Som en tidig hjulklapp får vi av McLaren nu den nya konceptbilen MP4-X som visar hur en F1-bil från framtiden skulle kunna se ut. Förutom ett grymt utseende har bilen som vi kan se en glaskupol över förarplatsen - något som dagens formelbilar saknar. Andra saker som framtidsvisionen har som inte finns i dag är exempelvis en undersida med vindtunnlar och elektroder på karossen som ska bidra med extra downforce.
"Plasma flow control would require quite a lot of power, but, in the future, we could take power from the engine and divert it to charge the system. It's banned in the current F1 regulations - but it's great for achieving high top speeds, particularly at circuits like Monza, where you want to shed all the downforce along the straights and then turn it back on again for the corners."
Det som antagligen blir verklighet först av detta koncept är den stängda cockpiten som det för tillfället är mycket prat om, då en sådan konstruktion skulle skydda de annars rätt så utsatta förarna betydligt bättre.
McLaren’s conceptual vision for the future of motorsport technology.
Modelling the future is something we do every day at McLaren.
Our Formula 1 race strategists think many laps ahead when planning a grand prix pit stop, our automotive engineers build high-performance road cars for the next generation of driver; and our technologists and designers in McLaren Applied Technologies devise ways to improve healthcare, transport and many other areas of our lives.
At McLaren, we always want to take things further.
“With the futuristic McLaren MP4-X concept racecar, we wanted to peer into the future and imagine the art of the possible,” said John Allert, Group Brand Director, McLaren Technology Group.
“We have combined a number of F1’s key ingredients – speed, excitement and performance, with the sport’s emerging narratives - such as enclosed cockpits to enhance driver safety, and hybrid power technologies.”
“Formula 1 is the ultimate gladiatorial sport, and the future we envisage will be a high tech, high performance showcase that excites fans like no other sport.”
It looks visually striking, but it is beneath the skin where the changes are most apparent.
MP4-X is designed to harness alternative power sources; the chassis changes shape to adapt to different aerodynamic demands; and it can communicate in the event of a failure or a problem.
This is therefore McLaren Marketing’s unique conceptual take on motor racing’s future. Discover the MP4-X in all its glory in our interactive carousel, with exclusive insights into the future supplied by the technologists and designers at McLaren Applied Technologies.
