2026 McLaren Mastercard F1 Team

[De Wet]

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/mcla ... -test-rig/


Expansion at MTC.

[CjC]

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/mcla ... -test-rig/


Expansion at MTG.

Came here to say this.

Looks like they have already spent the Intel sponsorship money

[geogate]

interesting - this saves them that annual week long preseason trip to Austria.
I had heard they were building a new dyno facility - was hoping it might have been some engine dyno rigs which would signal a move to build their own engines, maybe single cylinder dynos - but seems its the AVL full car powertrain test bed

[Macklaren]

@PhilipM or any McLaren insiders -- while we wait for another painfully boring break to pass -- any info on what the "innovative" new features are that Stella was talking about or when we might see the Macca-rena (see what I did there?) rear wing?

[De Wet]

@PhilipM or any McLaren insiders -- while we wait for another painfully boring break to pass -- any info on what the "innovative" new features are that Stella was talking about or when we might see the Macca-rena (see what I did there?) rear wing?

Nice wordplay there...

[Mruslaw]

Our solution should be called McLarena

[Darth-Piekus]

More like the Mclaren-a Wing.

On another note. Do you think Mclaren might make another good step forward with the rest of the upgrade?

[Scorpia]

Just out of curiosity.. when the new rule regarding compression rate starts (1/6 if I’m not wrong). Does that make current engine useless or are Mercedes powered engines allowed to make changes on them to stay within the rule (if necessary) even tho they are in the pool.
Or is this an easy fix whiteout needing to change any parts?

[geogate]

there is provision for emergency reliability/legality changes in the rules. I guess they will lengthen the con rods or redesign the piston crowns. It will also require completely new mapping. So no, its not an easy fix, but it can be done. The logistics of it all for 24 engines must be a nightmare for Mercedes

[CjC]

Has it been confirmed that Mercedes need to make changes to comply?

[geogate]

well thats a good point - they are still saying not

[PhillipM]

Has it been confirmed that Mercedes need to make changes to comply?

From Mclaren heresay - no changes at all.

[CjC]

Thats what I thought.
I did an internet search and the AI came up with an answer from Toto about how any changes they need to do will effect reliability and fractionally decrease horsepower but what I was reading didn’t quite seem believable.