Dec 18 2014
Winning big… The MP4/13 was the first McLaren car completely designed under the lead of Adrian Newey. The year before, when Newey arrived at the Woking-based team, the design of the MP4/12 was already too advanced for him to have a major influence in it. Having left Williams and been placed on ‘gardening leave’ he […]
Dec 11 2014
The McLaren MP4/11 was the car with which the McLaren team competed in the 1996 Formula One season. It was driven by Mika Häkkinen, who was in his third full season with the team, and David Coulthard, who moved from Williams. McLaren had endured a disappointing season in 1995, with the McLaren MP4/10 beset by handling and reliability problems in the team’s first year in partnership […]
Dec 8 2014
There were three version of this beautiful race car. McLaren MP4/10 Designer : Neil Oatley (Dir. Technique) Henri Durand (Aérodynamique) Driver : BLUNDELL Mark; HAKKINEN Mika; Engine : Mercedes-Benz Tyre : Goodyear Chassis : Monocoque composite from fiber carbon 1995 was a season of great expectation for McLaren. The disappointing 1994 alliance with Peugeot had been annulled, and Mercedes-Benz switched […]
Feb 7 2015
1999 Mercedes-Benz McLaren MP4-14
According to Neil Oatley, the success of the MP4-13 allowed West McLaren Mercedes “to push the design of the MP4-14 more that we would have been comfortable with the previous year. We had more time with the next car, and could afford to be a little more adventurous in some of its mechanical aspects.” None […]
By PaRaDoX • MB MotorSports, McLaren 0 • Tags: 1999 mercedes, 1999 Mercedes-Benz McLaren MP4-14, McLaren, Mclaren Mp4, mclaren mp4/14, mp4/14