Isn't that a bit simplistic of a view. Red bull has less of an undercut. The McLaren undercut doesn't extend as far out as the width of the sidepods.Vanja #66 wrote: ↑04 May 2018, 19:19https://image.ibb.co/i4hq4H/6.jpgHolm86 wrote: ↑02 May 2018, 09:51Is this car really that draggy? It's hard to believe just looking at it, of all the cars it has the most minimalistic bargeboard area, it has one of the smalles sidepod/air intake openings, it doesnt have all kind of appendages stuck to it.
Is the lack of top speed more related to some internal cooling problems? Not allowing them to run the engine at its fullest? I think it could be the case. And maybe that's why they had to postpone the major update till Spain, because they found out about their cooling problems in pre season testing, and revising the entire cooling package takes time.
All other things neglected, their side pods (i.e. internal aero) isn't as sophisticated as Red Bull's, seeing how wide side pods are. That's more frontal area and that's more drag by default. Again, just this, nothing else.
Secondly the roll hoop inlet and bodywork behind it is easily the thinnest of any team presenting less frontal area there.....however there is the rear wing behind it....