McLaren MCL36

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lol i love twitter f1, just thanked former mclaren, now alpine, Mark, for the new sidepod design :-)

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Drivers reporting the front end feel is much better, straightline speed looks a little better too.

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Blackout
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But it seems Mclaren retained their zero/fat front undercut...

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It's mostly the same sidepod, just that it got extended down to the floor with the ramp
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grainy but i think it's good enough

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Blackout wrote:
22 Jul 2022, 15:06
But it seems Mclaren retained their zero/fat front undercut...
Surprising considering there seems to be potential for it Image

Maybe they'll do that after summer, but they couldn't bring the undercut at the same time (like how Alpine stepwise moved towards their current sidepod)

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RZS10 wrote:
22 Jul 2022, 15:08
It's mostly the same sidepod, just that it got extended down to the floor with the ramp
https://i.imgur.com/SuN7dt4.png
https://i.imgur.com/CmColaj.png
grainy but i think it's good enough
The old side pods have a much flatter top vs the new ones which have a scooped out top created by a taller outer side pod section.

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PhillipM wrote:
22 Jul 2022, 15:01
Drivers reporting the front end feel is much better, straightline speed looks a little better too.
It's good if they were able to increase the downforce, and even add to the maximum speed, then they are on the right track.

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Blackout wrote:
22 Jul 2022, 15:06
But it seems Mclaren retained their zero/fat front undercut...

Ferrari has a similar setup... Maybe that's not our problem ?

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PhillipM wrote:
22 Jul 2022, 15:01
Drivers reporting the front end feel is much better, straightline speed looks a little better too.
from onboard daniels car certainly looked better on rotation

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On the laps I watched front end was very sharp and consistent, especially compared to the other competitors. Straight line speed was OK but not great.
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djos wrote:
22 Jul 2022, 15:12
RZS10 wrote:
22 Jul 2022, 15:08
It's mostly the same sidepod, just that it got extended down to the floor with the ramp
https://i.imgur.com/SuN7dt4.png
https://i.imgur.com/CmColaj.png
grainy but i think it's good enough
The old side pods have a much flatter top vs the new ones which have a scooped out top created by a taller outer side pod section.

https://i.imgur.com/7a2GLQZ.jpg
That's the old one ...

The wisest and most constructive thing to do would probably be to wait for more images but imho they pretty much did this:

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Image essentially they created the all-too-familiar slab by bringing the rear of the sidepod rearward and outboard and then ramped it down and under the floor stay

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RZS10 wrote:
22 Jul 2022, 15:08
It's mostly the same sidepod, just that it got extended down to the floor with the ramp
https://i.imgur.com/SuN7dt4.png
https://i.imgur.com/CmColaj.png
grainy but i think it's good enough
That’s a very nice comparison, Thanks!

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Another comparison of the new body work:

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