McLaren joining the "in" crowd?

**MoparsRule** · 05-09-2012 10:55 AM

McLaren set to switch to higher nose

Team principal Martin Whitmarsh says McLaren is likely to switch to the new high nose design it tested on the final afternoon of in-season testing at Mugello.

The new nose is far higher at the front than the original design, and features significantly longer pillars – effectively bringing it far closer to the stepped designs used by the rest of the field.

While McLaren only ran the high nose in the final hours at Mugello, Whitmarsh said that the team would run the design again in Barcelona, and that it was reasonable to expect it to remain on the car for the race.

"There's a reasonable chance we will see it on Sunday, which will be the first time our drivers experience it," Whitmarsh said. "We got a lot of feedback from Mugello, so we have the data to set it up and can find the performance on track."

Asked about the philosophy behind the new design, Whitmarsh said the higher nose helped manage the airflow directed to the rear of the car.

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**Hitokiri** · 05-09-2012 12:46 PM

I think McLaren thought they had it figured out the first three races with fairly good results but with Redbull's dominance last week and Lotus Renault looking strong it's time for McLaren to face the music and do some changes. If the season continue to go the way it's been going its going to be a very very interesting to see who comes out on top.