McLaren MCL39

[RedNEO]

We don't know where the cars were and at what speeds/lateral/longitudinal loads and/or bumps were being put into the suspension.

Also the idea that Mclaren's "tire management and consistency" comes from "higher ride height" is not right.

Must be some kind of special suspension that helps tire life maybe?

[Blackout]

I wonder how the hot air of the gearbox radiator that sits at the rear-end of the centerline cooling is vented, since it seems to be 'completely' shrouded in the Mcl...


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I didn't follow the last 2 seasons. Is Mclaren still using air to air intercoolers or did they adopt the air to water one, or else?

AFAIK, only Honda uses air-to-air IC, Mercedes and Ferrari PUs shifted to water-to-air long time back ; have no idea about Renault PU

Mercedes (factory) and Ferrari (all teams) since 2014. Alpine since 2022, but...

[SilviuAgo]

MCL39 in Mexico:










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[AR3-GP]

On the surface you could wonder if Mclaren's cooling system uses air. It's quite odd to see such a breakaway design when engineers move between teams all of the time. The technology they are using has clearly made it's way to not only the engine and oil cooling, but also the brakes. It's all a bit strange. The others can't hope to be competitive next year if they are not fully understanding what Mclaren has done.

[SilviuAgo]

On the surface you could wonder if Mclaren's cooling system uses air. It's quite odd to see such a breakaway design when engineers move between teams all of the time. The technology they are using has clearly made it's way to not only the engine and oil cooling, but also the brakes. It's all a bit strange. The others can't hope to be competitive next year if they are not fully understanding what Mclaren has done.

Indeed, when you compare McLaren to the rest of the field is a huge difference. Having MCL39 and SF-25 side by side looks that cars from different eras. Even vs Mercedes, the factory team, McLaren has miles away a better cooling system. That is the beauty of Formula 1 nd innovation. And I am glad that McLaren is "the smartest one" here.