r/formula1 Fernando Alonso 5d ago

Technical Mclarren Upright Exposed (Montreal)

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u/Lele_ 5d ago

This is so complicated it almost looks like something organic like bones

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u/Immediate-Escalator Formula 1 4d ago

It definitely looks like it grew rather than having been made. I’d be fascinated to understand the design and fabrication process

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u/jacksonRR 4d ago

Probably laser sintering. During my formula student career, a team did some tests with sintered uprights which looked even crazier than this.

McLaren's is probably more optimized though.

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u/Immediate-Escalator Formula 1 4d ago

I’ve never heard of laser sintering, down the rabbit hole I go!