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Titolo: [ENG] MP4-18 designed for Michelins

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MP4-18 designed for Michelins
22-05-2003
McLaren's technical director Adrian Newey has revealed that the starting
point of the new MP4-18, the car that the Woking team hopes will bring
back the glory days of the 80s, was the four round black bits of rubber
on the corners of this 'groundbreaking' car.
"The new car is the first car that's been designed specifically with
Michelins in mind," Newey told his team's website. "Really it's about
making proper use of the tyres in terms of the tow angles, the camber
angles, presenting the tyre to the ground in the optimum way. And that
has been a learning curve of Michelin's. So we're hoping that that clean
sheet of paper approach to being able to optimise the car around the
tyres will pay dividends.
"The 2003 car is evolutionary is some respects," he adds, "but in other
respects it's quite different. We've tried to package the car tighter so
it's a lot smaller than the MP4-17. We've really pushed quite hard to
come up with an aerodynamically efficient package, which also allows a
low centre of gravity. So we`re trying to get the aerodynamics and the
mechanical side of the car to work in harmony."
"The general design objectives are always the same," he adds. "To
basically make the car quicker which is all the fundamentals of improving
aerodynamic efficiency, reducing centre of gravity height, improving the
handling of the car and hence the cornering performance.
"I think it's a big step forward from where we were," adds Neil Oatley,
the team's Executive Director of Engineering. "A lot of effort, a lot of
time has gone into the 18 spread over a longer period of time so I think
we've ended up with a structurally superior car, much more tightly
packaged, much more weight-efficient, and we are expecting quite a
significant improvement in lap times because of all of that.
"The last winter has been extraordinarily difficult and busy for us," he
adds, "it's the first time we've for many, many years developed an
existing car at the same time as designing a completely fresh car really
from the ground up."
"The MP4-18 is driven from a 'spec' sheet given to me from Adrian," says
Mike Coughlan, Chief Designer who joined the team in late 2002. "That
'spec' sheet ends up at about nine revisions before it's finalised.
"We've concentrated on the details," said Coughlan, "and I think it sets
a new standard for this company."
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 Michelins in mind," Newey told his team's website.
E anche queste non mi sembrano buone notizie per la Williams...
 
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 E anche queste non mi sembrano buone notizie per la Williams...
Perchč? La FW25 non č stata progettata attorno a niente, quindi tale 
notizia non puň fare danni ulteriori .............. :((((


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 notizia non puň fare danni ulteriori .............. :((((
Secondo Ralf, occorrono altri due mesi:
"We should be up there in another two months, it's something we need to
push forward. This is a very important period for us to understand this
car, get it to the optimum and understand what to do for next year. It is
nearly mid- season but it's looking very promising. We have the right
people in the right places and there is a lot to come. I don't want to
comment on the championship. At the moment we are after wins and podiums,
which we haven't managed a lot this year. Let's achieve that first on a
consistent base and then we can talk about next year. It is fair to say
that when we started in February with the testing of the new car it wasn't
brilliant but we have made a big step since. We do even more tests than
ever and the drivers are taking more responsibility because this FW25 is
something new to the whole team. On one side you can say, yes, we have
under- performed. But then many teams this year seem to have had
difficulties."
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 Secondo Ralf, occorrono altri due mesi: [...]
Bene.
Ora so per certo che si finirą nella seconda metą dello schieramento 
...... :)