The COAT - Round One - McLaren MP4-30 vs Williams FW07
The eighteenth match in Round One and we have two candidates from the McLaren and Williams stables again. The McLaren MP4-30 vs the Williams FW07.
McLaren MP4-30 (formula1.com):
The first McLaren-Honda since 1992, MP4-30 signalled a new dawn for the Woking team – in a stunning metallic grey and red livery that echoed better days.
The teardrop shape implied aerodynamic mastery and Eric Boullier remarked that the elegant packaging of the Honda engine was “amazing”.
Racing royalty Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button could only watch as Mercedes ascended the throne for a second title, and McLaren finished ninth in the championship – only ahead of the beleaguered Manor-Marussia squad. That chrome livery was canned after four races, with Ron Dennis preferring black.
From 2017, McLaren decided that the future was bright; the future was orange.
Williams FW07/D (bleacherreport.com):
Another six-wheeler, this time from Williams. While the Tyrell was the original, the Williams took the six-wheel concept and made it much more aesthetically pleasing. Rather than having a huge sets of rear wheels and four (comparatively) tiny fronts, the Williams was more symmetrical, with all the tyres a similar size.
The concept was also different. What the four rear wheels provided was a narrower overall profile for he car, thereby decreasing the drag created by huge rear wheels whilst still increasing the contact patch of the tyres.
The result was huge traction and grip that Williams hoped would compensate for their lack of a turbo engine as used by its competitors.
Through testing, Williams developed modified versions of both the FW07 car and the FW08, both of which showed great promise despite their huge length and weight.
But before the car could even be raced, the FIA announced that all F1 cars should have a maximum of four wheels, and so died the last of the six-wheelers.
McLaren MP4-30 (formula1.com):
The first McLaren-Honda since 1992, MP4-30 signalled a new dawn for the Woking team – in a stunning metallic grey and red livery that echoed better days.
The teardrop shape implied aerodynamic mastery and Eric Boullier remarked that the elegant packaging of the Honda engine was “amazing”.
Racing royalty Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button could only watch as Mercedes ascended the throne for a second title, and McLaren finished ninth in the championship – only ahead of the beleaguered Manor-Marussia squad. That chrome livery was canned after four races, with Ron Dennis preferring black.
From 2017, McLaren decided that the future was bright; the future was orange.
Williams FW07/D (bleacherreport.com):
Another six-wheeler, this time from Williams. While the Tyrell was the original, the Williams took the six-wheel concept and made it much more aesthetically pleasing. Rather than having a huge sets of rear wheels and four (comparatively) tiny fronts, the Williams was more symmetrical, with all the tyres a similar size.
The concept was also different. What the four rear wheels provided was a narrower overall profile for he car, thereby decreasing the drag created by huge rear wheels whilst still increasing the contact patch of the tyres.
The result was huge traction and grip that Williams hoped would compensate for their lack of a turbo engine as used by its competitors.
Through testing, Williams developed modified versions of both the FW07 car and the FW08, both of which showed great promise despite their huge length and weight.
But before the car could even be raced, the FIA announced that all F1 cars should have a maximum of four wheels, and so died the last of the six-wheelers.