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McLaren Racing has become the first Formula One team to unveil their 2021 contender at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, UK. Named the MCL35M to underline the team's return to Mercedes power.
No offense meant... but what sort of question is that?
the EDGE wrote: ↑18 Mar 2021, 10:24No offense meant... but what sort of question is that?
All cars will have understeer at some point, depending on Speed, track, conditions, tyres & probably many other factors
McLaren suffered from some understeer in low-speed corners sometimes last year, at higher speeds the car was one of the best balanced cars on the track. If your asking if they have cured the weakness from last year, I don't think anyone could answer that right now, other than to say the feedback from trackside commentators was the McLaren looks 'planted' through the corners
Only time will tell if Mclaren has significant low-speed shortcomings relative to over teams
what I will say, is judging by the conditions in Bahrain, there's a good chance they have improved on the car's sensitivity to wind
In the lower speed corners, the traction gained comes a bit more from mechanical grip than aero, so the required changes would be of a more mechanical nature, which would be the suspension and the way the car physically behaves in corners.mclaren111 wrote: ↑18 Mar 2021, 11:03the EDGE wrote: ↑18 Mar 2021, 10:24No offense meant... but what sort of question is that?
All cars will have understeer at some point, depending on Speed, track, conditions, tyres & probably many other factors
McLaren suffered from some understeer in low-speed corners sometimes last year, at higher speeds the car was one of the best balanced cars on the track. If your asking if they have cured the weakness from last year, I don't think anyone could answer that right now, other than to say the feedback from trackside commentators was the McLaren looks 'planted' through the corners
Only time will tell if Mclaren has significant low-speed shortcomings relative to over teams
what I will say, is judging by the conditions in Bahrain, there's a good chance they have improved on the car's sensitivity to wind
It's a layman's question based on Mclaren's statements that MCL35 suffered from understeer...
Thank you for your answer... Quite Helpful...
PS: No offence taken.
Some really clean shots of the diffuser. I can't wait to see if more teams adopt this solution.Morteza wrote: ↑18 Mar 2021, 21:21https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EwxfcjSXEAY ... ame=medium
Via @NicolasF1i
Reports said balance is good. James Key seems to emphasize balance in his designs over the years.
Very easy to copy, but how that works with another car's package is a big unknown. These sort of details are built with the rest of the car in mind, particularly when it comes to the rear. I'm not sure it's performance gain is as big as the media is making it out to be though, so I'm doubtful any team will waste resources on it. I suspect most teams will switch development focus to 2022 fairly early this year.
That might be exactly why every team actually shows up with it... Simple, high value, and if your competitors don't, while you do, it's an advantage early season.Xero wrote: ↑23 Mar 2021, 00:59Very easy to copy, but how that works with another car's package is a big unknown. These sort of details are built with the rest of the car in mind, particularly when it comes to the rear. I'm not sure it's performance gain is as big as the media is making it out to be though, so I'm doubtful any team will waste resources on it. I suspect most teams will switch development focus to 2022 fairly early this year.
Is it that easy to copy? I read somewehere that you'd need to change your gearbox for this to work and therefore tokens. However I am not sure if this is correct or outdated informationXero wrote: ↑23 Mar 2021, 00:59Very easy to copy, but how that works with another car's package is a big unknown. These sort of details are built with the rest of the car in mind, particularly when it comes to the rear. I'm not sure it's performance gain is as big as the media is making it out to be though, so I'm doubtful any team will waste resources on it. I suspect most teams will switch development focus to 2022 fairly early this year.
This change has nothing to do with the gearbox. It's just an aero piece, so no tokens needed.skoop wrote: ↑23 Mar 2021, 09:26Is it that easy to copy? I read somewehere that you'd need to change your gearbox for this to work and therefore tokens. However I am not sure if this is correct or outdated informationXero wrote: ↑23 Mar 2021, 00:59Very easy to copy, but how that works with another car's package is a big unknown. These sort of details are built with the rest of the car in mind, particularly when it comes to the rear. I'm not sure it's performance gain is as big as the media is making it out to be though, so I'm doubtful any team will waste resources on it. I suspect most teams will switch development focus to 2022 fairly early this year.