Mclaren 2011 Car Launched

Duke · 4 Feb 2011 at 10:58

Duke · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:05

Double top intake?

Duke · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:09

Just thinking, if they have the exhaust layout like Renault, maybe most the air for the engine goes in the top, down the back then towards the front? Bit hard to explain.

Duke · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:16

Feed isn't great

Duke · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:17

Duke · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:18

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/02/04/mclaren-mp4-26-launch-first-pictures/mcl26/

Duke · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:24

Happy car is happy.

Duke · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:32

http://mclaren.com/2011revealed/

Duke · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:39

Duke · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:41

To cool the KERS I expect.

Duke · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:57

Can't wait for a write up from that guy that does the blog.

Duke · 4 Feb 2011 at 12:53

Spunkey said:
A challenger appears!

Was waiting for that

Blackvault said:
This trumps all.

And that

Duke · 4 Feb 2011 at 13:05

Sig updated

Duke · 4 Feb 2011 at 13:11

They wouldn't be that open if it was the real kit underneath!

Duke · 4 Feb 2011 at 14:19

gord said:
Looks terrible! Put some effort into your support sig!

Had to get in there quick to begin with but will find a better side one during testing

Duke · 4 Feb 2011 at 16:18

CS||nuTs said:
Newey had nothing to do with it.

Duke · 4 Feb 2011 at 18:57

Spunkey said:
Good technical analysis of McLarens U-sidepods: here

Duke · 6 Feb 2011 at 10:38

Wrong thread?

Duke · 7 Feb 2011 at 17:12

Overlag said:
sidepods looks like the ferrari from 1996... Horrible, and for some reason, even tho i havnt got millions of pounds of CFD equipment, i just dont think its going to work...?

The sidepods will take the dirty air from behind the tyres instead of the clean air. The clean air is directed down the centre to the rear wing. Sounds good in theory but we'll see