Musings…

The new McLaren MP4/21:

ENGINE
No. of cylinders: 8
Fuel: Mobil 1 Unleaded
Lubricants: Mobil 1 products
Engine weight: 95kg

TRANSMISSION
Gearbox Speeds: Seven forward and one reverse
Semi-auto: Yes
Driveshafts: McLaren
Clutch: Hand-operated

MP4/21 CHASSIS
Chassis: McLaren moulded carbon fibre/aluminium honeycomb composite incorporating front and side impact structures. Contains integral safety fuel cell
Front Suspension: Inboard torsion bar/damper system operated by pushrod and bell crank with a double wishbone arrangement
Rear Suspension: Inboard torsion bar/damper system operated by pushrod and bell crank with a double wishbone arrangement
Suspension Dampers: McLaren
Electronics: McLaren Electronic Systems control units incorporating electronics for chassis, engine and data acquisition. McLaren Electronic Systems also supplies the electronic dash board, alternator voltage control, sensors, data analysis and telemetry systems
Bodywork Construction: One-piece sidepod and engine cover. Separate floor section, structural nose with integral front wing.
Tyres: Michelin
Radios: Kenwood
Race Wheels: Enkei
Batteries: GS Yuasa Corporation
Steering: McLaren power-assisted
Instruments: McLaren Electronic Systems
Adhesives: Henkel Technologies

The new model has more colors compared with the last season’s car. I prefer West side sponsorship better than Johnnie Walker. Did I get the spelling right? Johnny is better. haha. I just don’t dig it! The text “Johnnie Walker” just makes the design cluttered. Also, too many colors really don’t look that nice. Makes it look pretty cheap like those plastic remote control cars sold in Carrefour! Well, McLaren fans should just live with it. We don’t have a choice anyway. Still better than that orange test car they used during pre-season. I almost thought they were gonna use that shitty color.

i think, the orange color has more personality, however, mclaren will take a hit in sponsorship. medyo di kasi pronounced masyado yung colors. btw, the red wing color might be in preparation for vodafone.

for this year, my bet goes to Ferrari but my cheers belong to Super Aguri.

Comment by Richard March 6, 2006 @ 6:43 pm