Mclaren 2011 Car Launched

GravyMonster · 4 Feb 2011 at 13:27

@RacecarEngineer said:
Tim Goss - we do not intend to test or race the exhaust seen on the car at the launch - FEE fully expected

As expected then - that exhaust setup was just for show.

FEE is the technical name for the exhaust system Renault have.

Danthus · 4 Feb 2011 at 13:28

Are they air intakes to the rear wing, the red arrow at the rear an exit?

SPARC · 4 Feb 2011 at 13:41

OldCoals said:
Are they air intakes to the rear wing, the red arrow at the rear an exit?

Nope ...

However, to ensure that it did not reveal the internal designs of the car, McLaren fitted the car with fake internals, including a plastic engine and exhaust, so that there was no chance of anyone catching a glimpse of secret innovations.

The only real thing we saw was the shape of the sidepods.

GravyMonster · 4 Feb 2011 at 13:46

There's some arguement amongst the experts on twitter. Some saying McLaren will have the FEE, some saying there's not enough space around the sidepods to route it through, and there is a lot of space by the crash structure/diffuser, so it will be a standard EBD.

Flibster · 4 Feb 2011 at 13:50

Spunkey said:
A challenger appears!

Blackvault said:
This trumps all.

rpstewart said:
Neither of those are particularly pretty but in real terms they're nowhere near as bad as the Ferrari 312B3 Spazzaneve

So many others to choose from.
Eifelland Type 21
March 711
Ligier JS 5
Tyrrell 012 *this version from 1983*
McLaren M28B

Just off the top of my head anyway...

JRS · 4 Feb 2011 at 13:59

Ferrari F310 and the '69 Cosworth 4WD F1 car get my nod as being among the ugliest efforts ever seen.

gord · 4 Feb 2011 at 14:08

Duke said:
Sig updated

Looks terrible! Put some effort into your support sig!

Flibster · 4 Feb 2011 at 14:18

@racecarengineering said:
McLaren have two exhaust solutions ready to run in testing and two more in development. They have not decided which to use yet none are FEE

Iiiiiiinteresting.

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

rpstewart · 4 Feb 2011 at 14:25

Flibster said:
Eifelland Type 21

OK, you win! That's hideous!

Flibster · 4 Feb 2011 at 14:26

rpstewart said:
OK, you win! That's hideous!

I love the rear view mirror, mounted on a stalk directly in front of the driver. Genius!

rpstewart · 4 Feb 2011 at 14:39

One does have to wonder if a vertical mount is a more efficient decapitation device than the horizontal nose wing effort Arrows ran at Monaco a while back.

Although to be fair the cockpit head protection is 25 years ahead of it's time!

stoke1863 · 4 Feb 2011 at 14:41

nice to see them doing something different compared to the other teams. That front wing is very nice,

anyone think this is subliminal advertising by merc? The side pods have got a bit of an SLS AMG thing going on

(i joke)

RSR · 4 Feb 2011 at 14:42

Duke said:
Sig updated

Snap

rpstewart · 4 Feb 2011 at 14:42

stoke1863 said:
anyone think this is subliminal advertising by merc?

No, if it was they'd have done it on their own car

Kevin Clark · 4 Feb 2011 at 15:24

They also look a bit like an L and J for Lewis and Jenson

btw, studio shots are out now.

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

wolvers · 4 Feb 2011 at 15:44

Mr.Fantastic said:
Latest rumours are that the stuff under the engine cover is plastic .

Looks more like the exhausts are Alumide rapid prototyping.

OldCoals said:
Are they air intakes to the rear wing, the red arrow at the rear an exit?

That picture clearly shows the oil rad (gearbox probably, possibly combined with hydraulic oil), that is fed by the extra duct on the back of the roll hoop, and the exit for it.

Mr.Fantastic · 4 Feb 2011 at 15:50

All the info about how the exhaust, gearbox, intakes are 75% false because it's all plastic under the hood to fake what will be the correct layout when the proper car is rolled out the garage for the next test but i really loved how the exhaust exited the rear which made it looked so sexy but it's not the final design

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Sparky · 4 Feb 2011 at 15:52

smr said:
Oh my God, that front wing looks like it was designed and perfected by God himself!

What a sexy car

Newey had nothing to do with it.

Flibster · 4 Feb 2011 at 15:57

rpstewart said:
One does have to wonder if a vertical mount is a more efficient decapitation device than the horizontal nose wing effort Arrows ran at Monaco a while back.

Although to be fair the cockpit head protection is 25 years ahead of it's time!

Tyrrell X wings could kill the mechanics in the pitpane too.

Oooh - forgot the uglyness that was the Arrows A2