McLaren MP4 / 14
 The future world champion Mika Häkkinen in Canada |
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Adrian Newey (technical director) Neil Oatley (designer) Henri Durand (aerodynamicist) |
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| Predecessor: | McLaren MP4 / 13 | ||||||||
| Successor: | McLaren MP4 / 15 | ||||||||
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| Chassis: | Honeycomb sandwich - monocoque with outer layers made of CFRP | ||||||||
| Engine: | Mercedes-Benz FO110H 2,998 cm³, 72 ° V10 naturally aspirated engine | ||||||||
| Front suspension: | Double wishbone axle with internal springs and shock absorbers , operated via push rods with rocker arms | ||||||||
| Rear suspension: | Double wishbone axle with internal springs and shock absorbers , operated via push rods with rocker arms | ||||||||
| Length: | 4547 mm | ||||||||
| Width: | 1800 mm | ||||||||
| Height: | 950 mm | ||||||||
| Wheelbase: | 3070 mm | ||||||||
| Weight: | 600 kg | ||||||||
| Tires: | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| Petrol: | Mobile 1 | ||||||||
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| Driver: | 1. Mika Häkkinen 2. David Coulthard
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| First start: | 1999 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last start: | 1999 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| World Cup points: | 124 | ||||||||
| Podiums: | 16 | ||||||||
| Leadership laps: | 528 over 2663.173 km | ||||||||
| Status: end of season 1999 | |||||||||
The McLaren MP4 / 14 was the Formula 1 race car of McLaren Racing for the 1999 season , took part in all 16 races of the season and with Mika Hakkinen won his second Drivers' Championship.
Technology and development
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The technical director for development was Adrian Newey, he was subordinate to Neil Oatley for the construction and Henri Durand for the aerodynamic shape of the car. The main focus of the developers were the aerodynamic properties of the car, which have been improved again compared to the previous year, although it was already one of the best last year. Ron Dennis , the McLaren team principal, claimed in an interview that only about ten percent of the previous year's car was reused.
The engine used was the naturally aspirated FO110H-V10 from Mercedes-Benz with a displacement of 2998 cm³ and a cylinder bank angle of 72 °. This engine, which weighed around 100 kg, developed around 619 kW (830 hp) at a speed of 17,800 rpm. This enables the car to reach a top speed of 360 km / h. The seven-speed semi-automatic transmission was developed by McLaren itself. The gear changes are triggered by steering wheel paddles. As suspension front and rear, a has double wishbone suspension int internal springs and shock absorbers installed as it is already common practice for years. Bridgestone supplied the tires for this season and Mobil 1 supplied the fuel.
Racing history
The MP4 / 14 was presented on February 8, 1999 in Barcelona as one of the last cars. With this car, McLaren was once again one of the favorites for the World Championship, but its lack of reliability was evident at the start of the season. They were eliminated a total of twelve times during the season, which corresponds to a third of all races. For comparison, the biggest competitor to the world championship, Ferrari, was eliminated only four times during the season. Aside from individual driving errors, the main problem turned out to be the transmission. Other causes of failure were hydraulic, electrical and fuel pressure problems. Finally, Mika Häkkinen was able to win the drivers 'championship two points ahead of Eddie Irvine , but lost the constructors' championship to Ferrari by four points .
Painting and sponsorship
The design was again kept in gray-black with a white nose, interrupted by red elements on the tip of the nose and next to the engine. The logo of the main sponsor West was placed on the side pods and the rear wing . Other sponsors were Computer Associates , Hugo Boss , Mobil 1 , Schweppes and Warsteiner .
The races in France , Great Britain and Belgium had to do without tobacco advertising. Instead, the first names of the respective driver were placed in the places of the logos.
driver
Regular drivers were again the reigning world champion Mika Häkkinen and the Scot David Coulthard , Nick Heidfeld and Darren Turner were nominated as test and reserve drivers .
Further use of the chassis
The racing car with chassis number four is on display in the Donington Grand Prix Collection museum at the Donington Park circuit . With this car, Mika Häkkinen won the Japanese Grand Prix in 1999 and thus also his second drivers' world championship. As part of the technical exhibition, the chassis with which Mika Häkkinen entered and retired from the 1999 German Grand Prix in Hockenheim is on display in the London Science Museum . In the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart another chassis Mika Hakkinen was issued, which is broken down to some extent.
Results
| driver | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14th | 15th | 16 | Points | rank |
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| Formula 1 World Championship 1999 |
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M. Hakkinen
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1 | DNF | 1 | DNF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | DNF | 3 | DNF | 1 | 2 | DNF | 5 | 3 | 1 | ||
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D. Coulthard
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2 | DNF | DNF | 2 | DNF | 2 | 7th | DNF | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | DNF | DNF | DNF | ||
| Legend | ||
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| 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 |
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| () | Streak results | |
| underlined | Leader in the overall standings | |
Web links
- Vehicle profile at chicanef1.com
- Vehicle profile at f1.fandom.com
- Vehicle profile at StatsF1.com
- Vehicle profile at traumautoarchiv.de
- motorsport-total.com database information on McLaren MP4 / 14
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b statsf1.com: McLaren MP4 / 14. Stats F1, January 1, 2000, accessed March 25, 2020 (French).
- ↑ a b traumautoarchiv.de: McLaren-Mercedes-Benz MP4 / 14 technical data. Traumauto Archiv, January 1, 2000, accessed March 25, 2020 .
- ↑ chicanef1.com: McLaren MP4 / 14. Chicane F1, January 1, 2000, accessed March 25, 2020 .
- ↑ grandprix.com: New cars everywhere ... Grand Prix, February 1, 1999, accessed April 1, 2020 (English).
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