McLaren admitted that the 'aftershock' of its problems during F1 2022 pre-season testing left it on the back foot for months. Here's a look at how the team coped with the situation of the troubled MCL36.
The new sidepod and engine cover bodywork also resulted in a much larger cooling gill panel being at the team's disposal.The underfloor is a critical performance factor under the new regulations and it's clear that McLaren spent a great deal of its resources here trying to improve this area. You'll note the aforementioned edge wing design [2], with the flow diverting strikes towards the front of the assembly [3].
Meanwhile, McLaren, like others, opted for a stepped boat tail section [1], rather than a fully tapered one, in order to improve consistency across different ride height profiles.A close-up of the enlarged cooling gill panel favoured by McLaren as part of its update in France.A close-up of the scrolled forward portion of the edge wing, of which the number of flow diverting strikes had been increased to five, whilst their contours were also more pronounced.
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