Turkey F1 2011 Grand Prix: McLaren to half a second of Red Bull

The picture was presented quite bleak in McLaren in view of the mediocre preseason were. Nothing is further from reality, the evolution of the Woking team has been spectacular. So much that even Lewis Hamilton managed to victory in the Chinese Grand Prix, third event of the calendar.
The distance to the a priori untouchable Red Bull has been shrinking gradually. The Chief Engineer of the British team, Phil Prew, he has dared to quantify what they have to catch up with the cars of the energy drink: between 3 and 5 tenths. A difference that expect to iron out as soon as possible. So Jenson Button has been testing the new developments in the simulator that McLaren has Woking.

I believe that we are between three and five tenths of Red Bull. It is obviously a distance that we want to reduce. Not have the car faster at the moment, Red Bull is still the reference. We have a number of improvements to Turkey which hopefully will allow us to reduce the gap with them.

The British is optimistic in the face of the race in Istanbul Park, a track which in his opinion comes well:

I think that Turkey should be a relatively favourable for us track, and if trends give us that performance plus and well kept the tires we will be able to remain competitive. We are also aware that everyone will try to improve your car, so I hope that we have done enough to keep us ahead of our rivals.

So will adorn the McLaren pilots in the Grands Prix of Turkey, Spain and Monaco

Although they also used it in Malaysia, they went unnoticed, McLaren pilots used a couple of very special monkeys during the qualifying yesterday's session. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the collaboration between Hugo Boss and McLaren, the clothing brand created a contest to design the clothes of Lewis Hamilton and jenson button. In China, the Red colo of the monkey he highlighted a Chinese dragon of black, two symbols of the ancient culture of that country.
But if you were surprised the design used yesterday, the Red did think Ferrari even if only out of ironic way, the designs for the next three Grands Prix are much more risky. In the Grand Prize of Turkey the Red person with black and soft while at the Circuit de Catalunya on Saturday McLaren drivers will wear a mono colour which will include a representation of the Holy family. Finally, the Monaco Grand Prix leave step black full detail, a face, blank.

Malaysia F1 2011 GP: Lewis Hamilton and McLaren strike back at the third session of free practice

Rain still does not make an appearance at the Sepang circuit, despite how badly that painted the things only two days ago. In this context, in a circuit of Sepang that moment remains dry, the best time of the third session of free practice has been to Lewis Hamilton.
The truth is that at some point in the session seemed that Ferrari is not as bad as it might have seemed yesterday. Both Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa had good laps during the session, rather than all the major drivers began to lower his times.
But in the final minutes, both Red Bull pilots as drivers of McLaren and, in the lower instance, Lotus Renault Grand Prix, have much lowered its times. There is no doubt that Ferrari may not be happy. A sixth position from Alonso and Massa eighth is not what they want.
It is clear that we are in the same always. Free practice are not formal training, and those who have are those who will then see, but you have to understand that free third parties tend to be an indicator of what lies ahead, though sometimes Red Bull hides a little.
As for Jaime Alguersuari, has only been able to be 17th, to average tenth of his teammate, who was 15th. Logically, the Catalan pilot seemed not very satisfied at the end of the meeting, although he is very motivated, due to the great race held here last year.
One of the interesting comment on today's things is that in Hispania been close reach within the hypothetical 107% of the session. Specifically talk about a seven hundredths, which has spread to the hypothetical 107% of the time of Vitantonio Liuzzi, while Karthikeyan would have been to three tenths.
This means that little by little the pilots of Hispania are approaching. If all goes well, as they expect it to be, they could be classified both cars, in the best cases. They will certainly wait that the fastest pilots do not make their best times on the Q1, which would give them a small advantage in this regard.
1 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren - Mercedes 1: 36.340
2 2 Mark Webber RBR - Renault 1: 36.630 0.290
3 4 Jenson Button McLaren - Mercedes 1: 36.762 0.422
4 9 Nick Heidfeld Renault 1: 37.115 0.775
5 1 Sebastian Vettel RBR - Renault 1: 37.175 0.835
6 5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1: 37.284 0.944
7 10 Vitaly Petrov Renault 1: 37.297 0.957
8 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1: 37.762 1.422
9 16 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber - Ferrari 1: 38.059 1.719
10 7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1: 38.300 1960
11 8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1: 38.307 1967
12 17 Sergio Perez Sauber - Ferrari 1: 38.448 2.108
13 14 Adrian subtle Force India-Mercedes 1: 38.464 2.124
14 12 Pastor Maldonado Williams - Cosworth 1: 38.597 2.257
15 18 Sebastien Buemi STR - Ferrari 1: 38.665 2,325
16 11 Rubens Barrichello Williams - Cosworth 1: 38.681 2,341
17 19 Jaime alguersuari STR - Ferrari 1: 38.716 2,376
18 15 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1: 38.864 2.524
19 20 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus - Renault 1: 39.260 2,920
20 21 Jarno Trulli Lotus - Renault 1: 39.699 3,359
21 25 Jerome d'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1: 41.215 4.875
22 24 Timo Glock Virgin - Cosworth 1: 41.414 5.074
23 23 Vitantonio Liuzzi hrt-cosworth 1: 43.147 6.807
24 22 Narain Karthikeyan hrt-cosworth 1: 43.383 7.043

