Middleseason
McLÀREN
HONDA
MP4-30
2015
Former
fans
of
McLaren
Honda
must
hâve
been
shocked
when
they
heard
unfamiliar
words
such
as
"MGU-K:
Motor
Generator
Unit-
Kinetic",
conversdécélérationkineticenergy
into
electricalenergy
and
"MGU-H:
MotorGeneratorUnit-
Heat",
convertsheatenergyfromexhaustgasesintoelectricalenergy,
and
that
thé
Systemcomprisingthèse
two
types
of
energy
recoverysystemwith
a
1.6-
liter
V6
turboengine
and
controlelectronics
is
cailed"power
unit".
Furthermore,engine
performance
upgrades
to
powerunits
are
limitedeachseason
bya
"token"
system;
a
powersystem
is
considered
tobe
made
upof42
components
and
giventokensbased
on
effect
on
performance
of
eachfunction,however,Hondaisn'tgiven
as
much
tokens
as
otherteams.Thèse
new
élémentssîuckpeople
who
hâve
keptdistancefrom
F1
sincetélévision
broadcasting
has
narrowed
andgot
attracted
toF1
again
by
thé
return
of
McLarenHonda.
Then
thé
2015
season
opened,McLarenHondaresulted
in
struggling
in
low
place.What
is
happening
to
McLarenHonda
that
estabiished
a
monumentalachievement
winning
15
triumphs
outof16
races
in
1988...?
Many
ofus
would agrée
that
itis
difficult
to
find
out
thé
cause,
which
is
thé
biggest
issue
in
today's
F1.
Getting
offtoa
worststart,McLarenHondaimproved
2015
model:
MP4-30continuously,thenJensonButton
won
thé
8th
prize
andgot
thé
firstpoint
at
Rd.6Monaco
GP.
Furthermore,Alonso
won
thé
5th
prize
whiie
Button
won
thé
9th
prize
atRd.
10
Hungary
GP,
resulting
in
thé
doubleprize.However,McLarenHonda
hasgot
constant
criticism
fromvariousquarters.
Now
Honda
is
fired
up
withenthusiasm
for
developingpowerunit
for
2016,aiming
fora big
leap
in
nextseason.
This
first
step
MP4-30
might
be
reevaluated
in
thé
nearfuturewhenMcLarenHondaenters
thé
race
for
thé
championship.
This
kitcanbe
built
asa
middleseasonspécificationwhich
thé
coloring
has
beenchanged
to
graphitegraysince Rd.5
Spain
GP.
