#F1 2017 MCLAREN DRIVER#
After completing a shakedown at Silverstone, the McLaren ran the MP4-29H at the post-season tests at the Yas Marina Circuit in the week after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, where it was driven by McLaren's development driver Stoffel Vandoorne. The team failed to record another podium finish all season, and although statistically, the MP4-29 was the most mechanically reliable car of the season with 36 classified finishes out of a possible 38, they ultimately finished fifth in the Constructors' Championship.Īftermath McLaren MP4-29H/1X1 Ī variation of the MP4-29, known as the McLaren MP4-29H/1X1 was introduced as a development car ahead of the team's engine partnership with Honda in 2015. The promising result from Australia was followed by disappointing performances, including both cars unable to complete the Bahrain Grand Prix due to technical reasons. The cars sported a Mobil 1 livery to honour the team's 20-year association with the brand. This was McLaren's last podium until the 2019 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Season Īt the Australian Grand Prix, Kevin Magnussen and Jenson Button finished third and fourth on the road, respectively, but were elevated to second and third after Daniel Ricciardo's disqualification. It is the first Formula One car to use the Esso brand since 2009, which applied in some places for the 2014 season and applied fully from 2015 along with Exxon and Mobil in selected locations before switched to Red Bull Racing in 2017. It was also the last Mercedes-powered F1 car to use ExxonMobil fuel to foster Mercedes' partnership with Petronas. This was the last McLaren model that was powered by a Mercedes-Benz engine until the 20121 season, due to the team switching to Honda in 2015. The MP4-29 was McLaren's first turbo-powered Formula One car since the Honda engined MP4/4 which powered Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost to 15 wins and 15 pole positions from 16 races in 1988. The MP4-29 was designed to use Mercedes' new 1.6-litre V6 turbocharged engine, the PU106A Hybrid.
#F1 2017 MCLAREN SERIES#
The car was unveiled on 24 January 2014, and was driven by 2009 World Drivers' Champion Jenson Button and debutant Kevin Magnussen, who replaced Sergio Pérez, after he won the 2013 Formula Renault 3.5 Series title. The chassis was designed by Tim Goss, Neil Oatley, Matt Morris, Mark Ingham and Marcin Budkowski and was powered by a customer Mercedes-Benz powertrain. The McLaren MP4-29 was a Formula One racing car designed and built by McLaren to compete in the 2014 Formula One season. Pirelli P Zero dry slick and Pirelli Cinturato treaded intermediate and wet tyresĪP Racing electro-hydraulically operated, carbon multi-plate McLaren Applied Technologies 8-speed + 1 reverse sequential seamless semi-automatic paddle shift with epicyclic differential and multi-plate limited-slip clutchĮsso and Mobil High Performance Unleaded (5.75% bio fuel)
#F1 2017 MCLAREN GENERATOR#
Mercedes PU106A Hybrid Motor Generator Unit–Heat (MGU-H) Mercedes PU106A Hybrid Motor Generator Unit–Kinetic (MGU-K)
Mercedes PU106A Hybrid Turbo 1.6 L (98 cu in) V6 (90°), 15,000 RPM limited, in a rear mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive layout Mark Williams (Head of Vehicle Engineering)Ĭarbon-fibre composite incorporating driver cockpit controls and fuel cellĬarbon-fibre wishbone and pushrod suspension elements operating inboard torsion bar and damper systemĬarbon-fibre wishbone and pull-rod suspension elements operating inboard torsion bar and damper systemģ,460 mm (136 in) adjustable -/+20 mm (0.7874 in)
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