McLaren to return to Indy 500 or Indycar?

You'll have to figure that out yourself, I'm not into amateur psychology.

There he goes again with the passive aggressive routine...
Let’s just not respond to each other...
Jp

For my part, I have no issues with you that would justify restricting my posting habits in such a way.

It's quite a new question actually. Always used to be WDC.

JV Mario and EMO ?
Jp

Yes that's it, JV, i was about to ask who's the third guy beside Mario and Emo, i forgot about Jacques...

JV Mario and EMO ?
Jp

Edited by PlayboyRacer, 25 November 2018 - 02:50.

McLaren set for Indy engine announcement before Christmas, says Brown https://motorlat.com...TRf_YZM.twitter

https://motorsportno...sent-for-chevy/

I wonder what engine it will be, I really have no idea.

Short of imagination too, I see.....

"Reportedly"

Yeah, that'll be the Chinese whispers death knell alright.

Funnily enough Eric Bretzman said Fernando told him the exact opposite...but you read the internet so that's where the truth is ...

 

However....your second assumption seems spot on.

Formula-e is, as coined by a certain driver I know, "Like trying to ride a flaccid penis"

 

Jp

Yeah I keep hearing that too, but I've never seen a solid source linked to it at all.

Isn't he? I haven't heard him say anything about it but maybe I missed it.

I've seen a couple of stories quoting Alonso indicating he has no interest in FE.

https://www.grandpri...y-future-plans/

https://www.gpfans.c...alonso-s-plans/

I've seen a couple of stories quoting Alonso indicating he has no interest in FE.

 

https://www.grandpri...y-future-plans/

https://www.gpfans.c...alonso-s-plans/

I think 'no interest' is a little different from 'not part of my plan at the moment'

Buemi says Alonso has asked about it a lot when they're together at Toyota and seems rather interested and knowledgeable about it. But the fact of the matter seems to be Alonso's priority to win the big, prestigious races of which Formula E has yet to really even begin to forge, so it's not part of his immediate priorities - which is still a slightly different story from 'no interest'. Semantics, I know, but hey ho.

Fernando's 2019 Indy 500 seat fitting at the MTC. Cool video...

Good info here from Fernley & de Ferran.

McLaren working hard behind scenes to prepare for Indy 500 https://www.indycar....ndy-500-program

Good info here from Fernley & de Ferran.

 

McLaren working hard behind scenes to prepare for Indy 500 https://www.indycar....ndy-500-program

That answers what I was asking about the Carlin hookup if they were building the car in Woking.

“We put one chassis over to McLaren, so we can bring that forward and understand what's going on. This car will be used for the main NTT IndyCar Series program. The test chassis that we would use at the two track tests that we do is being built by Carlin in Florida. We're looking at supervising both of them but fundamentally split the resources in order to make sure we can deliver by the end of March.”

 

That seems prudent to double team the testing then race assembly duties.  I didn't realize Carlin is in FL rather than Brownsburg or Indianapolis.

Does anyone know if McLaren uses the same simulator for both F1 and Indy?

So! Erm.. How are the Chevrolet engines looking?

Difficult to judge since IndyCar has yet to run an official test session on a oval this year.

Difficult to judge since IndyCar has yet to run an official test session on a oval this year.

Gotcha, thanks.

Full reveal 2pm BST.  

Here it is:

https://www.mclaren....ndy-500-livery/

hubba hubba

Looks fine, and will certainly be easy to spot.

Is the 66 deliberate? I know McLaren did their first F1 race in 1966, but it seems a bit odd to connect that to Indianapolis.

Props to the PR person who wrote the "Alonso" statement. Sounds just like him... I guess.

No big surprises in the livery, and I like that they keep it essentially the same as their F1 version, unlike 2 years ago.  Man, that reveal video sure whet my appetite for "the Month of May"!! 

Looks fine, and will certainly be easy to spot.
 
Is the 66 deliberate? I know McLaren did their first F1 race in 1966, but it seems a bit odd to connect that to Indianapolis.
 
Props to the PR person who wrote the "Alonso" statement. Sounds just like him... I guess.

Livery as expected which is a huge positive. Looks fantastic.

66 was the number of the first McLaren to win the Indy 500

Thanks. Let's hope this one will prove equally successful.

Livery was the expected, but it looks very good!

66 was the number of the first McLaren to win the Indy 500

Edited by Henri Greuter, 08 April 2019 - 14:20.

Does anyone know if McLaren uses the same simulator for both F1 and Indy?

Don't know what's with those ◤◣◥ and why they dont use their logo, blue swooshes on sidepods would be very cool and original to them.

With the same livery, we can really see how beautifuler is an IndyCar compared to an F1, at the moment.

Can’t wait to see this car on track. Livery looks great even if it is no surprise. I hope the driver overalls look much better than the one for the F1 team.

It seems that there will be invited media for tomorrow’s test at the Texas Motor Speedway. Hopefully we get to see some track action

https://twitter.com/...9856057345?s=21

That is one beautiful car. I do love the aesthetic of the Indy machines.

With the same livery, we can really see how beautifuler is an IndyCar compared to an F1, at the moi

I am sure that Fernando will notice that, especially when the last Indycar he raced was uglier than a $5 whore.  Compared to an F1, at the time.

Just saw this about the Indy 500 car. So is this an MCL35 then?

Saw this photo on the McLaren Indy twitter too. So my hopes are not answered. Oh well, doesn’t matter as long as the car is good.

But looks like they have deleted the tweet with the photo. Maybe it’s because they have photoshopped Fernando’s head over Carlos’ body who has exactly the same pose in the F1 launch photos

https://twitter.com/...2265297920?s=21

Bit sloppy by the McLaren PRs guys, but I’m sure they will remedy it.

I thought something looked a little 'off' there.

Just saw this about the Indy 500 car. So is this an MCL35 then?

They didn't include the 2017 effort in their numbering did they?

I don't think they would. It's a Dallara after all.

It's a Dallara after all.

OK, so I just saw someone claiming "What I really love is THEY designed it...they didn't use one of the standard chassis the rest of the teams use".

That's not right, is it? Doesn't seem so...