They look bigger because Mclaren use air to air intercoolers instead of water to air.101FlyingDutchman wrote: ↑19 Mar 2022, 10:06Those rads still look really big in comparison some of the others. Is that because it’s a standard rad?
Must be a reason for it. Guess it’s lighter but just more bulky?djos wrote: ↑19 Mar 2022, 10:39They look bigger because Mclaren use air to air intercoolers instead of water to air.101FlyingDutchman wrote: ↑19 Mar 2022, 10:06Those rads still look really big in comparison some of the others. Is that because it’s a standard rad?
That would be my guess too.101FlyingDutchman wrote: ↑19 Mar 2022, 11:15Must be a reason for it. Guess it’s lighter but just more bulky?djos wrote: ↑19 Mar 2022, 10:39They look bigger because Mclaren use air to air intercoolers instead of water to air.101FlyingDutchman wrote: ↑19 Mar 2022, 10:06Those rads still look really big in comparison some of the others. Is that because it’s a standard rad?
Would it work out lighter? There is not the weight of fluid, but the extra material used for 'size' must add to it, also the extra room needed has to be covered etc?101FlyingDutchman wrote: ↑19 Mar 2022, 11:15Must be a reason for it. Guess it’s lighter but just more bulky?djos wrote: ↑19 Mar 2022, 10:39They look bigger because Mclaren use air to air intercoolers instead of water to air.101FlyingDutchman wrote: ↑19 Mar 2022, 10:06Those rads still look really big in comparison some of the others. Is that because it’s a standard rad?
True, but I think overall a shorter intake tract might be worth some engine performance and responsiveness which may offset the weight increase.
RedBull has pull rod on the front and push rod on the back, so that's not the issue. How much the braking issue has affected them, I cannot say, but understeer was particularly bad on this circuit even on Lando's car.Vasco wrote: ↑20 Mar 2022, 12:44Quick question, onboard with Ricciardo, the car looked to be really struggling with understeer. Is this the result of the compromised brake setup, where the fronts are not at the right operating temperatures - was the original front brake design aimed at generating heat into the front tyres and keeping them in the right window.
Another area of concern is the decision to use a front pull rod - the concerns previously were that it resulted in more understeer than push rod and is this also a result of that design choice.