McLaren MCL35

[Ground Effect]

https://twitter.com/ivanlda/status/1228669501912309760

Hello Daniel. Thank you very much for your words. The numbers tell us that much better than the MCL34, so hopeful that it is a good base with which to be able to go on giving enough war.

Ivan also this on Twitter: Many thanks! On paper, it's quite a bit faster than the MCL34.

[hollus]

The usual gentle reminder:

This is the McLaren MCL35 offical car thread.

Please discuss ONLY technical items of this car, and refrain from speculation.

General discussion about the team, its drivers and performance can be posted in the team thread.

Livery Talk also belongs in the Team Thread. viewtopic.php?f=15&t=28681

[michl420]

Crash test Regulation for the nose are different since 2014, the solid part of the nose must begin 5cm behind the tip. But a glue on is of Course possible. The whole car is costructed with glue.

[Wouter]

[_cerber1]

The sound of the engine is amazing.

[BosF1]

The engines all across the field sound so much better in comparison to how they sounded when the hybrid era started!

[the EDGE]

A nice summary by Matt Somersfield,

[Lucky]

[OzanA]

https://twitter.com/McLarenF1/status/12 ... 61089?s=19

Bargeboard looks so complex in daylight

[PhillipM]

And for those saying the car is 'fat' at the rear...take a good look at that video and the light shining through the car from the other side as it exits the garage:



You can see the undercut much better in person or in the video. I'm not saying it's the slimmest car on the grid but fat it certainly isn't.

[Ground Effect]

The sound of the engine is amazing.

@_cerber1, do you know if @TheBestF1.es are reliable, regarding sources or info? They’re the second outlet reporting the introduction of the S-duct on the MCL35 for winter testing. Perhaps they’re just lifting that from Piola’s article on Motorsport.com?

[mclaren111]

View from the top...

[the EDGE]

And for those saying the car is 'fat' at the rear...take a good look at that video and the light shining through the car from the other side as it exits the garage:

https://i.imgur.com/ZgnwkRJ.png

You can see the undercut much better in person or in the video.

I think when people mistakingly think the car is ‘fat’ it is because of the width of the engine cover outlet, which lets be honest is wide (and ‘odd’ looking In release renders), which is even more exaggerated because of just how small the side pods really are

Does this clip give us the best look at the new bargeboard area so far, are are there higher res images available?

[mwillems]

And for those saying the car is 'fat' at the rear...take a good look at that video and the light shining through the car from the other side as it exits the garage:

https://i.imgur.com/ZgnwkRJ.png

You can see the undercut much better in person or in the video. I'm not saying it's the slimmest car on the grid but fat it certainly isn't.

About half second on from that shot you get a real view of how extreme that undercut is. Will be interesting to see what that equates to on the track.

[charliesmithhd]

Turning vanes under front suspension look new