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Expect the blanking cover to come off that MP4-24 diffuser as soon as Bgp & Co are declared legal....

ohhh yes you can almost see the tunnel underneath it!

And the light at the end of it. Halleluah!!!

http://images.gpupdate.net/large/120322.jpg

Yep. This one is really just covered with two small pieces and it also extends around the crash structure, like the BGP`s.


The REAL diffuser of Justice!

I think the article mentioned 2 billion euro...

maybe a mechanic will just give it a kick before the race, and reveal the Justice LOL

That give a whole new meaning to the term "kickstart".

Seriously, suppose those 2 coverings fall off during the race, would there be a penalty?

I wouldnt of though so, your allowed race dammage (per kimi France 2008). Maybe the McMecrs will give each other a punt on the formation lap ;)

And disappear into the distance leaving behind a stunned pack of cars, in their wake, heh!!!

I'm not sure, because even if it come off and BGP diffuser is illegal, the Mac one won't be illegal, just because it'll become double-decker, as it is inside the allowed height.

Another, even if the BGP diffuser is illegal they might be allowed to race with, as others too, till a defined date, probably the first European GP, Barcelona.

the new exhausts on all sides and the "Diffuser of Justice"!

What are those green things stuck in the exhausts?

maybe just a cover

They make a whistling noise when the engine is about to boil.

They're the soft exhausts.

Also look how much more of the floor has been cut out

Plugs to protect the engine.

Real test of Hamilton abilities ahead of fans, he expects no points in Australia

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73908

Why is it a real test? Most McLaren fans have been saying that the car is not good enough to score points. Nothing new there.

He is happy where he is, and he is happy there becasue he is where he's happy so he is happy about where he is. He also is happy to be where he is.

That's probably why he joined the GPDA - it's going to be cheap this year

(Tongue in cheek!)

Can anyone tell me what's that?

http://www.autosport.com/gallery/photo.php/id/124558

We'll see what he can do fighting for every single point.

That's the FWEP on the ING Renault F1 car, you can see the adjustable section for the wing.

Aerodynamic pressure quantity regulating aparatus.

Ron is that you?

But Autosport writes that's a McLaren detail

The sometimes make mistakes and mislabel images, this one is definitely Renault

They look like eyes!

OK. Now I got it. Thanks.

even though mcmerc is slow n it seems we are in for a rough season :\


I'd probably be right to say I havent being more excited bout the start of the race season

Sharp eyes!!!

I wonder what Mac plan to do with the diffuser? If the double decker is not excluded for other teams and it is looking like they will get no points anyway perhaps they will join the double decker club in the hope of picking up some points. After all if the diffuser is later banned they will not have lost anything. But if they think that they may be good enough to pick up a point or two they may decide to stick with the current setup....

But how do we know that this is a blanking plate. I know it looks different but i have never heard of a team using "blanket plates" on their rear diffusers before. Is this just pure speculation or is there a source?

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http://premium.f1-live.com/f1/photos-hires.../diapoa_004.jpg

Only source is that James Allen has said that 'some' other teams have copied Brawn's diffuser design already and since, Renault, Ferrari, Red Bull and BMW have filed protests. That leaves Mclaren, Force India and Toro Rosso. Not sure Toro Rosso can do the diffuser thing because of there rear suspension geometry ie pull rod instead of push and then there is that big gap in the middle of the central section of the macca diffuser. So in answer to your question, there is no source categorically stating that Macca have a double decker diffuser and yes it is speculation but speculation fueled by a few bits of info that give the theory credence. But it remains a theory never the less.

However, despite all the diffuser debacle, Lewis doesn't think they'll qualify above fifteenth and will be lucky to get a point this weekend so I doubt that they'll be quick whatever changes they've made.

Cheers Schumiboy! So is that duct tape holding it on!?!?

I can't see how that could possibly come off. Either it's flexible or it's there to stay.

Yes it is
Just wanted to mention it myself

Thanks for clearin that up for me bonjon.

Only the end piece seem to be solid, the rest of the top edge and the middle part seem to be removable

I've got to say, this shambles really is incredible and beyond my belief. How can they go from fighting for WDC to not even being able to qualify above 15th - WTF!

Are they really that clueless and, it lends credence to Max's view that the Ferrari IP plagarism was material in their performance over the past 2 years or so.

I am livid

i suppose you can notice a difference in the weave of the Carbon Fibre...still I'm not entirely convinced that it'll pop out, I'll believe it when I see it.

Was just about to mention that dude. Can't see a seam (or duct tape ) . So how can the middle part come off without snapping the ends completely off. Maybe those holes are screw holes? lol So something is to be bolted on.

I feel your pain mate

Funnily enough, the last time a World Champion team took such a nosedive in the next year, that team was Ferrari.

Looks more like last minute manufacturing due to which it just doesn't fit that well