McLaren MP4/4 Engineer's Cut: The Ultimate Video Guide to F1's Greatest Car

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In today's video, an engineer's cut of my previous MP4/4 video. We have done an extra day of filming with a second car, to look at all the aspects which helped make one of the most dominant cars in F1 history.

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00:00:00 - Introduction
00:07:11 - Brazil: The First Race
00:11:16 - An Overview of the Car
00:11:16 - Expanded: Front Suspension
00:12:18 - NEW: MP4-2 Chassis vs MP4-3/4
00:14:48 - NEW: Front Suspension Evolution
00:21:39 - Expanded: Carbon Fibre Nosebox
00:26:01 - NEW: MP4-2B Nosebox Comparison
00:28:04 - Expanded: Wooden F1 Car Parts?
00:28:41 - Side Profile and Overall Shape
00:31:03 - Tyres
00:33:17 - Expanded: Brakes
00:36:42 - Wheel Nuts & Pit Stops
00:39:27 - The Design Process
00:41:52 - Rear Wing & Downforce
00:45:31 - Front Wing
00:47:22 - The Style
00:50:06 - Collaborative Design Process
00:51:42 - The Team
00:54:25 - The Disappearing Snorkel
00:55:17 - The Paint
00:57:41 - Expanded: Titanium Roll Hoop
01:00:02 - Undressing the car
01:01:06 - Airflow and Engine
01:01:49 - Expanded: Exhaust & Turbo
01:03:07 - NEW: Slippery Radiators
01:03:44 - NEW: Skid Blocks
01:04:54 - Restrictors
01:08:20 - NEW: Honda RA168E Specifications
01:13:08 - Honda Reliability
01:14:15 - Expanded: The Tilton Clutch
01:15:27 - NEW: The McLaren Gearbox
01:36:41 - NEW: Driveshafts
01:38:43 - NEW: The Coolest Gear Knob
01:39:34 - Expanded: Weight, Materials and Centre of Gravity
01:42:58 - A Moment of Panic
01:44:40 - The Mechanic's Assessment
01:47:40 - How to Start a McLaren MP4/4
01:50:14 - Expanded: The Front Suspension Revisited
01:55:30 - NEW: Front Wishbone Up Close
01:58:49 - NEW: Dampers in Detail
02:02:07 - Master Cylinder?
02:02:40 - Fuel Capacity
02:04:34 - NEW: Fuel System
02:07:35 - Expanded: Cockpit and Dash
02:11:27 - NEW: Body Bolts
02:12:54 - NEW: How Small is the Cockpit?
02:17:43 - Parting Words