Nose and Front-Wing McLaren’s front-wing retains all of the hallmarks of its predecessor at launch, although this is actually a bit of a surprise. A straight leading edge profile was trialled in 2016 so whether that pops up again remains to be seen – Sauber have already adopted this design. A notable change is the increase in upper flap elements (now five) to tune the formation of the Y250 vortex.  Elongated nose pylons guide the air along the car’s centreline. These are an evolution of last year’s concept, with two further slots directing airflow inwards and back towards the splitter. Underneath the nose and beginning at the proboscis nose tip, carried over...
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