[Monster Hesh]

Cars Technical Specification (kind of them)

https://www.mclaren.com/formula1/2018/ca...n-1174967/







Well as stated by McLaren its a basic launch. All with testing with a stable platform for the new engine. to learn the Renault, its traits, its operations, learn the mapping, all with the knowledge on how the car is handling to fully focus on integration of the engine.

Hope it work for them, to of turned up with a new aero package and new engine, they would be getting all sorts of readings not probably no know exactly what the causes of the readings were.

Like the addition of the blue, but Papaya orange really is a bad shade of orange. it lacks awe and justs looks dirty, needs to be a more vivid orange, similar to what they had last year. anyway...

Serious lack of large sponsor brandings, as we saw on the Ferrari. Which I guess I'd like if they were a bit more creative with the livery.

So the car:-

Still the same, insanely small airbox inlet. Completely against the grain of the other cars.

Suspension, crazy stuff again, look at the front view on the car and see how they are quite thick and arc down into the rear wheel.

That rear wing looks very narrow?

Slots in the floor. This is how they got around the regulation last year.
Interesting to know how they've done it this year. So McLaren and Williams are the ones where we have seen interesting floor slots. I believe Williams are towards the rear of the car, seen in the overhead view.

Lets see how testing goes, and if we get any indication of run plan.

https://twitter.com/McLarenF1/status/966979280814133248

Alonso couldn't wait to floor it, tail out in the put lane.

[forzaferrari]

"but Papaya orange really is a bad shade of orange"...I think the car looks better out on track as opposed to under lighting, not fussed on the blue down top edge of shark fin though....just my 2 cents

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https://formulaone21.wordpress.com/2018/...-analysis/

[Monster Hesh]

"but Papaya orange really is a bad shade of orange"...I think the car looks better out on track as opposed to under lighting, not fussed on the blue down top edge of shark fin though....just my 2 cents

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https://formulaone21.wordpress.com/2018/...-analysis/

Yeah you're probably right about natural light.

[Jody Barton]

It actually looks quite nice on track from the Barcelona pictures I've seen. As to the cars philosophy? Erm... It's a bit basic looking right now. I'm assuming there are more bits to be bolted on next week, otherwise I can't see how they're trying to redirect and then connect the wake coming off of the front tyres and suspension.

[Monster Hesh]

Does it say Renault on the car anywhere? no nose logo.

Does it say McLaren anywhere?

Those floor slots, how have they made them legal? One re I know is that there cant be any closed profile cutouts in the floor, they have to be linked to the perimeter. What I thought existed was a rule that a slot had to be a certain width aswell, which was brought in after McLaren had that interlocking detail.


https://twitter.com/McLarenF1/status/967059361842565121

lol, they sure do have some mapping work to do.

[forzaferrari]

Does it say Renault on the car anywhere? no nose logo.

Does it say McLaren anywhere?

Dont see `Mclaren anywhere but there is a large `Renault` along the bottom of the blue shark fin

[Monster Hesh]

Ah yes, at the back of the car. Bit shocked no Renault logo on the nose in that space for launch.


https://twitter.com/autosport/status/967001875152277504

we're screwed....

[morini]

Love the colour! (yes, I know I'm superficial). But that car has a J Lo arse on it.

[Monster Hesh]

Are things getting a bit warm in front of the 'DELL' towards the rear of the side pod @ 1:11-1:12.....please no, just the shiny spec paint.

[morini]

Bit of a weird YouTube channel this one, no? Never seems to play properly when I'm remote on 4G. This is the first one I've managed to actually watch one and it ended full of strange stills with dodgy graphics. The embedded links on here don't work properly either "playback on other websites has been disabled by the video owner".