McLaren is the latest team to abandon its launch sidepod solution as the F1 grid appears to be converging on similar designs. Here's why ⬇️ FrenchGP
Having seen Aston Martin and Williams already turn their backs on their respective concepts, McLaren has become the latest to do so too.The design concept that McLaren had initially followed is something that teams had pursued with gusto under the previous era of regulations.
Most of these tools have been taken away from the designer’s arsenal now and, whilst teams are all still finding ways to improve their weaponry, they can’t recover all of that performance. The sidepod designs utilised by the bulk of the grid therefore look to mitigate some of the issues posed by the tyre wake being shed from the front tyre by extending the sidepod’s length, and thus creating a divisional barrier to the airflow passing over the top of the sidepod.This primarily results in a downwashing ramp being used, with the airflow invited to follow the contours into the coke bottle region at the rear of the car.
In McLaren’s case it has also opted to sneak its cooling gills up around the high waisted engine cover’s shoulder, in much the same way that we’ve seen Red Bull, Aston Martin, Haas and Ferrari do.
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