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McLaren MCL33 Renault

Team: Eric Boullier (RD), Tim Goss (TD), Simon Roberts (OD), Matt Morris (Engineering Director), Peter Prodromou (CTO), Guillaume Cattelani (HA), Richard Frith (HVP), Stephen Watt (Head of Electronics), Marianne Hinson (Aerodynamic Process Manager), Christian Schramm (Head of Racing Technology), Hiroshi Imai (CRE), Mark Ingham (Head of Design), Kari Lammenranta (CM), Paul James (TM), Jonathan Neale (COO), Neil Oatley (Director of Design & Development)
Drivers: Fernando Alonso (14), Stoffel Vandoorne (2)
Team name: McLaren Honda

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McLaren MCL33

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Something opened on the sidepod
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Slot is used to refill oil
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Gary Anderson:

The McLaren looks quite stable. Hard to know until Alonso's really pushing but it's looking like a good starting point.

god damn! :D
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GoranF1 wrote: ↑
26 Feb 2018, 16:08
 Gary Anderson:

The McLaren looks quite stable. Hard to know until Alonso's really pushing but it's looking like a good starting point.

god damn! :D
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Extra cooling outlets or were the gills already there at launch?
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BosF1 wrote: ↑
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Extra cooling outlets or were the gills already there at launch?
Were closed off at launch
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duct tape holding the end of the Halo airflow conditioner down. Guess it came down to the wire with this iteration of the part. It does look detailed though.
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I like the fact that they use the good old tape to keep the halo wings in place =D>
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They already showed it last year. I don't see why it would be a 'last minute part'.
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Is the last bit of the floor (just ahead of tyre) an overlay / double floor ??
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You do see the duct tape though? Or did the mounting point get damaged or something, Alonso reporting the ends flapping about?
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