Adrian Newey: "McLaren improved copying our leaks"

In the past Grand Prize of Australia McLaren took that leap forward that he has once again put in positions of honor. At the moment, probably have the second best overall, after the untouchable Red Bull, and ahead of Ferrari. The improvements introduced by the Woking in Albert Park gave the expected result and result back in the ointment.
Adrian Newey, technical director of Red Bull, is very clear the reason for this great evolution, McLaren had copied the Red Bull exhaust system. A practice is not new in the Grand Circus. In the absence of ideas, the teams often take borrowed those operating of its rivals, see double diffuser or confucto-f, to cite the most recent.
The English engineer commented it upon receipt of the Segrave Trophy at the RAC Club in London:

McLaren took a giant leap forward by copying our exhaust system, that is what I have to say. We believe that to us is, but it seems that it also serves to McLaren. For us it is a compliment, but would hurt us then we will win with him.

I do not think that the team based in Woking is the only one to take given the idea of Red Bull. Williams hopes to have a system similar to the Chinese Grand Prix, and not be disposable more rivals caused to rise to the cart. Another thing is to the copycat give you such a good result to Red Bull and McLaren. The hurries are not good counsellors.

GP Australia F1 2011: the McLaren the quickest in second free practice

Luckily, the second session of the Grand Prize of Australia free practice has not been a monologue from Red Bull. This time have been the McLarens fastest. Perhaps your upgrade package go them to give the dot did in the offseason. The single-seater British were the only ones on down to 1m25s, although Fernando Alonso has been very close.
Jenson Button has been which has scored the best time, stopping the Cronus in 1m25.854s, with little more than a tenth of his teammate Lewis Hamilton; his best record was 1m25.986s. Alonso meanwhile was left in a sigh of his former teammate with 1m26.001s. The Red Bull still lurking with Sebastian Vettel in fourth position and Mark Webber fifth, to less than half a second of the head.
The novelty of this meeting was that ran under conditions of race in the last half hour to test the new area of overtaking. It was during this period that pilots were the batteries and the times started to decline progressively. A table of times which was temporarily dominated by Michael Schumacher, he recalled old times, but eventually finished sixth.
Hispania Racing Team managed to put on track to Vitantonio Liuzzi as the session was about to end, but was not enough for it to record a Cronus. They are bad things for the Spanish team. It is assumed that Saturday morning and start shooting seriously. By far for Jose Ramon Carabante to deny economic problems, something is wrong there.
As anecdote, the session ended early because of rain in the final minutes. Then the teams dropped the curtain and left for another occasion the evidence.
1 Button McLaren - Mercedes 1m25.854s
2 Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1m25.986s + 0.132
3 Alonso Ferrari 1m26.001s + 0.147
4. Vettel Red Bull - Renault 1m26.014s + 0.160
5. Webber Red Bull - Renault 1m26.283s + 0.429
6 Schumacher Mercedes 1m26.590s + 0.736
7. Massa Ferrari 1m26.789s + 0.935
8 Perez Sauber - Ferrari 1m27.101s + 1.247
9. Barrichello Williams - Cosworth 1m27.280s + 1.426
10. Rosberg Mercedes 1m27.448s + 1.594
11. Alguersuari Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1m27.525s + 1.671
12 Petrov Renault 1m27.528s + 1.674
13 Heidfeld Renault 1m27.536s + 1.682
14. Buemi Toro Rosso - Ferrari 1m27.697s + 1.843
15 Kobayashi Sauber - Ferrari 1m28.095s + 2.241
16. di Resta Force India-Mercedes 1m28.376s + 2.522
17 Subtle Force India-Mercedes 1m28.583s + 2.729
18 Maldonado Williams-Cosworth 1m29.386s + 3.532
19 Kovalainen Lotus - Renault 1m30.829s + 4.975
20 Trulli Lotus - Renault 1m30.912s + 5.058
21. D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth 1m32.106s + 6.252
22 Glock Virgin - Cosworth 1m32.135s + 6.281
23 Liuzzi HRT - Cosworth no time

