2019 Mclaren F1 Team - Renault

[PhillipM]

Are they the same Spanish sources that repeately kept saying "Engine issue, mclaren is out of the test for today" or "The car is broke, they won't be out for 3 hours!" invariably 5 seconds before the Mclaren car went out for another lap?

[zoroastar]

Is that you Helmut.

The season haven't yet started and you guys think you know something about Honda engine.
These are the facts
1 Renault used 5 engines for each team during testing
2 Renault had turbocharged reliability issues
3 Renault also has mguk clipping on a straight,effectively they run out of battery power on their race simulations which affect lap times.
Honda on the other side has used only 2 powerunit not withstanding Gasly crashes
Rbr thinks the engine is a rocket and the reliability have been supreme,they just need to make slight modifications to scale back from an aggressive packaging.

no. thats just bill. nothing more, nothing less..

[_cerber1]

Hulk also said that in the first week there were no engines that would be in Australia, for the second week they brought the final specification for Melbourne. Total 4 engines, 2 for McLaren, 2 for Renault.

[_cerber1]

Translation of an article from one Russian edition.

Motorists rarely call specific numbers when it comes to the power of the power plant, because it is always a compromise between power and reliability. The head of the team Renault Cyril Abitebul believes that the French mechanics managed to reduce the backlog of Ferrari and Mercedes, adding to the power in the offseason.
Cyril Abiteboul: “We had to get rid of the lag in the power of the power plant. The data that we get on the bench tests are encouraging, on tests they were confirmed on the track, indicating that progress has been made.
Increasing engine power will help us count on more in Melbourne and, probably, in Bahrain. I don’t want to give specific numbers, but I can say that we have added from 20 to 50 forces. ”

[Ground Effect]

Translation of an article from one Russian edition.

Motorists rarely call specific numbers when it comes to the power of the power plant, because it is always a compromise between power and reliability. The head of the team Renault Cyril Abitebul believes that the French mechanics managed to reduce the backlog of Ferrari and Mercedes, adding to the power in the offseason.
Cyril Abiteboul: “We had to get rid of the lag in the power of the power plant. The data that we get on the bench tests are encouraging, on tests they were confirmed on the track, indicating that progress has been made.
Increasing engine power will help us count on more in Melbourne and, probably, in Bahrain. I don’t want to give specific numbers, but I can say that we have added from 20 to 50 forces. ”

So, could be 21hp increase?

[M840TR]

A bit conservative compared to others.

[Ground Effect]

A bit conservative compared to others.

https://i.redd.it/a64uej7b0ak21.jpg

I wouldn't call it conservative, LeClerc has the same tyre choice as them. I'm hoping the selection reflects the anticipation of testing upgrades, hence the extra C2 tyre. Fingers crossed.

[_cerber1]

On tests, a good pace was on hard rubber compounds.

[M840TR]

A bit conservative compared to others.

https://i.redd.it/a64uej7b0ak21.jpg

I wouldn't call it conservative, LeClerc has the same tyre choice as them. I'm hoping the selection reflects the anticipation of testing upgrades, hence the extra C2 tyre. Fingers crossed.

A bit. There's only one other team that went for two sets of C2 with both drivers.

[M840TR]

On tests, a good pace was on hard rubber compounds.

These were selected before tests.

[_cerber1]

On tests, a good pace was on hard rubber compounds.

These were selected before tests.

I know. We assume that they guessed.

[diffuser]

Don't know why an owner of a big F1 Team feels the need to throw such j@cksh1t either for other teams or his ex-drivers or other drivers in general. Only makes things worse and seems immature af, sounds like school level stuff.

He lost his Keys maybe?

[Ground Effect]

By the way, I wanted to ask, would Melbourne and Barcelona require significantly different spec rear wings? I read a comment on a site claiming that in an interview, that McLaren said they used a Melbourne spec rear wing throughout the winter test. I haven't come across such an interview since testing ended. If the info is accurate, would that be a factor in the issues and large deficit in sector 3?

[Xero]

By the way, I wanted to ask, would Melbourne and Barcelona require significantly different spec rear wings? I read a comment on a site claiming that in an interview, that McLaren said they used a Melbourne spec rear wing throughout the winter test. I haven't come across such an interview since testing ended. If the info is accurate, would that be a factor in the issues and large deficit in sector 3?

Not much difference at all. Melbourne is still considered a high downforce track, but it relies more on engine and braking over aero performance. Because of that, aero efficiency is important. I'd be surprised if any team ran anything other than a Melbourne spec rear wing.

Sector 3 in Barcelona is all about mechanical grip, which is where McLaren's balance issues lie. That could translate to Melbourne in some corners if they can't fix it in time. Given how tight the midfield is it could be the difference between a Q1 exit and making Q3.

[Ground Effect]

By the way, I wanted to ask, would Melbourne and Barcelona require significantly different spec rear wings? I read a comment on a site claiming that in an interview, that McLaren said they used a Melbourne spec rear wing throughout the winter test. I haven't come across such an interview since testing ended. If the info is accurate, would that be a factor in the issues and large deficit in sector 3?

Not much difference at all. Melbourne is still considered a high downforce track, but it relies more on engine and braking over aero. I'd be surprised if any team ran anything other than a Melbourne spec rear wing.

Sector 3 in Barcelona is all about mechanical grip, which is where McLaren's balance issues lie. That could translate to Melbourne in some corners if they can't fix it in time. Given how tight the midfield is it could be the difference between a Q1 exit and making Q3.

Thanks