Separate engine cover, sidepods and floor. (standardised by the FIA) Bodywork: Carbon-fibre composite. Including chassis control, engine control, data acquisition, dashboard, alternator, sensors, data analysis and telemetry. Monocoque: McLaren-moulded carbonfibre composite incorporating front and side impact structures Front suspension: Inboard torsion bar/damper system operated by pushrod and bell crank with a double wishbone arrangement Rear suspension: Inboard torsion bar/damper system operated by pullrod and bell crank with a double wishbone arrangement Electronics: McLaren Electronic Systems. Tim Goss and Paddy Lowe explained more: Technical talk with Lowe and Goss. With dummy exhausts on the car at the launch, the team came to their first Jerez test with 3 different configuration of exhausts, and were running them at different moments to evaluate each solution. The new rear pullrod suspension also allowed the sidepods to slope down more towards the rear of the car, similar to what Red Bull brought the double championship win with their Red Bull RB6 in 2010.įinally, the engine exhausts are something which McLaren think is one of the most vital elements of the 2011 car.
The upside of the sidepods are L-shaped with the cooling radiators inside them custom cut to perfectly fit the unusual shape. The sidepods have also been designed in a particular manner, with an undercut to provide a steady airflow onto the upside of the diffuser. Behind the airbox is an additional intake to cool the gearbox and hydraulics, all sitting behind the engine.
Right under the airbox which provides air to the engine is a small intake to cool the batterypack and motor of the KERS system. The front suspension has been slightly changed in accordance with the new monocoque, but the steering rack is still positioned low in the nose.īehind the driver, everything has dramatically changed, not the least the cooling concepts of the car. By retaining the snow plow under the nose - an aerodynamic splitter attached under the nosecone - it is now the only car to feature such a device. In 2009, it was housed in the sidepods.Īt the front of the car, the new McLaren features a nose that is raised even further, with a nearly flat profile from its top until the driver's helmet. The new Mercedes-Benz designed unit is now a single integrated unit that sits within the survival cell, beneath the fuel-tank. Another important change is the addition of KERS, after it was banned in 2010.
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