Before formula 1: McLaren again on the brink of the abyss

 The offseason of the British team could be said that it was very strange from the beginning until the end. The presentation on the streets of Berlin has already put the original touch between the rest of teams that chose to carry out a much more traditional event. In that presentation many were very impressed by the revolution created the new seat of McLaren.This new and revolutionary system could bring something like what we saw in 2009 with Brawn GP. At the end and the place for McLaren years that are being completely matching the design of the car or spoiling the start of the season until the new developments. And seeing the results achieved in the winter training with the participation of seems to me that the first option is virtually discarded.
The team also have realized this and since then has been working on new solutions that provide the key. Seems that the main workhorse of the Woking has become has placed on the reliability, something which has not allowed the MP4-26 shooting enough in the performed test.

If we look at the classifications with regard to the number of completed laps, McLaren is below the seventh place in terms of kilometres travelled. We must not forget also that men of Martin Whitmarsh were the last teams to begin the offseason, without even participating in the test in Valencia.
But if there is something of what their two regular drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, is the lack of aerodynamic supporthave complained. The MP4-26 did not finish to adjust to the new Pirelli and to make matters worse a problem of design makes that you overheating the flat bottom of the new car. These deformations in the background makes the air flow to be fickle and that therefore the car becomes much more difficult to fly.
It is no doubt that talent inside of the Group of engineers and designers of the British team is very valid to overcome this situation, but now it remains to be seen as time are able to recover the difference that currently lead the Ferrari and Red Bull. Surely more than one even still pulling their hair seeing as Adrian Newey designed every year victors car for competition.

Our colleague and analyst full time Sergio Marcus already warned it in its last analysis to recent workouts in the circuit of Montmeloplayed. McLaren are you still watching lost in the circuit, and while Hamilton and Button have to fight with the steering wheel and upload by pianos to mark good times, Red Bull kept his good pace and without gasoline.
Obviously the delay of the start of the season, after the cancellation of the Grand Prize of Bahrain, and the return home by Christmas of Pedro de la Rosa can give you a good boost for the boys of McLaren, but I'm in the nose than the guys at the silver cars will not be easy to fight for the WINS During this season that is about to begin.

Martin Whitmarsh expects McLaren to surprise with its potential

It begins the world of formula 1 and swords are at the top. So that everyone uses to get breastfeeding, rather than the track put each one in its place. The director of McLaren has been one of them. Martin Whitmarsh acknowledges that McLaren will surprise in Australia, despite the lack of visible pace during the offseason.
The British recognized that during the winter the team has set very high goals and they have been their own victims of a development that was to go beyond the limits. That evolution has had direct consequences, that is you can already from the first race. McLaren will present an evolution of the MP4-26 at Albert Park.
Martin Whitmarsh believes not important what has been on the track during preseason training. True, they usually say little, but it is that the low form of McLaren has been worrying. That Yes, it is realistic, McLaren will not reach the Grand Prize of Australia as one of the favourites for the victory.

