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Titolo: [ENG] The McLaren-Mercedes MP4-18

Source: 
grandprix.com
http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns11204.html
The Mercedes MP4-18 will run for the first time today at the Paul Ricard
circuit in the South of France. Alexander Wurz will give the new car its
first shakedown laps while David Coulthard and Kimi Raikkonen will
continue their development work on the MP4-17D alongside second test
driver Pedro de la Rosa.
The MP4-18 is shorter and lower than the current car and is built around
the Mercedes-Benz FO 110P V10, which was purpose-built for the car after
lengthy consultation between McLaren designers and Mercedes-Ilmor and
Mercedes-Benz engineers. The team's aim was to extract the maximum
performance from the current F1 regulations and has followed the trend
set by Ferrari as being a much smaller car than its predecessor with the
main thrust being on aerodynamic efficiency but allso attention having
been paid to the way in which Michelin tyres work with the chassis. The
car is the work of Adrian Newey, Mike Coughlan and Neil Oatley and their
team of engineers in Woking.
"This car has probably had more research put into it than any other car I
have worked on," says Newey. "There are clearly visible developments to
the car, such as the shorter, lower nose and the rear end. The MP4-18 is
generally much smaller than its predecessor, and is quite tightly packed
to achieve this. We have included some developments that aim to improve
the aerodynamic efficiency, we have further increased attention to
detail, and used some advanced materials in its construction. Our
simulation results look promising, in terms of the MP4-18's performance
step over the MP4-17D, but by definition simulation is not always 100
percent accurate, so we have the usual sense of excitement and
expectation before running the new car this week at Paul Ricard."
The team has yet to decide when the new car will first be raced.
"Our long-term strategy is to re-establish the team as a consistent
winner, through increasing overall competitiveness and reliability," says
managing director Martin Whitmarsh. "To achieve this demands significant,
rather than incremental, steps. One such step was to provide the design
teams at McLaren International and Mercedes-Benz, with the opportunity to
develop the MP4-18 and the new engine in a time frame which allowed
greater innovation."
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Ho visto le prime foto (non prese in pista) su f1-live:
sembra molto curata aerodinamicamente, come al solito, con la parte
anteriore molto affilata e, sembra, a formichiere, pance molto rastremate
(F2003-GA style, ma le foto sono molto scure in quella zona ;-), parte del
cambio tutta carenata e altri particolari che perň si vedono poco o niente.
In sintesi, sembra un bel passo in avanti (almeno aerodinamicamente).
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Spettacolare l'alettone anteriore (triplo profilo), avete visto che roba?
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 Spettacolare l'alettone anteriore (triplo profilo), avete visto che roba?
Non č diversissimo da quello attuale in fondo.
O almeno cosě mi pare.
Anche la svergolatura č analoga.

 O almeno cosě mi pare.
Ah.. si?
Mi devo essere perso l'ultima evoluzione aerodinamica McLaren
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 Mi devo essere perso l'ultima evoluzione aerodinamica McLaren
Hai parlato di 3 profili? Forse non avevo colto ...
Di certo il profilo principale almeno come principio č analogo (quello 
che la Williams ha copiato per intenderci).
Probabilmente adesso sulla 18 č piů estrema.

 che la Williams ha copiato per intenderci).
Esatto, l'alettone ha un profilo inferiore con un andamento che la
Williams ha ripreso, poi al di sopra ci sono due flap separati; ecco una
foto in cui si vede abbastanza bene il tutto
http://a324.g.akamai.net/f/324/3126/1d/www.f1-live.com/photos/2003/team-mclaren/diapo_113.jpg
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http://a324.g.akamai.net/f/324/3126/1d/www.f1-live.com/photos/2003/team-mclaren/diapo_113.jpg
C'è davvero un lavoro enorme.
Mi ha impressionato la foto laterale dove si vede attraverso la vettura 
dopo la "chiglia" (v. foto su f1-live).
Sto pensando a quanti soldi risparmiati (e buttati adesso .....) quando 
si decideranno finalmente ad imporre le ali standard.