TECH WEEKLY: The front-end developments behind McLaren’s success so far in 2025
F1 technical experts Mark Hughes and Giorgio Piola point out where McLaren are making the difference this year.
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The integrated sophistication of the McLaren’s mechanical and aerodynamic package sits at the very heart of the MCL39’s advantage over the competition this season.
The layout of its front suspension, with its decoupled lower wishbone attachment to the hub and the way the airflow is channelled to the brakes, almost certainly plays a major part in the car’s excellent temperature control of the front tyres, where the challenge is to get them quickly to their optimum working temperature but then to stabilise them there, without overheating the rubber.
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