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Vodaphone Mclaren Mercedes MP4-27

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  1. El_Bando

    El_Bando Can't remember, where was I?
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    Launch today (01/02/12)

    What are your preactions and reactions?

    will the ugly trend continue?

    any cool innovations?

    :emoticon-0103-cool:
     
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    Yesterdays Autosport article mentioned there may be legality issues with some of the 'innovations' on it.
     
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  4. El_Bando

    El_Bando Can't remember, where was I?
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  5. u408379965

    u408379965 Well-Known Member

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    McLaren's website's gone down. Good omen...
     
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  6. Masanari

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    Interestingly Button called it the MP4-27A on his twitter.
     
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  7. Masanari

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    ScarbsF1 Craig Scarborough
    Looking at the #mp427 through the cover, high unstepped nose! How can that be?

    It might not be fugly. <diva>
     
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    ScarbsF1 Craig Scarborough
    More #MP427 through the covers, spiky bits ahead of the sidepods and pod vanes. #clue
     
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    Unstepped? Wow, clearly Caterham missed a trick or two then (or are leading the way, but that seems less likely). Annoyed that I won't be online to see the reveal.
     
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  10. Di Resta is faster than u

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    Is the McLAren site working for anyone else
     
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  11. Masanari

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    Yes, you just need to keep trying it and eventually it works.
     
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  12. Di Resta is faster than u

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    They did say they were expecting legality issues lol
     
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    Yeah it's working again now.
     
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  14. Di Resta is faster than u

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    Thanks, its working now, it was just blank earlier
     
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  15. Masanari

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    It looks sleek. <diva>

    please log in to view this image
     
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    Looks nice. <ok>

    Anyone else think the rear wing looks too wide?
     
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  17. Masanari

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    ScarbsF1 Craig Scarborough
    No U pods, clever exhaust outlet bulge


    ScarbsF1 Craig Scarborough
    Flat topped chassis seems to be the low nose rule by being low overall and a line sweeping down to 55cm

    ScarbsF1 Craig Scarborough
    #MP427 overall slim tidy, not adventurous.

    tedkravitz Ted Kravitz
    New McLaren looks similar to last year's car, but with adventurous exhaust positioning, rule-wise.

    ScarbsF1 Craig Scarborough
    Interesting drillings to the wheels between the spokes and rim.

    ScarbsF1 Craig Scarborough
    The exhaust sticks quite far outboard, the 10cm exhaust. Then point up steeply and inwards. But expect this to change
     
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    <laugh>
     
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