McLaren MP4-19

McLaren MP4-19

David Coulthard in the McLaren MP4-19
Constructor:	McLaren
Designer:	Adrian Newey
Predecessor:	McLaren MP4-18 , McLaren MP4-17D
Successor:	McLaren MP4-20
Technical specifications
Chassis:	carbon fiber reinforced plastic
Engine:	Mercedes-Benz FO110Q , V10 engine, 3.0 liters
Width:	1800 mm
Weight:	600 kg
Tires:	Michelin
Petrol:	Mobile 1
statistics
Driver:	5. David Coulthard 6. Kimi Raikkonen
First start:	2004 Australian Grand Prix
Last start:	2004 Brazilian Grand Prix
Starts Victories Poles SR 18th 1 1 2
World Cup points:	69
Podiums:	4th
Leadership laps:	50 over 293,958 km

The McLaren MP4-19 was the Formula 1 racing cars from McLaren for the Formula 1 2004 season . It followed the McLaren MP4-17D used in the previous season .

background

McLaren contested the 2003 Formula 1 season in the heavily revised previous year's McLaren MP4-17 car from the 2002 season , called the McLaren MP4-17D . A car for the 2003 season was developed under the name McLaren MP4-18 , but never used because of cooling problems that could not be resolved because the car designed by Adrian Newey was designed too radically. The McLaren MP4-19 was developed from this never used car.

The MP4-19 proved to be very unreliable at the beginning of the season and too slow compared to the competition, so that a revised model, the MP4-19B , was used from the 11th race of the season in Great Britain . With this car, Kimi Räikkönen achieved a podium finish straight away.

driver

McLaren stuck to the successful pairing of drivers from the two previous years: with the number 5 the Scot David Coulthard and the vice world champion of the previous year, the Finn Kimi Räikkönen , with the number 6. The Austrian Alexander Wurz and the Spaniard Pedro de la Rosa acted as test drivers .

2004 season

The 2004 season was more than disappointing for McLaren. McLaren was unable to intervene in the fight for the title throughout the season. The MP4-19 proved to be extremely unreliable, especially at the beginning of the season, and the car often suffered engine damage. A podium position could not be achieved until the 11th race of the season in Great Britain, a second place was achieved by Kimi Raikkonen. Kimi Räikkönen managed to win only once during the season, in the 14th race of the season in Belgium .

Results

driver	No.	1	2	3	4th	5	6th	7th	8th	9	10	11	12	13	14th	15th	16	17th	18th	Points	rank
Formula 1 season 2004																				69	5.
D. Coulthard	5	8th	6th	DNF	12	10	DNF	DNF	6th	7th	6th	7th	4th	9	7th	6th	9	DNF	11
K. Raikkonen	6th	DNF	DNF	DNF	8th	11	DNF	DNF	5	6th	7th	2	DNF	DNF	1	DNF	3	6th	2

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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