McLaren drivers worried about the car

A couple of days ago we wondered where McLaren will be 2011, because it doesn't surprise us read and read that the car is very radical, that to see if they are not hit with the McLaren MP4-26... Like everything in this life, insurance that is neither, nor so bald. To assess a bit more where it will be the car (and I believe that it will be fine, if not in the first races Yes to measure the season go ahead), we can see the statements of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button and his impressions on the car.
The key to what is missing in the car for Hamilton is simple: lacks it grip, rather "downforce". What says the English part is that you remember you to the nervousness of the car of 2009, when "it was terrible, it was bouncing, three wheels by curves, I had no grip".
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This is not blocked, is not to three-wheeled, and it is quite manageable, better than the car of the year, but do not have too much agarre… is there where it seems weak.
Fortunately we have some more downforce the car in a package that we will have before the first race

Jenson Button also believes that is can take much more advantage to the single-seat (hence that we are convinced that in the medium term we will have forgotten the doubts of this MP4-26) by the lack of testing mileage.

The first time that I got to the car did not think "Wow, we are going to overwhelm everyone with this car". No, we have much less grip, the tires are very different from the anteriores… There is nothing that I fear I really with this car, but there is still much possible improvement through the general setup

Concern, although nuanced, by a car that has lot of potential (a priori) but to be getting it. I believe, already third time that I mention in this post, yes they are going to get, but today we can only ensure that car wakes up and sweeps, or either the car is mediocre, either is bad. That is a not too nice way of saying that we have no idea.

Where is McLaren this 2011

With less miles test than the rest of teams, in McLaren should be counting the hours that they lack to debut at the track (in a Grand Prix, means) and see the real potential of their MP4-26. Tests of Jerez have been little showy, little representative and little flattering face to say where is McLaren compared to other rivals, and the accumulated miles do not seem sufficient to make value judgements.
Does it will be tremendously cash in career, the offender (and attractive) design of the Woking? Or not? Next tests of the season should be crucial for McLaren, and although we can rely on his team of pilots, with an ex-officio improvisador Hamilton can make the car run (with his hands) and with a Button which in the long term is a consistent driverIt remains to be seen with great care if the potential of the car is real.
The brake that puts the FIA developments in conditions, limiting the number of tests to the minimum necessary, but it is there. It is on the one hand catch up with the teams (in the utopian or absurd that this idea may be) and contain costs. In the next tests, from March 8, we will see with more rennet is where each team. I I refuse to believe that the design and solutions by McLaren were a fiasco.

McLaren has two exhaust system in Jerez

Is McLaren testing two systems of exhaust in Jerez? This seems to be question million noting carefully the MP4-26 who put on track Jenson Button on Friday.

Unbelievably, this is what uncover us details of photos of Friday, the McLaren released track Lewis Hamilton on Thursday had leaks ahead, however, MP4-26 single-seater that piloted Button on Friday had exit exhaust rear. McLaren has tested two exhaust solutions.

Undoubtedly Woking engineers do not have clear, a real nightmare for the mechanical by us again returned to surprise. McLaren offers your drivers, two different exhaust solutions. One kind to Red Bull kb7 with the release of quite conventional exhaust at the rear as you saw in Berlin. And then another version with leakage type to Renault R31 located underground.

The main difference between the two seater lies on the lower floors are so different that you can't see with the naked eye.

Jenson Button replied: "Is still too early to answer because we have taken the first collection of data..." could prepare two soil types and use the escape depending on the circuit system? The truth is that by poder… Last year McLaren gave a turnaround with its innovation known as conduit F and this year could have prepared two seater identical except for the soil, version would be developed exhaust (type Renault) system and the other with the simple soil with the departure of rear exhaust gases.

At the moment, it is impossible to know what happens by the head of the Woking team engineers, but in general, the 2009 World Champion made a positive assessment of their test on Friday. "Was a good first day for me in the new car." "He feels well balanced, and I don't see any weakness."

