The 2011 cars
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Williams have today revealed the definitive 2011 livery.
Interestingly technical director Sam Michael assured us that Williams has not dropped the flywheel KERS use in F1, although they will most likely not run it this year due to packaging constraints, he did not rule out trying it out in the next. - Autosport.
Pictures courtesy of TheCheckeredFlag.
Interestingly technical director Sam Michael assured us that Williams has not dropped the flywheel KERS use in F1, although they will most likely not run it this year due to packaging constraints, he did not rule out trying it out in the next. - Autosport.
Pictures courtesy of TheCheckeredFlag.
snowy
Champion Elect
McLaren's reliability issues appear to be directly related to their preferred exhaust configuration. According to Autosport the MP4-26's planned exhaust exit is down the centre of the diffuser. Unfortunately air to cool this area is at a premium, and having fried many parts and failed to improve reliability they opted, temporarily, for a less radical configuration. Hoping that Lewis could put some miles on the car on the last two days of Barcelona testing. This they succeeding in doing, whilst also showing off a patently slow and ill handling car.
The question is; how much of the MP4-26's other design features depend upon this treatment of the exhaust and diffuser?
As we speak, are they frantically redesigning the car to make the best of a bad job?
Or are they studiously plotting to resolve the crippling overheating that they clearly failed to foresee or plan for?
The question is; how much of the MP4-26's other design features depend upon this treatment of the exhaust and diffuser?
As we speak, are they frantically redesigning the car to make the best of a bad job?
Or are they studiously plotting to resolve the crippling overheating that they clearly failed to foresee or plan for?
Both, maybe, now that they have a little more time?
I've said it before, and I'll say it again:
Hamilton to Williams in 2012?
Hamilton to Williams in 2012?
How could all of those highly paid engineers not foresee the problem with hot exhaust gasses exiting onto bodywork and other components?
It seems McLaren are badly in need of a new technical team as the current one seems unable to grasp some fundamental concepts.
Another poor season ahead then, just trying desperately to stay ahead of the mid-field.
It seems McLaren are badly in need of a new technical team as the current one seems unable to grasp some fundamental concepts.
Another poor season ahead then, just trying desperately to stay ahead of the mid-field.
Andrea_Moda_Rules
Podium Finisher
I dunno Brogan, its a bit early to say that, we've seen seen teams before that have been no-where in testing and seem to find the warp speed button at the first race. Anyway isn't that what pre-season testing is for, finding teething problems and weeding them out??
Its probelry the case that 2 extra weeks break is more a helping hand rather then a necessity.
Its probelry the case that 2 extra weeks break is more a helping hand rather then a necessity.
That is so uncomfortably close to the reality of last year it hurts.
I do wonder what their design team is up to sometimes. Have they lost all their highly experienced and senior engineers to rivals?
Has anyone noticed that the Williams livery is similar to the rothmans liverly in mid 90's??? (ok different colour). Quite heartened by the comments of Sam Micheal,.
Just hope Mclaren sort their problems out, how can a team with that as much resource as they do produce a car that does not deliver 2 seasons on the trot (potentially 3!).
Just hope Mclaren sort their problems out, how can a team with that as much resource as they do produce a car that does not deliver 2 seasons on the trot (potentially 3!).
Yeah, i think they are following Group Lotus / Renault's lead... It says as much in one of the Autosport articles i think. "...inspired by the successful 90s Rothmans sponsored Williams" or something like that.
TBH, I'd go with the white/green if I were Williams as much as I'd go with Orange/White if I were McLaren!
That's got a proper number on it too.
snowy
Champion Elect
McLaren MP4-26 - exhaust positioning
McLaren saying they had a number of exhaust solutions they were considering was the grand total of two. The one from the first race last year and this years one.
http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/2011/0/839.htmlFormula1.com said:
McLaren saying they had a number of exhaust solutions they were considering was the grand total of two. The one from the first race last year and this years one.
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