McLaren Racing’s paint shop is comprised of 14 skilled technicians - it takes four full days (that’s 96 hours) of labour to completely sand, prime, and paint a single McLaren Formula 1 chassis.
3 litres
2 litres
AkzoNobel using Sikkens products
Our stereolithography (SLA) prototyping facilities uses lasers moving at 25m/s to heat-treat a bath of liquid photopolymer resin to rapidly form new components. Far quicker than conventional methods, this technique creates 400 new parts each week.
Supplied by McLaren Applied Technologies, including chassis control, power unit control, data acquisition, sensors, data analysis and telemetry
Dashboard supplied by McLaren Applied Technologies
The Renault Sport R.E.18 power unit is comprised of 3,500 components, revs to 15,000rpm and reaches temperatures of 900degC when running at full throttle. Off the start line, it will reach 200km/h in less than five seconds.
145kg
1.6 litres
Six
15,000 RPM
In our carbon laboratories, we’re able to measure the tensile strength of carbon-fibre samples. This tiny strip withstood a force of 4.5 tonnes – far in excess of any requirement on the car – before failing, ripping itself apart with ballistic strength.
Carbon-fibre composite, incorporating driver controls and fuel cell
Overall vehicle weight 733kg (including driver, excluding fuel)
Weight distribution between 45.4% and 46.4%
Mazak’s multi-axis machines have massively reduced the time required to manufacture components. In 2014, it took three men 12 hours to machine a single F1 wheelnut. With our new machines, we can produce one every two hours.
Carbon-fibre composite, including engine cover, sidepods, floor, nose, front wing and rear wing with driver-operated drag reduction system
Carbon-fibre wishbone and pushrod/pullrod suspension elements operating inboard torsion bar and damper system
Every Formula 1 team tests intensively away from the racetrack. Our brake dyno is a perfect example of how we assess concepts and components before trying them in the heat of competition. But it’s only one of an increasingly important suite of simulation tools.
Featuring Akebono brake calipers
and master cylinders, the Akebono
‘brake by wire’ rear brake control system,
and carbon discs and pads
Electro-hydraulically operated, carbon multi-plate
Cockpit survival cell incorporating impact resistant construction and anti-penetration panels
Full technical details of the MCL34, including power unit, chassis, and transmission specification. View the MCL34 tech spec
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