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By scotty
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andrew wrote:I'm totally under-whelmed after all the hype.
Same, but it was understandable after the last 2 cars i guess...
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By spankyham
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It reminds me more of the 25 than the 26 actually, possibly reflecting the absence of the EBD.
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By spankyham
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A couple of high res images for the Macca fans :-)

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By andrew
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scotty wrote:
andrew wrote:I'm totally under-whelmed after all the hype.
Same, but it was understandable after the last 2 cars i guess...
Maybe it'll work for them. I think after the odd looking front to the Caterham, reports of an ugly Ferrari and concerns over the legality of aspects of the McLaren, I was expecting something to raise the eyebrows rather than this sleek looking creation.
spankyham wrote:It reminds me more of the 25 than the 26 actually, possibly reflecting the absence of the EBD.
My thoughts exactly minus the engine cover fin. The 25 had a fatter back end.
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By scotty
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What's Burning? wrote:Still looks like a longer car than all the others by at least a foot.
Here's a good pic, scale and perspective might be slightly off but even accounting for that it looks to have a slightly shorter wheelbase than the previous 2 cars:

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By spankyham
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Is the exhaust pointing in the prescribed area? Looks a low to me??
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scotty wrote:
What's Burning? wrote:Still looks like a longer car than all the others by at least a foot.
Here's a good pic, scale and perspective might be slightly off but even accounting for that it looks to have a slightly shorter wheelbase than the previous 2 cars:

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That's so Hamilton can get around Monaco a bit easier. :yes:
By LRW
#289320
McLaren wrote:Well it looks well nice.Love Lewis's comment about i was pushing for a higher nose ,so i can see it this year :rofl::D
Im sure I read on twitter (it was actually on the sky1 launch feed), that lewis said.....
Lewis Hamilton wrote:We have slightly bigger wing mirrrors this year, which Massa will be happy about.
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By andrew
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What's Burning? wrote:
scotty wrote:
What's Burning? wrote:Still looks like a longer car than all the others by at least a foot.
Here's a good pic, scale and perspective might be slightly off but even accounting for that it looks to have a slightly shorter wheelbase than the previous 2 cars:

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That's so Hamilton can get around Monaco a bit easier. :yes:
It'll be easier with a smaller car to not drive into Massa this year. Smaller target for Mandy to hit as well at this years Belgian GP. :rofl:

We're terrible people! :hehe:

(now if anyone bites and takes any of the above seriously, then I have totally overestimated peoples intelligence around here).
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By bud
#289322
It was good watching the launch online, hearing the views from drivers and personnel. It was mentioned the U shaped side pods were dropped due to the change of the EBD rules.
They did mention in a way when the question was asked, that the car has a shorter wheel base.

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