In addition, Button had the opportunity to test for the first time the KERS and the mobile rear spoiler, "There is much work in the cockpit." "The conclusion is that one will get used fast." Button had not proven the KERS, in 2009 BranwGP not mounted energy recovery system in your car.

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McLaren has brought new pieces on Friday at Jerez

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Yesterday night we were commenting on the possibility that McLaren is testing with two exhaust systems group at the circuit of Jerez de la Frontera-second test.

Well, thanks to teamwork together our partners of "efedefoto.com" are can speak Woking-based team is with two different chassis at Jerez.

As you can see in the pictures, McLaren yesterday downloaded their truck chassis with a single floor that were coming with new pieces. This soil has no escape forward we had seen in the McLaren MP4-26 who put in track Lewis Hamilton.

© McLaren

Remember that yesterday afternoon MP4-26 single-seater that piloted Button had exhaust output at the rear.

With this new documentary information, already we can affirm that McLaren are trying various solutions for the new 2011 car gas leakage.

We assume that the day of today and tomorrow, the British; pilots Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button will be shooting with two alternatives to collect more data on the behavior and performance of the solutions.

He also talks about that McLaren could prove the KERS and the mobile rear spoiler together for the first time today.

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McLaren has two exhaust system in Jerez

Is McLaren testing two systems of exhaust in Jerez? This seems to be question million noting carefully the MP4-26 who put on track Jenson Button on Friday.

Unbelievably, this is what uncover us details of photos of Friday, the McLaren released track Lewis Hamilton on Thursday had leaks ahead, however, MP4-26 single-seater that piloted Button on Friday had exit exhaust rear. McLaren has tested two exhaust solutions.

Undoubtedly Woking engineers do not have clear, a real nightmare for the mechanical by us again returned to surprise. McLaren offers your drivers, two different exhaust solutions. One kind to Red Bull kb7 with the release of quite conventional exhaust at the rear as you saw in Berlin. And then another version with leakage type to Renault R31 located underground.

The main difference between the two seater lies on the lower floors are so different that you can't see with the naked eye.

Jenson Button replied: "Is still too early to answer because we have taken the first collection of data..." could prepare two soil types and use the escape depending on the circuit system? The truth is that by poder… Last year McLaren gave a turnaround with its innovation known as conduit F and this year could have prepared two seater identical except for the soil, version would be developed exhaust (type Renault) system and the other with the simple soil with the departure of rear exhaust gases.

At the moment, it is impossible to know what happens by the head of the Woking team engineers, but in general, the 2009 World Champion made a positive assessment of their test on Friday. "Was a good first day for me in the new car." "He feels well balanced, and I don't see any weakness."

In addition, Button had the opportunity to test for the first time the KERS and the mobile rear spoiler, "There is much work in the cockpit." "The conclusion is that one will get used fast." Button had not proven the KERS, in 2009 BranwGP not mounted energy recovery system in your car.

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McLaren has two exhaust system in Jerez

Is McLaren testing two systems of exhaust in Jerez? This seems to be question million noting carefully the MP4-26 who put on track Jenson Button on Friday.

Unbelievably, this is what uncover us details of photos of Friday, the McLaren released track Lewis Hamilton on Thursday had leaks ahead, however, MP4-26 single-seater that piloted Button on Friday had exit exhaust rear. McLaren has tested two exhaust solutions.

Undoubtedly Woking engineers do not have clear, a real nightmare for the mechanical  by us again returned to surprise. McLaren offers your drivers, two different exhaust solutions. One kind to Red Bull kb7 with the release of quite conventional exhaust at the rear as you saw in Berlin. And then another version with leakage type to Renault R31 located underground.

The main difference between the two seater lies on the lower floors are so different that you can't see with the naked eye.

Jenson Button replied: "Is still too early to answer because we have taken the first collection of data..." could prepare two soil types and use the escape depending on the circuit system? The truth is that by poder… Last year McLaren gave a turnaround with its innovation known as conduit F and this year could have prepared two seater identical except for the soil, version would be developed exhaust (type Renault) system and the other with the simple soil with the departure of rear exhaust gases.

