McLaren as a long history of creative engineering solutions and this is an interesting way of keeping the tires at their optimal temperature
Report: McLaren using brakes to heat tyres
Thursday 14th June 2012, 18:08 by Ryan Wood
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McLaren are reportedly able to adjust the temperature of their tyres through an adjustable opening on the wheel hub.
Such a system would be useful this season given the difference a degree or two can make to the operational window of the sensitive Pirelli tyres.
The clever yet simple system allows a mechanic, through a hole on the sidepod, to adjust a clamp on the brake hub during qualifying and the race to allow a controlled amount of hot air from the brakes to heat the tyres.
If the track temperature drops, the mechanics, one either side, would open the slot wider to allow more hot air to pas …
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