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Mclaren Mp4-28
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Posted 31 January 2013 - 11:52 AM
Here is McLaren's 2013 car. Or is it their 2012 car? Certainly looks like it...
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Posted 31 January 2013 - 12:26 PM
Oh look it's Lewis Hamilton's crash helmet...oh wait.
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Posted 31 January 2013 - 05:15 PM
The sidepod and rear end are completely different. Though the lines from the sidepod to the the exhaust looks similar to last year's.
Given that the MP4-27 was probably the fastest car of 2012, an evolutionary approach would be a wise one (taking into consideration the push for 2014 regs onwards). Glad they took a risk with pullrod suspension. Keeps the challenge fresh and allows a lower center of mass.
And glad to see no stepped nose, though it seems to have grown higher than last year
Given that the MP4-27 was probably the fastest car of 2012, an evolutionary approach would be a wise one (taking into consideration the push for 2014 regs onwards). Glad they took a risk with pullrod suspension. Keeps the challenge fresh and allows a lower center of mass.
And glad to see no stepped nose, though it seems to have grown higher than last year
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Posted 31 January 2013 - 05:30 PM
The Shadow, on 31 January 2013 - 05:15 PM, said:
The sidepod and rear end are completely different. Though the lines from the sidepod to the the exhaust looks similar to last year's.
Given that the MP4-27 was probably the fastest car of 2012, an evolutionary approach would be a wise one (taking into consideration the push for 2014 regs onwards). Glad they took a risk with pullrod suspension. Keeps the challenge fresh and allows a lower center of mass.
And glad to see no stepped nose, though it seems to have grown higher than last year
Given that the MP4-27 was probably the fastest car of 2012, an evolutionary approach would be a wise one (taking into consideration the push for 2014 regs onwards). Glad they took a risk with pullrod suspension. Keeps the challenge fresh and allows a lower center of mass.
And glad to see no stepped nose, though it seems to have grown higher than last year
Nice summary though, in line with the James Allen's analysis
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Posted 31 January 2013 - 07:20 PM
Barge board wings gone, different exhaust position, wing end plates modified, strange person next to Button....day glow red (not sure if that is an improvement over the Lotus red or not...I think red paint will be a major talking point for the cars this year!!)
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Posted 31 January 2013 - 09:24 PM
Apparently more impressive to people who are knowledgeable enough to know whether to be impressed or not, than the Lotus was. And relax.
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Posted 01 February 2013 - 12:07 AM
The only difference I saw between this one and 2012 is that Lewis seems a little too pale.
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Posted 01 February 2013 - 12:57 AM
Quiet One, on 01 February 2013 - 12:07 AM, said:
The only difference I saw between this one and 2012 is that Lewis seems a little too pale.
lol i thought lewis is a little shorter than last year, then wheres lewis?
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Posted 01 February 2013 - 04:57 AM
Quiet One, on 01 February 2013 - 12:07 AM, said:
The only difference I saw between this one and 2012 is that Lewis seems a little too pale.
“We keep on working, we do our thing,” Vettel shouts over the team radio, “We are who we are!”
"Vettel is a champion. That’s not referring to his achievements, but rather to his approach to everything he does. He wins. All the time. His preparation is meticulous, his attention to detail reminiscent of Michael Schumacher at his peak, and his performance on the track is almost always flawless. Vettel is capable only of domination. He knows no other way... Vettel is not in Formula One to be liked. He is there to win. And in the words of Ayrton Senna, perhaps the greatest of all Formula One drivers, “Nice men don’t win.”"
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Posted 01 February 2013 - 06:48 AM
Oh oh oh oh...they're on to a winner!!! There is no camera on the top of the air box!!!! Shock!!! Horror!!! Awe!!! Amazement!!!! Fainting.....
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Posted 01 February 2013 - 03:55 PM
I see plenty of differences, as The Shadow and Handy pointed out.
They weren't going to do anything radical. The car won the final two races of the season and were on track to win Abu Dhabi the round before that. It was arguably the best car by year's end in many areas.
Like any other car, I look forward to seeing it race.
They weren't going to do anything radical. The car won the final two races of the season and were on track to win Abu Dhabi the round before that. It was arguably the best car by year's end in many areas.
Like any other car, I look forward to seeing it race.
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Posted 03 February 2013 - 12:17 AM
I'd like to see title #2 for Jenson. Let's hope this car goes as good as it looks.
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