At the moment, it is impossible to know what happens by the head of the Woking team engineers, but in general, the 2009 World Champion made a positive assessment of their test on Friday. "Was a good first day for me in the new car." "He feels well balanced, and I don't see any weakness."

In addition, Button had the opportunity to test for the first time the KERS and the mobile rear spoiler, "There is much work in the cockpit." "The conclusion is that one will get used fast." Button had not proven the KERS, in 2009 BranwGP not mounted energy recovery system in your car.

McLaren has brought new pieces on Friday at Jerez

Yesterday night we were commenting on the possibility that McLaren is testing with two exhaust systems group at the circuit of Jerez de la Frontera-second test.

Well, thanks to teamwork together our partners of "efedefoto.com" are can speak Woking-based team is with two different chassis at Jerez.

As you can see in the pictures, McLaren yesterday downloaded their truck chassis with a single floor that were coming with new pieces. This soil has no escape forward we had seen in the McLaren MP4-26 who put in track Lewis Hamilton.

Remember that yesterday afternoon MP4-26 single-seater that piloted Button had exhaust output at the rear.

With this new documentary information, already we can affirm that McLaren are trying various solutions for the new 2011 car gas leakage.

We assume that the day of today and tomorrow, the British; pilots Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button will be shooting with two alternatives to collect more data on the behavior and performance of the solutions.

He also talks about that McLaren could prove the KERS and the mobile rear spoiler together for the first time today.

McLaren has brought new pieces on Friday at Jerez

Yesterday night we were commenting on the possibility that McLaren is testing with two exhaust systems group at the circuit of Jerez de la Frontera-second test.

Well, thanks to teamwork together our partners of "efedefoto.com" are can speak Woking-based team is with two different chassis at Jerez.

As you can see in the pictures, McLaren yesterday downloaded their truck chassis with a single floor that were coming with new pieces. This soil has no escape forward we had seen in the McLaren MP4-26 who put in track Lewis Hamilton.

McLaren

Remember that yesterday afternoon MP4-26 single-seater that piloted Button had exhaust output at the rear.

With this new documentary information, already we can affirm that McLaren are trying various solutions for the new 2011 car gas leakage.

We assume that the day of today and tomorrow, the British; pilots Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button will be shooting with two alternatives to collect more data on the behavior and performance of the solutions.

He also talks about that McLaren could prove the KERS and the mobile rear spoiler together for the first time today.

McLaren introduces front leaks in MP4-26

 Developed, front or previous leakage Lotus Renault GP R31 presented during the first days of test last week have become one of the newest technical talents of what we have 2011 preseason.A creative solution to fight against the ban of blown leaks that gave such a good result in 2010.

And if the idea seems good, Robert Kubica scored the best time in the three days of tests out there, it is logical that the rest of the teams take note.McLaren has been the first copying the front leaks and is already testing its new MP4 - 26. The last single-seater Woking is perhaps the most striking of all submitted. Their intakes will become an icon similar to that created front wing media think Antonia Terzi for Williams. The famous morro walrus. Let us hope that they them leave better.

 

McLaren has two exhaust system in Jerez

Is McLaren testing two systems of exhaust in Jerez? This seems to be question million noting carefully the MP4-26 who put on track Jenson Button on Friday.

Unbelievably, this is what uncover us details of photos of Friday, the McLaren released track Lewis Hamilton on Thursday had leaks ahead, however, MP4-26 single-seater that piloted Button on Friday had exit exhaust rear. McLaren has tested two exhaust solutions.

Undoubtedly Woking engineers do not have clear, a real nightmare for the mechanical  by us again returned to surprise. McLaren offers your drivers, two different exhaust solutions. One kind to Red Bull kb7 with the release of quite conventional exhaust at the rear as you saw in Berlin. And then another version with leakage type to Renault R31 located underground.

The main difference between the two seater lies on the lower floors are so different that you can't see with the naked eye.

