McLaren MCL60

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Stig14 wrote:
31 Mar 2023, 20:35
RS200E wrote:
31 Mar 2023, 20:21
Normal adjustments for the track, not anything to get positive about.
I've never heard of floor fences being updated as a track specific change?
Red Bull actually did this somewhat frequently last season.

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Sidepods unchanged? but hard to tell from this angle

https://twitter.com/AlbertFabrega/statu ... 18368?s=20

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Macklaren wrote:
26 Apr 2023, 14:27
Sidepods unchanged? but hard to tell from this angle

https://twitter.com/AlbertFabrega/statu ... 18368?s=20
Looks the same, I think it’s expected to be floor and fw

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Image


Rear Wing...

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mid/high did rear wing… everyone has gone virtually monza rear wings

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interesting... even the tips are loaded, I really hope the new floor has reduce some of that drag :shock:

I'm pretty sure they ran this same spec at Jeddah

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Strewth! That looks like a barn door! 🤦‍♂️
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MrGapes wrote:
27 Apr 2023, 12:04
interesting... even the tips are loaded, I really hope the new floor has reduce some of that drag :shock:

I'm pretty sure they ran this same spec at Jeddah
It'll be a pleasant surprise if they can fix the drag issues with this round of upgrades, I personally anticipated that area to be addressed with the pre shutdown package, which has been described as a kind of B-spec.
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djos wrote:
27 Apr 2023, 12:09
Strewth! That looks like a barn door! 🤦‍♂️
That merc engine must have had some "reliability upgrades" to run with so much drag at Baku.

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Fabrega 📸

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Looks like integrating the RB floor edge approach with the trailing edge of their floor edge wing into the existing ramped edge wing at the front of the floor although the flap running to the rear that RB added this season has been abandoned

I assume most of the change in philosophy is not visible
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Macklaren
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Some pretty visible changes upstream on the floor as well. That's a biggish change. Any pics of the new FW?

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wow stop the press, WHAT a change, can you believe it, this was hailed as the big change in concept/direction... joke aside im well aware that small changes to the floor can have huge impact so, lets se :-)
organic wrote:
27 Apr 2023, 14:24
Fabrega 📸

https://i.imgur.com/PEbMCEy.jpeg

Looks like integrating the RB floor edge approach with the trailing edge of their floor edge wing into the existing ramped edge wing at the front of the floor although the flap running to the rear that RB added this season has been abandoned

I assume most of the change in philosophy is not visible

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