Chassis

Monocoque

Carbon-fibre composite, incorporating driver controls and fuel cell

Safety structures

Cockpit survival cell incorporating impact resistant construction and anti-penetration panels, front impact structure, prescribed side impact structures, integrated rear impact structure, front and rear roll structures, halo secondary roll structure, driver headrest protection and safety seat

Bodywork

Carbon-fibre composite, including engine cover, sidepods, floor, nose, front wing and rear wing with driver-operated drag reduction system

Front suspension

Carbon-fibre / titanium suspension legs, pullrod operating inboard torsion bar, spring and damper system

Rear suspension

Carbon-fibre / titanium suspension legs, pushrod operating inboard torsion bar, spring and damper system

Weight

Overall vehicle weight 800 kg (including driver, excluding fuel)

Weight distribution between

44.6% and 46.1% on front axle

Electronics

McLaren Applied. Including chassis control, power unit control, data acquisition, sensors, data analysis

Instruments

McLaren Applied steering wheel display

Brake system

Six piston brake calipers with front / rear master cylinders

‘Brake by wire’ rear brake control system

Carbon-carbon ventilated discs and pads

Steering

Power-assisted rack and pinion

Tyres

Pirelli P Zero F1. Six compounds in the pool. Pirelli select three for each event.

Race wheels

BBS standardised design 18” magnesium wheels

Paint

AkzoNobel Sikkens products

Cooling systems

Charge air, engine oil, gearbox oil, hydraulic oil, water, and ERS cooling systems

Additive Manufacturing

Stratasys 3D printing & additive manufacturing

Power Unit type

Mercedes-AMG M16 E Performance

Minimum weight

151kg

Primary PU components

Internal combustion engine (ICE)

Motor Generator Unit – Kinetic (MGU-K)

Motor Generator Unit – Heat (MGU-H)

Turbocharger (TC)

Energy Store (ES)

Control Electronics (CE)

Internal Combustion Engine

Capacity

1.6 litres

Cylinders

Six

Bank angle

90 degree vee angle

No of valves

24

Max speed

15,000 rpm

Max fuel flow rate

100kg/hour (above 10,500 rpm)

Fuel injection

High-pressure direct injection (max 500 bar, one injector/cylinder)

Pressure charging

Single-stage compressor and exhaust turbine, on a common shaft

Max rpm Exhaust Turbine 125,000 rpm

Energy Recovery System

Architecture

Integrated hybrid energy recovery via motor generator units

Crankshaft coupled electrical MGU-K

Turbocharger coupled electrical MGU-H

Energy store

Lithium-Ion battery solution of minimum 20 kg regulation weight

Maximum energy storage, 4 MJ per lap

MGU-K

Maximum speed, 50,000 rpm

Maximum power, 120 kW

Maximum energy recovery, 2 MJ per lap

Maximum energy deployment, 4 MJ per lap

MGU-H

Maximum speed 125,000 rpm

Maximum power, unlimited

Maximum energy recovery, unlimited

Maximum energy deployment, unlimited

Transmission

Gearbox

Carbon-fibre composite gearbox casing,

longitudinally mounted change gear cluster

Gear ratios

Eight forward and one reverse

Gear selection

Electro-hydraulically operated seamless shift

Differential

Limited slip friction clutch epicyclic

Clutch

Electro-hydraulically operated, carbon multi-plate

Logistics

Transport

Mercedes-Benz trucks