McLaren MCL38

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enkidu1978
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That's the best photo we have :lol:

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enkidu1978 wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 16:33
That's the best photo we have :lol:
Is it really a shakedown day if you don't have extra blurry photos.

Seerix
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Big shoulders it seems?


DragonSGC
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Image

Unedited:
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2 seconds into the video of the car rolling out, notice the strange flick coming off the rear wing.....

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Marc.W
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DragonSGC wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 17:21
https://i.imgur.com/jB6caSG.png

Unedited:
https://i.imgur.com/VrQ7Ah8.png

2 seconds into the video of the car rolling out, notice the strange flick coming off the rear wing.....
Aston ran something similar last year and it seems a few others have adopted this for 2024

Emag
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Sidepods blocked, front suspension blocked, floor blocked, diffuser blocked. One very well placed "random" mechanic in front of the camera :P

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Tomsky wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 15:47
https://www.the-race.com/content/images ... 1--2-.jpeg
Rear suspension-wise, the layout is similar to last year.

McLaren has retained the pushrod system (blue highlight).

A similar position top rear wishbone rearward leg (light green highlight) but with a lower top wishbone inboard forward leg mount (dark green highlight) will generate more anti-lift from the rear suspension geometry controlling the car's attitude better under braking.
The driveshaft and its shroud-cum-lower wishbone rear leg (magenta highlight) and the lower wishbone forward leg (yellow highlight) are mounted in similar positions to 2023 but at slightly different angles.
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/gary ... 24-f1-car/
Thank you for the comparison photos. We conclude that both front and rear suspension have been changed. Good signal.

ort895
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Interesting that they seem like one of the only teams to not adopt a over or under bite on the sidepods.

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ort895 wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 17:57
Interesting that they seem like one of the only teams to not adopt a over or under bite on the sidepods.
Merc doesn't have a bite either? Also let's see what McL and RBR final intakes are like

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ort895 wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 17:57
Interesting that they seem like one of the only teams to not adopt a over or under bite on the sidepods.
Over bite shown here?
organic wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 14:49
https://i.imgur.com/oSk5uXU.jpeg

ort895
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Marc.W wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 18:04
ort895 wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 17:57
Interesting that they seem like one of the only teams to not adopt a over or under bite on the sidepods.
Over bite shown here?
organic wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 14:49
https://i.imgur.com/oSk5uXU.jpeg
Oh wow great pic, didn't see that. So yes, slight over bite.

SmallSoldier
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Rear wing detail from the take off video today:

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Blackout
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Marc.W wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 17:23
DragonSGC wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 17:21
https://i.imgur.com/jB6caSG.png

Unedited:
https://i.imgur.com/VrQ7Ah8.png

2 seconds into the video of the car rolling out, notice the strange flick coming off the rear wing.....
Aston ran something similar last year and it seems a few others have adopted this for 2024
Alpine was the first with that, aswell as the endplateless rearwing main plane showed by Smallsoldier.
Several teams copied those.

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Emag wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 17:28
Sidepods blocked, front suspension blocked, floor blocked, diffuser blocked. One very well placed "random" mechanic in front of the camera :P
That coat looks well cozy at least :mrgreen:

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DiogoBrand wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 19:22
Can I just say, and this is in no way specific to McLaren, but this regulation has produced some of the ugliest F1 cars ever. Those long low noses with weird shapes and the sweeping front wings attached directly to the nose, the water slide sidepods which remind me of the 2011 McLaren, the canon outlets with those louvers on them, the 80% bare carbon liveries and the stupid wheel covers, the halo of course. I wish they’d at least improve some of these aspects for 2026.
Apart from the 2014 penis noses and some odd cars from the old days, I don’t remember F1 cars looking this bad.
Biggest problem for me is their size being limousine tier, if they were a bit smaller they would be much nicer

Blackout wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 20:01
Alpine was the first with that, aswell as the endplateless rearwing main plane showed by Smallsoldier.
Several teams copied those.
According to some french analysis post both Aston and Alpine brought the first versions of "endplateless rearwing" you mention at the Monaco GP simultaneously, but maybe you are right, not sure.
I think also that piece on the sides of the rear wing was brought by them once again simultaneously in Bahrain though Astons looked a little bit more refined