Let’s get one of the obvious out of the way first, seeing as there has already been speculation regarding the design of the car’s front suspension.
As was hinted in the team’s fire-up video, the car features a pull rod layout at the front, which we’ve seen it use as recently as 2013 but abandoned just a year later as we moved into the hybrid era.
Both push and pull rod systems offer trade-offs in terms of where the weight of the suspension components are placed in the chassis. The pull rod is mounted low down, but push rod is considered to be easier to work on for the mechanics as the components are more accessible.
The position of the arm amongst the other suspension components also has some aerodynamic ramifications and is most likely the overriding factor in its decision to utilise a pull rod layout at the front of the car.
McLaren MCL36 Rear Suspension
Photo by: McLaren
The real unknown in terms of suspension was at the rear of the car though, and it has flipped the…
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