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  1. RP

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    #1 RP, Jul 8, 2008
    McLaren's bid to keep up the aggressive development of their MP4-23 continued on Tuesday when they ran an anvil wing engine cover for the first time at the Hockenheim test.

    Just 48 hours after Lewis Hamilton got his world championship ambitions back on track with a stunning victory in the British Grand Prix, the British driver evaluated the new engine cover.

    The use of the engine cover follows the trend begun by Red Bull Racing and since copied by Renault and Force India.

    Although rain showers have marred the opening day of the test at Hockenheim, McLaren should be able to get enough dry running to evaluate whether or not to run the cover at the German Grand Prix.

    McLaren F1 CEO Martin Whitmarsh believed the team's work on the car over recent weeks was now paying dividends in their fight against Ferrari.

    "I think the reality is the team have done a fantastic job to continue to develop the car over the past two races and it's starting to pay off," Whitmarsh told autosport.com.

    "The championship fight is rather like last year. In reality it will swing backwards and forwards according to how good a job we are doing. We will continue to improve but Ferrari are a strong team and they're going to be continuing to improve. We've just got to do it at a faster rate."

    Whitmarsh has also reiterated his belief that Hamilton's victory at Silverstone has helped lift the British driver's spirits after a tough few weeks.

    "The reality is Lewis has been as solid as anything with the team. He's gone through a learning process with that absolute dream start last year when everything went right and he really was built up.

    "This year, one or two things haven't worked out and people continue to want to jump on the bandwagon. But he's only 26 races into his F1 career and I'm sure over those 26 races he has scored more points than almost every other driver, so it's not a bad start!

    "He has left Silverstone jointly leading the world championship. He's been here before, but he's more experienced. I think the team has got good momentum and it's going to be an exciting championship."

    Hamilton led the way in the morning session at Hockenheim, setting a best lap of 1:15.550 - half a second clear of Nico Rosberg in the Williams. Adrian Sutil was third fastest, ahead of Nick Heidfeld in the BMW Sauber and Nelson Piquet in the Renault.
     
  2. Remy Zero

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    #2 Remy Zero, Jul 9, 2008
    thanks for the news, Ron. any pics? :)
     
  3. Ferrarista3

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  4. Remy Zero

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    #4 Remy Zero, Jul 9, 2008
    Thanks Carlo. it's friggin ugly. i hope they ban it next year.
     
  5. jk0001

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    #5 jk0001, Jul 9, 2008
    Looks like a billboard on the side of the highway, I wonder if it will be lighted for a night race.
     
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    #7 Remy Zero, Jul 9, 2008

    :D:D
     
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    #8 Fast_ian, Jul 9, 2008
    +1 [However, I have a feeling if it had appeared on the Ferrari we'd be saying it was beautiful :D ]

    However, it really is an "anvil". I thought the RBR and Renault versions were simply vertical fins? [Or have I not been paying enough attention?]

    We already know that a lot of the aero aids ("flick-flacks" etc) are out next year, but I suspect this horrible thing may still be legal - You gotta get the air in the engine after all.....

    cheers,
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    And actually bought to mind the airbox on the Lotus 72 - Pic lifted from Wikipedia:
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    MB has tried the Anvil before in the 80 i believe.
    Here are the un-official Hockenheim test times by the way.

    Pos Driver Team Time Laps
    1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.483 75
    2. Raikkonen Ferrari 1:15.803 63
    3. Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:16.099 87
    4. Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:16.516 97
    5. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:16.533 113
    6. Kobayashi Toyota 1:16.570 65
    7. Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:16.593 59
    8. Piquet Renault 1:16.856 111
    9. Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 1:17.361 67
    10. Wurz Honda 1:17.825 89
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  11. Remy Zero

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    #11 Remy Zero, Jul 10, 2008

    that was actually back in 1995 i think. IIRC, it was voted the most ugliest car of all time.
     
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    #12 tactical, Jul 10, 2008
    Oh thanks for that:). Did it ever race at all? I wonder why it was shelved.
     
  13. Senna1994

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    #13 Senna1994, Jul 10, 2008
    It raced all season in that format and it was the first collobration between Mercedes and McLaren, the driver for the first race was none other than Nigel Mansell and Mika Hakkinen.
     
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    #14 cantsleepnk, Jul 10, 2008
    I found that statement hilarious.

    http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/69014

    Q: McLaren tried a new shark fin engine cover, will Ferrari be curious to try it?

    KR: I don't want to try their parts! We do our own thing and we put on the car what we think are good things. You will see in the future what we are going to do. Like I said we are pretty happy with what we have done, just trying different things. I haven't seen what they are doing or made any effort even to look. We have our own things to do and that is much more important.
     
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    #15 Remy Zero, Jul 10, 2008
    LoL! :D

    btws, Toyota's been testing it as well.
     
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    #16 JCW Driver, Jul 10, 2008
    Good God that thing is heinous. Almost as bad as the Marlboro Peugeot McLaren....

    I know it's only aesthetic concern for me, and this is a scientific methodology mixed with a revenue enhancement exercise, but I hope the 2009 "aero doo-dad" ban includes shrinking that thing.

    Otherwise the cars are gonna look like box kites or miniature wright brothers bi-planes festooned with logos, eventually.
     
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    #17 tactical, Jul 10, 2008
    It would be good to see how an F1 car would develop if there was no restrictions on car and body aerdynamics, or engine power even. It would be good to see i think.
     
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    #19 Senna1994, Jul 10, 2008
    Actually the Peugeot McLaren MP4-9 was quite an attractive car and ran only for one season before Ron Dennis persuaded Mercedes Benz to leave Sauber and join his team.
     
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    #20 dretceterini, Jul 10, 2008
    Damn that is ugly! Bring back cars that look like the Ferrari 156 or the Eagle..
     
  21. 05011994

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    #21 05011994, Jul 10, 2008
    Only difference is the Lotus 72 was a beautiful machine, can't say that about the Renault, Red Bull, Force India and now McLaren.
     
  22. mpatrizio

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    #22 mpatrizio, Jul 10, 2008
    I never thought I'd say it.... It's time for a rule change... these cars are getting... UGLY...
     

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