Mcl went with a complex floor edge far earlier than most. With a finned scrolled edge towards the front, a flap in the mid section and a well supported deck in front of the rear tyre. #F1#TechTalk
Speed Kiwi on the DRS pod. The lower DRS linkage pulls the flap open, the upper part omission a stay with a pivoted end to support the wide flap. #F1#TechTalk
After early season problems with brake ducting, the team finally developed a well managed carbon exit duct. #F1#TechTalk
Front wing detail with the flap angle adjuster.
Mcl have this inboard, other teams place it outboard to exploit a vortex produced when the flap flexes at speed. #F1#TechTalk
Missing the tea tray itself in this picture, Mcl use a buckling stay support the front of the floor. #F1#TechTalk
Uniquely the floor inlet joins to the t- tray. Flow over the tray goes up over the floor thru the sidepod undercut. There is a floor spec with part of the fence-teatray join cut away to allow more flow into the main underfloor tunnel
Note the high tunnel roof height #F1#TechTalk
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Brakes and ducts, missing the discs in each case, but usefully shows the hub where desc/bell mount to its splines #F1#TechTalk
The AMR22 still runs the highest nose tip/wing. RBR inspired floor fences and mirror housings.
Stripes on the wheel cover help identify the nut at pitstops. #F1#TechTalk
All #F1 teams run an air speed (pitot) sensor. It measures air speed from the pressure differential between two ports in the tip.
Some can also detect direction (yaw).
Air speed is important as it's what the aero works with, as its a combination of road speed and speed. #TechTalk
As they're delicate instruments, they'll often have covers over them in the pits, McLaren's is shown here. #F1#TechTalk
Red Bull like most teams 3D print theirs from metal #F1#TechTalk