Yep. They built the car in public last year with a plastic engine in it. That engine never even made it to the first test.
Pre-Season 2012 New Car Images & Discussion
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It looks to me like they are blowing the exhaust under the rear wing to give more downforce which is where the controversy may come in...
I can't help feeling it will be better when actually touching the floor...
This thing will never see the track, lets see what they come up with at the First Test. Or better, Melbourne.
This thing will never see the track, lets see what they come up with at the First Test. Or better, Melbourne.
I see McLaren have the lost their Aigo sponsorship from the side of the monocoque, interesting because Aigo have been with the team for a few years now.
It looks like they are blowing the outer wing endplates which may reduce drag under acceleration? It does seem to be right on the limit of what is allowed: as far back and as far from the centre as the regs allow (as described by Scarbs).
http://cliptheapex.com/threads/2012...aust-positioning-and-blowing.3242/#post-93570
More than anything though, it looks nice and I'm so glad it doesn't have a Caterham nose!
Jos the Boss
Champion Elect
Who is the next car?
Yep I think there is more to come on this story
Handy comparison: http://www.thef1times.com/compare/
Nice on brogan the drivers position is quite a long way forward compared to last years car this will alter the center of gravity..
Jos the Boss
Champion Elect
http://cliptheapex.com/threads/f1-w...es-and-testing-thread.4364/page-4#post-105467
That gives the dates and whos been done! Next is Ferrari and Force India on the 3rd
That gives the dates and whos been done! Next is Ferrari and Force India on the 3rd
I'll bet 15 trophy points that the HRT will be slow
I wrote that wrong didn't I 
Jos the Boss
Champion Elect
Since we're betting can i have 15 points on Mclaren winning the constructors! First time since 98, or 07!
RickD
Pole Sitter
Thats definitely a slightly different perspective, which muddies the picture a bit. The 2012 car looks nicer than the 2011, thats all I will say for now. Lets see what happens at the tests.
Andrea_Moda_Rules
Podium Finisher
With all this talk of Autosport dropping an article from its website because of "McLaren controversy" I wasn't expecting to see something that looked, Well like the 2011 McLaren with normal sidepods.
Ah well, maybe its just me but the bigger the number on my age, the worse Autosport seems to get. Somebody teleport me back to 2000 please.
The McLaren looks quite nice, tho. Sort of missing the L pods though, something different in an era when most f1 cars look the same. Doesn't look too radical though to my untrained eyes. but its certainly getting my juices flowing now for 2012 season.
Ah well, maybe its just me but the bigger the number on my age, the worse Autosport seems to get. Somebody teleport me back to 2000 please.
The McLaren looks quite nice, tho. Sort of missing the L pods though, something different in an era when most f1 cars look the same. Doesn't look too radical though to my untrained eyes. but its certainly getting my juices flowing now for 2012 season.
Found this...
Bottas is suposed to have run the new Williams today for a shakedown and filiming
http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/274048/bottas-runs-new-williams-in-spain/
anyone got any images yet?
http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f1-news/274048/bottas-runs-new-williams-in-spain/
anyone got any images yet?
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