McLaren MCL38

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Size Zero Is Back...

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f1rules wrote:
06 May 2024, 10:42
One have to admire the non-size gearbox, incredible the compactness

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GM4gtVCXoAA ... name=large
Nice illustration with similar angle to the picture you shared

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Unsure if this had been posted. Appeared on my timeline a few days ago and just got round to sharing.

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chrisc90 wrote:
11 May 2024, 11:26
https://ibb.co/f1YTDYN

Unsure if this had been posted. Appeared on my timeline a few days ago and just got round to sharing.
Yes, literally a week ago this was posted.

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Updated Oscar chassis. Cooling louvres for colder weather conditions.
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Some flow-vis shots :

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Looks New...

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mclaren111 wrote:
18 May 2024, 12:14
https://i.ibb.co/DgX3cQn/qVBOOAD.png


Looks New...
Not to this track, it's not on the official documentation.
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And here’s what I saw at the beginning of practice 3: Oscar’s car had a rear wing installed for high downforce. The beam wing was also under high load. I guess this is a test before the Monaco Grand Prix.

He then pulled into the pits and was fitted with a different rear wing for medium downforce, the same specification as Lando's.
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For comparison Lando’s car
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LionsHeart wrote:
18 May 2024, 14:04
And here’s what I saw at the beginning of practice 3: Oscar’s car had a rear wing installed for high downforce. The beam wing was also under high load. I guess this is a test before the Monaco Grand Prix.

He then pulled into the pits and was fitted with a different rear wing for medium downforce, the same specification as Lando's.
https://i.ibb.co/Kh6Zrhb/352-D2244-B3-A ... BC92-C.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/MZcRbxT/E09-BF505-8-AA ... 6-FF76.jpg


For comparison Lando’s car
https://i.ibb.co/6shCSKB/83-D0415-D-78- ... 920-A7.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/tpKWXPT/314168-ED-CFEA ... -CC7-F.jpg
Yep, they did a little bit of running with a more loaded rear wing. Perhaps getting some early data for Monaco. But also, they havent had the chance to see how the upgraded car acts with a bigger rear wing.

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Emag wrote:
18 May 2024, 14:29
LionsHeart wrote:
18 May 2024, 14:04
And here’s what I saw at the beginning of practice 3: Oscar’s car had a rear wing installed for high downforce. The beam wing was also under high load. I guess this is a test before the Monaco Grand Prix.

He then pulled into the pits and was fitted with a different rear wing for medium downforce, the same specification as Lando's.
https://i.ibb.co/Kh6Zrhb/352-D2244-B3-A ... BC92-C.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/MZcRbxT/E09-BF505-8-AA ... 6-FF76.jpg


For comparison Lando’s car
https://i.ibb.co/6shCSKB/83-D0415-D-78- ... 920-A7.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/tpKWXPT/314168-ED-CFEA ... -CC7-F.jpg
Yep, they did a little bit of running with a more loaded rear wing. Perhaps getting some early data for Monaco. But also, they havent had the chance to see how the upgraded car acts with a bigger rear wing.
It's not critical. We collected some data and it’s already good. Here in Imola such loading is not required.

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Nice Angle...

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This car finds pace without the gutters behind the halo. That may well be a future upgrade to increase efficiency.
Redbull chose that development path for its engine cover. It may be worth exploring for Mclaren to regain high speed performance that was lost to improve the low speed.
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