Jenson Button replied: "Is still too early to answer because we have taken the first collection of data..." could prepare two soil types and use the escape depending on the circuit system? The truth is that by poder… Last year McLaren gave a turnaround with its innovation known as conduit F and this year could have prepared two seater identical except for the soil, version would be developed exhaust (type Renault) system and the other with the simple soil with the departure of rear exhaust gases.

At the moment, it is impossible to know what happens by the head of the Woking team engineers, but in general, the 2009 World Champion made a positive assessment of their test on Friday. "Was a good first day for me in the new car." "He feels well balanced, and I don't see any weakness."

In addition, Button had the opportunity to test for the first time the KERS and the mobile rear spoiler, "There is much work in the cockpit." "The conclusion is that one will get used fast." Button had not proven the KERS, in 2009 BranwGP not mounted energy recovery system in your car.

 

McLaren is testing its leakage 'forward' in Jerez

McLaren was challenging an escape forward style Renault in recently submitted MP4-26 in Jerez on Thursday.

The car was presented by Lewis Hamilton in the Spanish circuit and differs substantially from the version presented in Berlin by Auto Motor und Sport.

There has been speculation that McLaren 2011 was presented in Jerez with a unique exhaust design this season when Renault presented the innovative Renault R31 with best time in Valencia last week.

The correspondent of Auto Motor und Sport in Jerez de la Frontera, said that the rear escape from McLaren had mysteriously disappeared when Hamilton left the pit in Jerez on Thursday morning.

However, exhaust are dating only novelty discovered by journalists when the mechanics had to pause once in front of the docks.

"Just as with the Renault detail is very difficult to photograph", confirmed the German report.

 

Presentación of McLaren MP4-26 in Berlin

McLaren MP4-26 has revealed, the new single-seater that Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton to play 2011 season. And we can finally see it in track, which is what we care about. Although some think that F1 Motorpasion we don't like McLaren, calm, because it is not true. We love. The design, colors, is a single-seater which always occupies a special place in our visions.

And how was the presentation? Of course, original. In Berlin at the Potsdamer Potsdamer Platz to hundreds of fans of the team, little by little it was building live the seat, piece for piece. Little to little, like an image downloaded into an old modem was shaping to the respectable which will be the chassis compete against everyone else. Button and Hamilton placed the final pieces of their track weapons.
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The main improvements include tinkering in aerodynamics (to exploit the new rules of mobile spoiler), in particular by limiting the amount of downforce which is derived from the bottom of the car. The tomas side U-shaped, which are designed to send air flow more efficiently to the rear of the car are coupled with the system that reduces the load rear wing aerodynamics notable changes of MP4-26.

Gary Paffett premiering February 8 MP4-26 at a private meeting in the Idiada, test track and later can velro in action along with the rest of teams 10 days at the Jerez circuit. We are already looking forward to see it in action to know exactly what to expect us. Maximum respect!

Jenson Button create start strong is a must for McLaren

Quite rightly, Jenson Button is believed to be the obligation of McLaren start strong season, did not leave room for doubt and pull from the outset. Others may need to pass hard-pressed to match. This must be the philosophy of McLaren (and I think that this has always been), and apparently the good button is more than motivated to start already, 33 days in Bahrain.

Building on MP4-26 presentation yesterday in Berlin, we could read interesting statements of Jenson Button in regard to the design of the car. They are interesting because he is one of the highest pilots of the grid and has finally been able to have voice in the design of the new McLaren.
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I feel much more like home now, much lower in the car, more comfortable. I feel more part of the car. Not what I piloted still, of course, but I feel good. I am limiting factor because I am the chief pilot. But I'm happy that my voice is heard

It is not the first time that I wonder how demons do to fit many pilots in the narrow carrier, but for Button, also is the length. It is not higher than Webber or Kubica, but it is high. 1.83 meters Button, 1.84 meters Kubica, 1.85 m Webber. And be uncomfortable in the cockpit must be a real torture, to say nothing of the Centre of gravity of the car, etc, etc.

In short, a weekend story. The fact is that in 2010, Jenson Button earned two victories and fought for the title until shortly before the end of the season and debuted with McLaren. This year, so consider a candidate again and if you have any facility regarding design of the seat, thus better.