[ 2020 ] Mclaren F1 Team - Renault

[_cerber1]

Why haven't we seen Ricci in McLaren uniform until now? Carlos has already released several Ferrari videos.

[billamend]

I get the feeling that Carlos learned a lot with Lando and McLaren on how to brand himself. His Ferrari stuff has been great so far, much better than what Ferrari themselves do.

And the best part about it is that Carlos is really classy with it.

[diffuser]

If I understand that token system correct, they can change either the back of the monocoque (2 token), or the "gearbox" (2 token) but not booth? As the compressor need space, they almost must change the monocoque, that gives a lot of empty space where the renault turbine was.

The list is of 40 frozen components (or groups of items). It includes the monocoque, front floor structure, impact structures, plank assembly, rear wing adjuster, gearbox and associated parameters, inboard suspension, brakes, auxiliary oil tanks and more.Everything is homologalized or frozen now. Some homologated components have been afforded a value of one token, which means they can be updated twice. Bigger components, such as inboard front and rear suspension, have been assigned a value of two tokens. That means teams can only deploy one change in specification once the design.

[Lucky]

Why haven't we seen Ricci in McLaren uniform until now? Carlos has already released several Ferrari videos.

Dan has a contract until December 31, Carlos has a contract until the end of the GP Abu Dhabi

[_cerber1]

Dan has a contract until December 31, Carlos has a contract until the end of the GP Abu Dhabi

Thank you Lucky.

[mclaren111]

Just remembered Peter Prodromou, I’m assuming he’s still in McLaren, right? We don’t hear much of him, it would be nice to hear him talk about the aero side of things.

He's still there as Head of Aero reporting to Key & Stella...

[_cerber1]

https://the-race.com/formula-1/mclarens ... 020-risks/

[godlameroso]

Lando may not be able to race next year, he was recently mauled by a fierce animal.

[Darth-Piekus]

Very interesting article but I have to disagree with the title. I will use the response from someone under the article. McLaren hardly stole 3rd at the 11th hour, they lead the midfield for most of the season. In fact the only reason Racing Point were ahead was because Mercedes (decided to) ruin their drivers pit stops at Bahrain. Without this RP would have finished 25 point behind McLaren, 10 more than RPs poultry penalty for cheating. Sure, at a lot of the races RPs car was better, but they also struggled at many whilst McLaren’s car, drivers & team performed well nearly everywhere. That is the difference between a trully great team that has the organisation to be number 1 again and actually tries to by their own means and a midfield team that tries to steal the spotlight with the work of others but stays an average midfield nonetheless.

[adrianjordan]

Very interesting article but I have to disagree with the title. I will use the response from someone under the article. McLaren hardly stole 3rd at the 11th hour, they lead the midfield for most of the season. In fact the only reason Racing Point were ahead was because Mercedes (decided to) ruin their drivers pit stops at Bahrain. Without this RP would have finished 25 point behind McLaren, 10 more than RPs poultry penalty for cheating. Sure, at a lot of the races RPs car was better, but they also struggled at many whilst McLaren’s car, drivers & team performed well nearly everywhere. That is the difference between a trully great team that has the organisation to be number 1 again and actually tries to by their own means and a midfield team that tries to steal the spotlight with the work of others but stays an average midfield nonetheless.

Seriously. Give it a rest. Probably something like a quarter of posts on this page are you STILL bitter about the whole RP situation this season. We beat them fair and square, so let it go.

[Lucky]

Similarly, the first tests carried out at the Brixworth factory on the EQ Power + 2021 power unit have also reported good news for the seven-time champions. Thanks to the use of innovative materials and fuels by the department led by Hywel Thomas, the new silver arrow will be 25 horses more powerful in 2021 without compromising its reliability.

A remarkable development that will surely allow the Germans to keep the forefront in this section next year, as it should be remembered that during qualifying for the Styrian GP 2020 some reports indicated that Mercedes had an advantage of 28 horsepower over Honda, 37 on Renault and 42 on Ferrari.
https://as.com/motor/2020/12/26/formula ... 19759.html

[_cerber1]

The qualification in Styria was rainy, so this data is questionable. But, I would very much like MB to remain the leader in PU power.

[kfrantzios]

Similarly, the first tests carried out at the Brixworth factory on the EQ Power + 2021 power unit have also reported good news for the seven-time champions. Thanks to the use of innovative materials and fuels by the department led by Hywel Thomas, the new silver arrow will be 25 horses more powerful in 2021 without compromising its reliability.

A remarkable development that will surely allow the Germans to keep the forefront in this section next year, as it should be remembered that during qualifying for the Styrian GP 2020 some reports indicated that Mercedes had an advantage of 28 horsepower over Honda, 37 on Renault and 42 on Ferrari.
https://as.com/motor/2020/12/26/formula ... 19759.html

Just don't pay any attention to hp numbers. They are never backed by evidence. Pure speculation.

[tangodjango]

Similarly, the first tests carried out at the Brixworth factory on the EQ Power + 2021 power unit have also reported good news for the seven-time champions. Thanks to the use of innovative materials and fuels by the department led by Hywel Thomas, the new silver arrow will be 25 horses more powerful in 2021 without compromising its reliability.

A remarkable development that will surely allow the Germans to keep the forefront in this section next year, as it should be remembered that during qualifying for the Styrian GP 2020 some reports indicated that Mercedes had an advantage of 28 horsepower over Honda, 37 on Renault and 42 on Ferrari.
https://as.com/motor/2020/12/26/formula ... 19759.html

Just don't pay any attention to hp numbers. They are never backed by evidence. Pure speculation.

To be fair it was clear in hindsight the qualifying mode was giving Mercedes atleast upto 0.3 of a second depending on the track. That does map somewhat to the numbers given that they had a peak 20-30 bhp advantage, now probably the comparative position of the others are up for debate apart from Ferrari being last

[diffuser]

Similarly, the first tests carried out at the Brixworth factory on the EQ Power + 2021 power unit have also reported good news for the seven-time champions. Thanks to the use of innovative materials and fuels by the department led by Hywel Thomas, the new silver arrow will be 25 horses more powerful in 2021 without compromising its reliability.

A remarkable development that will surely allow the Germans to keep the forefront in this section next year, as it should be remembered that during qualifying for the Styrian GP 2020 some reports indicated that Mercedes had an advantage of 28 horsepower over Honda, 37 on Renault and 42 on Ferrari.
https://as.com/motor/2020/12/26/formula ... 19759.html

Just don't pay any attention to hp numbers. They are never backed by evidence. Pure speculation.

To be fair it was clear in hindsight the qualifying mode was giving Mercedes atleast upto 0.3 of a second depending on the track. That does map somewhat to the numbers given that they had a peak 20-30 bhp advantage, now probably the comparative position of the others are up for debate apart from Ferrari being last

I find most of the news around this time to sound like propaganda. So I agree with kfrantzios.