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Friday, March 21, 2014
Basking in the opportunity to run
significant mileage during pre-season testing, McLaren were in good
stead heading to Melbourne. Having made some significant errors with
the '28' the team are eager to show their worth with the new car.
One of the early season changes the
team made in 2013 to try and rectify some of their issues was
reverting to a more basic Turning Vane configuration. During testing
the team used a similarly basic set of vanes placed under the nose,
whereas in Melbourne the team arrived with a 3 tier arrangement.
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The movement of these vanes is
indicative of the way in which the team see the tyre wake affecting
this portion of the car with the new vanes moved rearwards. The
first element is attached to the most rearward underside portion of
the nose whilst the two secondary elements are affixed under the
chassis. The mere fact they are now a triple element rather than a
singular one means that they should operate more efficiently over a
wider speed range, with airflow bleeding between the elements as it
passes by.
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