McLaren MP4-16

McLaren MP4-16

The McLaren MP4-16 in 2015
Constructor:	McLaren Racing
Designer:	Adrian Newey
Predecessor:	McLaren MP4 / 15
Successor:	McLaren MP4-17
Technical specifications
Engine:	Mercedes-Benz F0110K, V10 engine, 3.0 liter displacement
Tires:	Bridgestone tires on Enkai rims
Petrol:	Mobile 1
statistics
Driver:	3. M. Hakkinen. 4. D. Coulthard
First start:	2001 Australian Grand Prix
Last start:	2001 Japanese Grand Prix
Starts Victories Poles SR 17th 4th 2 6th
World Cup points:	102
Podiums:	13
Leadership laps:	187 over 874.486 km

The McLaren MP4-16 was the Formula 1 - racing cars from McLaren for the Formula 1 2001 season . It was powered by a Mercedes engine. Bridgestone provided the tires .

Painting and sponsorship

Detail view of the rear wing

The primer of the MP4-16 was black on the side pods and silver on the engine cover, as well as the front and rear wings. There were also red accents on the front wing and on the side pods. This paintwork was largely the result of the main sponsor, the cigarette manufacturer West . Other sponsors were Siemens , SAP and Mobil .

At races in countries where cigarette advertising was banned, the word West was replaced by the driver's first name.

driver

Side view of Mika Häkkinen's McLaren MP4-16

The MP4-16 was driven by two-time world champion Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard . This was the sixth time in a row that they were the driver duo for McLaren.

2001 season

After Ferrari won both titles in the 2000 season , the MP4-16 should bring them to the top. However, the great success did not materialize due to the superiority of the Ferrari and numerous technical problems with the MP4-16, so that McLaren had to be content with second place at the end of the season.

David Coulthard remained Michael Schumacher's closest pursuer over the season. After the fourth round of the season in San Marino, both drivers were still tied in the championship. After that Michael Schumacher finished on the podium seven times in a row (four wins, three second places), while Coulthard was only twice on the podium (one win, one third). Coulthard could not make up for the resulting lead and was runner-up with 65 points.

The two-time world champion Mika Häkkinen (1998, 1999) struggled with technical problems during the season. Up until the seventh race of the season, he had only managed to score three championship points. In total, Häkkinen was on the podium only three times (two wins in Great Britain and the USA , a third place in Canada ). He finished the season with 37 World Championship points in fifth place overall and ended his Formula 1 career.

Results

driver	No.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	Points	rank
2001 Formula 1 season																			102	2.
M. Hakkinen	3	DNF	6th	DNF	4th	9 *	DNF	DNF	3	6th	DNS	1	DNF	5	4th	DNF	1	4th
D. Coulthard	4th	2	3	1	2	5	1	5	DNF	3	4th	DNF	DNF	3	2	DNF	3	3

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

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