McLaren didn’t have the best year financially as it was hit hard by the pandemic. However, the team are trying their best to prevent the financial setback from affecting their performance on the track. McLaren is currently sharing their P3 with red rival Ferrari and looking to refine their game.
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Technical Director James Key commented on the demo simulator and wind tunnel the team owns. “Our simulator would be the first in Formula 1. It has been modified and updated since then, but you are still somewhat limited when you have practically a generation zero.”
Daniel decided to jump on the simulator at the McLaren Team Hub to discuss how to tackle the Hungaroring. 
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In a technologically fast-moving sport like Formula 1, the team’s frustrations are justified. Key added: “Ultimately, we want to get knowledge with the [updated] System. “(Translated with Google Translate)
McLaren has invested in building a new wind tunnel and simulator to help achieve a better 2022 season. Key addressed the need to quickly upgrade the team’s technology. “There is data that we simply cannot get with the current model. It’s a great system that served us well, but we also know that there are newer systems out there that are built with better technology. “
McLaren does well with CFD
The Woking-based team is trying to compensate for the lack of technological convenience by working on their CFD. Focusing on Computational Fluid Dynamics enables the team to collect data that an updated simulation or a wind tunnel could have given them.
However, Key revealed that their efforts have been in vain. The team is still missing important data that could help them. “We are still missing some of the more precise data and knowledge that we would otherwise get. So we are very impatient to receive this data that will take us to the next level. “
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Formula 1 F1 – Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Baku City Circuit, Baku, Azerbaijan – June 4, 2021 McLaren’s Lando Norris in action during training REUTERS / Anton Vaganov
Key concluded by highlighting how such upgrades could be game-changing in the current competition. “When it comes to big architectural decisions, when you have large areas to develop … your current equipment can by and large make a decision at this stage.”
While the team is doing very well this season, Ferrari has caught up with it. Will the lack of technology lead McLaren to give up his P3 position as a designer?
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