McLaren MP4-28 Mercedes

[Huntresa]

Got no pic but watching live Pérez is running a kinda mini u-pod lite, its higher on the edge compared to where the sidepod turning vanes are, maybe someone has a pic

[GrizzleBoy]

Its pretty much the Mercedes shape imo. If not for the new flow conditioners I'd call it almost a clone.

[Kiril Varbanov]

did they struggle to finish the fw's in time? different colour

Quite possible, the painting process in general takes couple of hours, let's say 5 to 8, depending on what you really do, the white color may mean 3D printer.

On a related note, Mclaren used one of the curfew 'jokers' - http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/107294

[Morteza]

Its pretty much the Mercedes shape imo. If not for the new flow conditioners I'd call it almost a clone.

I had the exact same thoughts when I saw Perez' car on the track...

[FrukostScones]

[GrizzleBoy]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAfErRerWBE[/youtube]

Some poor footage I took, but you can clearly see the shape of the sidepods.

[FrukostScones]

[PhillipM]

"Hey, guys?"
"Yes?"
"I found out the issue with the car"
"Sweet!"
"You know those sidepods from a couple of years ago we said was a dead end development? Just, ermm, rummage through the bins and see if you can find them...."

[snorri788]

The sidepod openings are massive compared to any other car on the grid. Especially the Sauber! How can these be better?

[BorisTheBlade]

The sidepod openings are massive compared to any other car on the grid. Especially the Sauber! How can these be better?

Yep, they look massive indeed. Maybe a change of internal flow demanded them. Hard to see how this could be an improvement.

[FrukostScones]

The sidepod openings are massive compared to any other car on the grid. Especially the Sauber! How can these be better?

Yep, they look massive indeed. Maybe a change of internal flow demanded them. Hard to see how this could be an improvement.

inlets look absolutely the same

[BorisTheBlade]

The sidepod openings are massive compared to any other car on the grid. Especially the Sauber! How can these be better?

Yep, they look massive indeed. Maybe a change of internal flow demanded them. Hard to see how this could be an improvement.

inlets look absolutely the same

You are right - my bad. But still, compared to the competition and to previous years they look huge.

[FrukostScones]

[stefan_]

Williams-like slot in the RW endplate.

[FrukostScones]

McLaren copying Mercedes, well...it looks like art.