I think it looks great. It's fat, and doesn't look like the nose will break off so easily like the Ferrari.
Doesn't look small. Actually looks just as long, if not a little longer than the Ferrari when I compare the two.
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The airbox looks tiny. 
Autosport has some hi res images.
Exhausts very far back.
Look to have a very small wheelbase.
very thin engine cover and airbox inlet.
no pod wings like the f60 but probably will be added before march.
Exhausts very far back.
Look to have a very small wheelbase.
very thin engine cover and airbox inlet.
no pod wings like the f60 but probably will be added before march.
I'm sure Ron Dennis will say its evolutionary not revolutionary, or is it the other way around ? :\
Originally posted by F1 Truth
http://www.motorsport-total.com/bilder/200...z1232104170.jpg
http://www.motorsport-total.com/bilder/200...z1232104170.jpg
Wow those sidepod inlets are tiny, very minimalistic design. It actually looks alot better than the others in that pic.
santander is really smaller as time passes.
It's like an F1 car, only smaller.
I quite like it actually, I think the angle they revealed it at was unfortunate.
http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/bilder/...ch&b=1232104176
I quite like it actually, I think the angle they revealed it at was unfortunate.
http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/bilder/...ch&b=1232104176
front suspension is very strange
Side on it looks way bulkier than the TF109 or F60.
Originally posted by kids like ash
front suspension is very strange
front suspension is very strange
Yeah, WTF!
whoever said it doesnt have pod winglets is blind, they are clearly there and still quite larger. alot larger than the ferrari.
Frankly I didn't find any McLaren since 1993 beautiful... but this one seems SciFi!!!
Interesting rear wing too.
Originally posted by kids like ash
whoever said it doesnt have pod winglets is blind, they are clearly there and still quite larger. alot larger than the ferrari.
whoever said it doesnt have pod winglets is blind, they are clearly there and still quite larger. alot larger than the ferrari.
Where? On the sidepods? The ones Ferrari has their mirrors on?
Originally posted by kids like ash
whoever said it doesnt have pod winglets is blind, they are clearly there and still quite larger. alot larger than the ferrari.
whoever said it doesnt have pod winglets is blind, they are clearly there and still quite larger. alot larger than the ferrari.
im blind then
The chassis being displayed is the second one, the first is already in Portugal.
No sidepod winglets:
look at the birds eye view pic, and look at the sidepod inlets, larger wings going down to the floor.
i thought the front wings had to be two plane only, the Macca has 3 to the Ferrari and Toyota's 2
The best looking 2009 car so far, I like the front nose and engine cover. Nice looking front wing as well.
the lower base of the front wing doesnt looks very wide, almost like a small base just to hold the moveable wings ont he sides. 
The suspension angle on the front wheels looks terrible! Same as the BMW 2 Years ago
The front suspension is really beautiful...
Looks to be the fattest so far behind the sidepods/around the exhaust area.
Originally posted by alg7_munif
The best looking 2009 car so far, I like the front nose and engine cover. Nice looking front wing as well.
The best looking 2009 car so far, I like the front nose and engine cover. Nice looking front wing as well.
I concur. It still looks a little weird, but it's the best of the three so far.
Originally posted by alg7_munif
The best looking 2009 car so far, I like the front nose and engine cover. Nice looking front wing as well.
The best looking 2009 car so far, I like the front nose and engine cover. Nice looking front wing as well.
Wait wait wait... let' see it on track first.
Originally posted by F1 Truth
http://www.motorsport-total.com/bilder/200...z1232104170.jpg
http://www.motorsport-total.com/bilder/200...z1232104170.jpg
The photo's on the front page of this site are very poor, side view only. :\
Are they taking it for a spin today? or do we have to wait until Algrave?
[img]http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/bilder/zoom.php?c=09mclarenlaunch&d=&b=1232104176[/img]
[img]http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/bilder/zoom.php?c=09toytf109launch&d=&b=1232018629[/img]
Interesting how bulky the new Mclaren looks. And I don't understand why they have such a small air intake above the driver's head? The point of the airbox is to ram more air into the engine and get better performance out of it...
