04 - 06 April

Practice 3

15

hrs

17

mins

00

secs
TAG Heuer Clock

TECH TUESDAY: McLaren's aggressive solutions to the challenges of 2023

Technical Contributors

Mark Hughes and Giorgio Piola
Share
mclmiamiTech-Tues-2023.jpg

McLaren brought significant floor upgrades to Baku and Miami in an attempt to claw back some performance. But what do these upgrades consist of? Mark Hughes explains, with a technical illustration from Giorgio Piola.

McLaren have run the last two races with an upgraded floor, planned even before the car was launched when the team admitted they had been late in understanding a particular implication of the floor height regulation tweak, but now that they did, they would need to reconfigure things. The new floor, introduced in Baku and raced also in Miami, represents that change.

Unlock this exclusive F1 content and more with F1 Unlocked (It's FREE!)

Membership gets you closer with:

  • Exclusive, specially curated insider content
  • Live the F1 life: Exclusive access & VIP experiences
  • Exclusive member benefits, rewards & offers
Explore F1 Unlocked

Already have an account?

Sign In

YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE

Coming Up

Coming Up

News

Brown hails ‘secret weapon’ Stella as the best Team Principal in F1 amid McLaren success