be good news for the twisty circuits.

[myurr]

Quick and dirty comparison. Looks like the McLaren is actually slightly longer - I'm surprised by that but hey... if it works...

[myurr]

Just done a comparison of Mac and Ferrari wheelbase using the wheels to make sure they're the same scale. It looks like the mac is up to half a wheel shorter in wheel base (6.5 inches). This has to be good news for the twisty circuits.

Interesting... maybe you could upload the image? We can't both be right

[bonjon1979]

Haha! so much for my attempts! looks to be a couple of inches doesn't it.

[bonjon1979]

Just done a comparison of Mac and Ferrari wheelbase using the wheels to make sure they're the same scale. It looks like the mac is up to half a wheel shorter in wheel base (6.5 inches). This has to be good news for the twisty circuits.

Interesting... maybe you could upload the image? We can't both be right

I've seen my mistake. I was using the outside of the tyres rather than the rims. Angle of the photo changes the perspective slightly throwing things out!

[astracrazy]

the F10 looks like its been on a diet of burgers and kebabs this looks like its been in the gym everyday - a lean mean fighting machine

It doesn't look like the radical redesign Whitmarsh was promising. I'd say, so far, what we've seen of the FW31 looks likes the greatest departure from last years cars.

compare the mp4-24 to the mp4-25, its a huge difference!

[myurr]

I've seen my mistake. I was using the outside of the tyres rather than the rims. Angle of the photo changes the perspective slightly throwing things out!

Yeah learnt that the hard way last year - it's much easier to line up the rims than the tyre edge, especially when the cars are at a slightly different angle.

[myurr]

Rear wing is different - the end plate is more substantial in the part alongside the wing elements. Previously the cutaways went right to the edge, now they don't.

[imightbewrong]

Aligned at front tire rim


aligned at headrest/air box:

[myurr]

Aligned at front tire rim

Looks much closer in your pictures - which I would suspect to be more accurate than my alignment. With the cars not being quite the same angle it's easy to get it a little bit wrong.