Mclaren MP4-27 launch thread
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Looks very nice, Will miss the old sidepods tho.
Roll on Friday!
Roll on Friday!
Upon thinking about it, and having a good read. It looks like they've improved on last years car which was not too shabby at all.
Which can only be a good thing
Here's hoping Red Bull don't release something that makes us all go **** me
Which can only be a good thing
Here's hoping Red Bull don't release something that makes us all go **** me
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(here's to the taller of the two drivers wiping the floor with the other one in the WDC again in 2012)
Agree with you there.
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phew, glad we arent getting 24 gator noses
Loooooooooowisss has a new 2012 spec wider chin strap weirdy beardy
Not many Amish people follow F1.
Upon thinking about it, and having a good read.
What you been reading?
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Not yet, but he said on twitter he'll be drawing pictures and doing a full tech analysis of the car in the next day or two.
"Also McLaren say new car controversial +last year's car ultimately fastest but Vettel better"
^ from Brundles tweet. If that's the case this car better be 2 seconds faster than the field. What an odd thing for mclaren to put out
Car looks ugly but hopefully atleast as good as the red bull this year for the sake of an interesting title battle
^ from Brundles tweet. If that's the case this car better be 2 seconds faster than the field. What an odd thing for mclaren to put out
Car looks ugly but hopefully atleast as good as the red bull this year for the sake of an interesting title battle
If you want the maximum air travelling under the nose, then the kinky nose *fnar!* is needed as the max tub height is higher than the max nose height.
McLaren are running a low tub height so they can go with the smooth nose shape.
Nice comparison looking down on 2011 and 2012 car.
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mclaren_26_top_comparison_1.jpg
Much tighter at the rear and also same front wing, i.e. only a demo one.
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mclaren_26_top_comparison_1.jpg
Much tighter at the rear and also same front wing, i.e. only a demo one.
Yep
Its about what airflow you are prioritising. If you are going for a design that requires as much air under the nose as possible then your will go for a Caterham style nose.
However, if your overall design is not so dependant on central airflow under the nose then you can afford to lower it and smooth out the curve.
The McLaren opens up the possibility of a good mix of cars this year with different approaches.
Its about what airflow you are prioritising. If you are going for a design that requires as much air under the nose as possible then your will go for a Caterham style nose.
However, if your overall design is not so dependant on central airflow under the nose then you can afford to lower it and smooth out the curve.
The McLaren opens up the possibility of a good mix of cars this year with different approaches.
