It Uses Aero Tech Outlawed by Formula 1
Formula 1 banned double diffusers for the 2011 race season, but that doesn’t mean McLaren can’t put them on road cars. Diffusers can generate as much or more downforce as wings. As are most such pieces on high-end supercars, the diffuser is made of lightweight, strong, and stiff carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic. Of course, so is most of the rest of the car. From the central tub, to the one-pound front fenders, to the seven-pound seats, it’s all carbon fiber. McLaren has put all its chips on the black weave, so much that it just christened a new carbon-fiber factory in Sheffield, England. While the Senna’s tubs will come from Austrian supplier Carbo Tech, the three-seat BP23 tubs will serve as Sheffield’s pilot build. After the 106 planned BP23 tubs are off the assembly line, we suspect the tubs for McLaren’s next-gen Sport Series (the part of the lineup that currently includes the 570S and 570GT) models will be the next batch to bake in Sheffield’s autoclaves.
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