Mclaren MCL40

[SilviuAgo]

I dont understand why there is so much talking about a radical Aston Martin. This car is one of the tightest.

Downwashing sidepod aligned with the super tight coke section (courtesy @drobbs)

[atanatizante]

I wonder if the advantage of creating a linear flow channel to the diffuser by moving several internal components as high as possible, thereby raising the center of gravity, outweighs the placement of most of the car's internal components as low as possible and, implicitly, a lower center of gravity ...

[Blackout]

Aero often outweighs CoG.
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I dont understand why there is so much talking about a radical Aston Martin. This car is one of the tightest.

Yes but the AM is even tighter. For example the MCL seems to still carry a saddle centerline cooling system, which makes the airbox cover look relatively longer and thicker, while AM somehow managed to shrink that area too.
viewtopic.php?p=1321485#p1321485
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They had an innovative cooling solution last season and it looks like they have taken it a step further this season.

What is it?

[pronopheus]

Aero often outweighs CoG.
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I dont understand why there is so much talking about a radical Aston Martin. This car is one of the tightest.

Yes but the AM is even tighter. For example the MCL seems to still carry a saddle centerline cooling system, which makes the airbox cover look relatively longer and thicker, while AM somehow managed to shrink that area too.
viewtopic.php?p=1321485#p1321485
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They had an innovative cooling solution last season and it looks like they have taken it a step further this season.

What is it?

Nah, not really, Mcl does not have this massive cooling outlets in the middle, where u can put a head into. The sidepods are similar in size. Nose is way more compact.

[CjC]

Aero often outweighs CoG.
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I dont understand why there is so much talking about a radical Aston Martin. This car is one of the tightest.

Yes but the AM is even tighter. For example the MCL seems to still carry a saddle centerline cooling system, which makes the airbox cover look relatively longer and thicker, while AM somehow managed to shrink that area too.
viewtopic.php?p=1321485#p1321485
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They had an innovative cooling solution last season and it looks like they have taken it a step further this season.

What is it?

I have no idea. I’m just a spectator when it comes to this sort of stuff.
The only evidence I have was a question by Ted Kravitz to Will Joseph after they wrapped up the WCC last season. Ted asked Will something along the lines of what makes this car so good? It has an innovative cooling package doesn’t it? To Wills reply ‘yes’ (no further answer).
As I say, as a spectator I can only take that at face value however Will could just be diverting attention away from another question/ area of the car.

[pronopheus]

Yes, but there are these massive AM outlets near the centerline, is this air not disadvantageous?

[the EDGE]

Yes, but there are these massive AM outlets near the centerline, is this air not disadvantageous?

AM’s side openings will not feature on their finalised race car. They were part of the temporary solutions used to enable them to test the power unit

[De Wet]

The Race:

Within the 250mm leeway in how the cockpit is positioned relative to the front axle, McLaren (like Mercedes and Red Bull) appears to have brought them closer together than Ferrari and Aston Martin and because of the way the dimensions are defined, this has allowed a higher nose.

Interesting. Mclaren looks shorter than the other cars ? Or just optical illusion again.

[pronopheus]

Yes, but there are these massive AM outlets near the centerline, is this air not disadvantageous?

AM’s side openings will not feature on their finalised race car. They were part of the temporary solutions used to enable them to test the power unit

U know that or is that a guess?

[the EDGE]

Yes, but there are these massive AM outlets near the centerline, is this air not disadvantageous?

AM’s side openings will not feature on their finalised race car. They were part of the temporary solutions used to enable them to test the power unit

U know that or is that a guess?

I don't know for certain, but it's more than a guess. For start, they still have the usual cooling exit in the usual place, so no need for these extra openings unless they were concerned about overheating, we also know the AM is far from a finished car and was just what they cobbled together to ensure they got to run the PU, finally, it's far too much of a clumsy solution for an AN car

[pronopheus]

AM’s side openings will not feature on their finalised race car. They were part of the temporary solutions used to enable them to test the power unit

U know that or is that a guess?

I don't know for certain, but it's more than a guess. For start, they still have the usual cooling exit in the usual place, so no need for these extra openings unless they were concerned about overheating, we also know the AM is far from a finished car and was just what they cobbled together to ensure they got to run the PU, finally, it's far too much of a clumsy solution for an AN car

Maybe, maybe not. It could be, they need that solution cause of the lack of center cooling. They can not beat physics.

[haza]

The Race:

Within the 250mm leeway in how the cockpit is positioned relative to the front axle, McLaren (like Mercedes and Red Bull) appears to have brought them closer together than Ferrari and Aston Martin and because of the way the dimensions are defined, this has allowed a higher nose.

https://www.the-race.com/content/images ... -teams.jpg


Interesting. Mclaren looks shorter than the other cars ? Or just optical illusion again.

The front tire sizes all match to scale and are aligned but have to consider that the 3 of the 4 images are of the cars on track where as mclaren is a render

[BigBeansBoy]

This car is very very tight.

https://i.postimg.cc/02NP40m0/image.png

I never saw a mouse hole during the shakedown but this looks like one for sure here.

[Xero]

This car is very very tight.

https://i.postimg.cc/02NP40m0/image.png

I never saw a mouse hole during the shakedown but this looks like one for sure here.

That's not a mousehole, it's just the gap from the diffuser side wall to the diffuser winglet.

[_cerber1]