F1 2014 Testing at Jerez: McLaren

1. F1 2014 Testing At Jerez: McLaren’s Secret Uncovered

2. The principal technical discussion topic of the second day of F1 2014 testing in Spain is McLaren’s inventive rear suspension design. McLaren has fastened a huge aerodynamically sketched blocker to each of the hindmost suspension links. • This model is intended to endow the car with both more downward force at lower speeds and lessen grind at greater speeds.

4. How the suspension design functions • The aerodynamically outlined portions function as structures to block the airflow coming out of the Coke bottle region as it comes to the rear of the diffuser. Thus, a region of low pressure behind these blockers is created. This will in turn enhance the velocity of the airflow roving at the base of the car, producing more downward force emanating from under the floor. • Previously, the rear beam wing performed the same work. F1 2014 regulations have however illegalized that, prompting teams to search for fresh ways to cater for the same.

5. The Suspension Invention Already Reaping Rewards • The suspension design could be reason enough why Jenson Button’s McLaren was capped fastest in F1 2014 second day of pre - season testing at Jerez in Spain. Button outdid everyone in the official wet - weather running in daybreak, in spite of the MP4 - 29 not having been seen at all on the first day of the event.

8. McLaren’s F1 2014 Design is a Twofold Whammy The aerodynamic design thus delivers a twofold advantage in that it endows you with; • More downward force when braking and in slower corners and • Reduced drag at greater speeds This suspension design is essentially McLaren’s hush-hush big stick because if it works perfectly as already thought, it is not a design that will be copied overnight as it is reliant on various design constraints at the rear of the F1 car.