[img]http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/bilder/zoom.php?c=09toytf109launch&d=&b=1232018629[/img]
Interesting how bulky the new Mclaren looks. And I don't understand why they have such a small air intake above the driver's head? The point of the airbox is to ram more air into the engine and get better performance out of it...
Originally posted by ZiRo
Are they taking it for a spin today? or do we have to wait until Algrave?
Are they taking it for a spin today? or do we have to wait until Algrave?
PDLR shakes it down tommorow and proper test begins in algave.
The size is important but not as important as an optimized airflow inside the airbox.
Btw looking at the side pic, the car has a bigger nose compared to Kubica.
Btw looking at the side pic, the car has a bigger nose compared to Kubica.
Originally posted by RedBaron
Wait wait wait... let' see it on track first.
Wait wait wait... let' see it on track first.
There is a 99.9% chance it'll look better on track than the Ferrari, the front wing looks ten times better than Ferrari's solution if you ask me. That's what really let it down - that fragile-looking front wing.
Originally posted by TheBerzerker
The suspension angle on the front wheels looks terrible! Same as the BMW 2 Years ago
The suspension angle on the front wheels looks terrible! Same as the BMW 2 Years ago
Yeah, well spotted. I wonder if this suspension angle is really that solid. It looks structurally weak and also more difficult to set up, but that's just my amateur opinion...
Looks fair enough from the limited shots we've had so far. All three cars to date have really been helped by looking very clean, thanks to the new regs. The McLaren almost has an organic look to it in places... around the air box and exhausts for instance.
Best of all is that #1 painted on it though!
Best of all is that #1 painted on it though!
Originally posted by f1rules
http://images.formula.hu/galeria/27781voda...0dpi_resize.jpg
http://images.formula.hu/galeria/27781voda...0dpi_resize.jpg
They hide the exhaust pipe with a chassis element:) Why?
Originally posted by craftverk
There is a 99.9% chance it'll look better on track than the Ferrari, the front wing looks ten times better than Ferrari's solution if you ask me. That's what really let it down - that fragile-looking front wing.
There is a 99.9% chance it'll look better on track than the Ferrari, the front wing looks ten times better than Ferrari's solution if you ask me. That's what really let it down - that fragile-looking front wing.
Bit early to judge...
Still 2 months or so until Melbourne, things will change until then
Doesnt look like there is a sidepod cooling outlet at the rear!!!!!!!
Lots of photos here: http://premium.f1-live.com/f1/photos-hires...9/team-mclaren/
The car looks great in profile from the beginning of the exhaust outlet to the end of the rear wing. I prefer the more elegant sculpted look of the Ferrari sidepods and think the long sleek Ferrari nose looks much better.
Obi
Obi
Originally posted by Snap Matt
Best of all is that #1 painted on it though!
Best of all is that #1 painted on it though!
Best of all would be a #1 on the MP4-25 - but that's another story.
You're absolutely right on the organic look, though. Expecially the exhausts and the sidepods (tiny inlets too) look great. I am not that convinced of the nosecone, but who cares.
the steering arms have moved from the top wishbone?????????
do i see barge-boards? thought those are banned as well ...
it looks way fatter in the rear than the ferrari
The whole car looks much more basic than the Ferrari.
I wonder if they've gone for: 'ok, we've got a tall rear wing, lets not sculpt the sidepods, lets just let the air go over the top of them to the rear wing', hence the slight upward turn the exhaust exit takes at the rear of the sidepod.
It's an inch or two taller than the ferrari at the front wheels, infact, its quite bulky and simple all over the place.
I think they've gone for aero security rather than anything risky.
I wonder if they've gone for: 'ok, we've got a tall rear wing, lets not sculpt the sidepods, lets just let the air go over the top of them to the rear wing', hence the slight upward turn the exhaust exit takes at the rear of the sidepod.
It's an inch or two taller than the ferrari at the front wheels, infact, its quite bulky and simple all over the place.
I think they've gone for aero security rather than anything risky.
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