@@xiaoshawn5826 could you imagine doing all that work, laying the carbon, infusing or prepreg, then finishing it cutting away all the excess and then clear coating and polishing it to perfection, all so someone can take a royal deuce all over it 💩.
The best part of any video at the McLaren Technology Centre is the non-black coloured replacement floor tiles, and how much it used to annoy Ron Dennis that they couldn't replace them like-for-like.
The black art of materials has greatly changed the racing and supercar world with the development of carbon fiber. Thanks for showing us inside McLaren! : )
Oh my dog - I had completely forgotten about the MCA Centinaire. Much uglier than I remember it, reading about it in the car mags of the early 90s... Maybe it was a repressed memory... 😅
I don't mean this in a negative way. Imagine if they started pioneering quality control as well. Their competitors would have some serious competition.
It's been tried several times by various people over the past few decades, but always with a limitation that makes it infeasible or less reliable (or just colossally expensive, obvs). Carbon composite isn't structured like a solid block of metal which can affect its ability to take loads in certain ways/directions; different resins have different weaknesses in high-heat situations... also carbon composite catches fire in a way that metal doesn't, so an engine failure could get even more catastrophic. But maybe it'll happen one day if people keep trying to improve the materials/methods.
@@SmallBlogV8 yeah it's just not suitable, the resin matrix always fails in carbon fibre reinforced plastic. It's also an abrasive so not suitable for moving parts. High temp resin is available however it's not suitable for engine internals. Carbon fibre has all it's strength in tension and is much weaker in compression, making it bad for engine parts. Almost everything in an engine is under compressive loading. The best use I have seen is on gearbox casings where they use a thin machined aluminium with +2mm of carbon fibre to stiffen it up.
Where’s the worst place you’ve ever seen carbonfibre?
Butt plug
@ TopGear Easy toilet.
The toilet seat from the race between James using a powerboat and Richard driving a Ferrari daytona
@TopGear B Plug
@@xiaoshawn5826 could you imagine doing all that work, laying the carbon, infusing or prepreg, then finishing it cutting away all the excess and then clear coating and polishing it to perfection, all so someone can take a royal deuce all over it 💩.
And Horacio Pagani couldn't believe Lamborghini didn't want to move forward with carbon fiber.
Tbf it was incredible difficult to achieve successfully when Lambo said no..
It’s was too expensive then and lambo is near bankruptcy most of the time
He was ahead of the game 👍 I am making a full carbon body for my V12 supercar build with the mercedes m120 😎
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im just gonna pause and stare at that for a while.
Beautiful.
OG Ground effect cars are some of the most beautiful cars to ever race
The best part of any video at the McLaren Technology Centre is the non-black coloured replacement floor tiles, and how much it used to annoy Ron Dennis that they couldn't replace them like-for-like.
Incredible. Thank you so much for this video.
"Germany pioneered the technology in the 1930s, then it reappeared in the US after WW2"
This is such a cool and beautiful history lesson. I’m living for it
One of the best videos
Nice video 😄
The black art of materials has greatly changed the racing and supercar world with the development of carbon fiber. Thanks for showing us inside McLaren! : )
Oh my dog - I had completely forgotten about the MCA Centinaire. Much uglier than I remember it, reading about it in the car mags of the early 90s... Maybe it was a repressed memory... 😅
Favourite f1 of the era the double front wheeled Elf sponsored car. Favourite livery black and gold JPS
Finally, a video, instead of another poll/quiz!
The McLaren F1 is the daddy what a machine absolutely smashed it! I personally think 1 of the best cars ever made
I don't mean this in a negative way. Imagine if they started pioneering quality control as well. Their competitors would have some serious competition.
May I ask that you focus on the cars so I can see them? Thanks.
Lighter carbon fiber wheels, michelin pilot sport cup 2 r, updated suspension and put that shi in the nurburgring 🙏
McLaren is the daddy...
I never understood why senna wasn’t involved in the developing process
all thanks to Ron Dennis ...
Vid 2 of asking where's the next stig lap?
I wonder if manufacturers have thrown a hissy fit and put an end to it
More coming - not too far away, we promise :)
@ Ollie is a good host!
@TopGear Good to know, my patience was starting to run out.
rare groove is music, not cars.
God, I love that shade of red on the MP4/1!
Lewis thought his cockpit was too far forward.
Maybe only wear long sleeve shirts from now on, eh?
Accidental dislike = automatic comment ❤ loved the video great step back into history 🙏
Anyone did counted the Word Carbon fiber?
McLaren for the 2025 world constructors championship!
Nah ferrari🔛🔝
😍🥰😍🥰😍🥰
Woaw
And then other things came along, see pagani
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Why can't they make carbon fiber engines??
It's been tried several times by various people over the past few decades, but always with a limitation that makes it infeasible or less reliable (or just colossally expensive, obvs). Carbon composite isn't structured like a solid block of metal which can affect its ability to take loads in certain ways/directions; different resins have different weaknesses in high-heat situations... also carbon composite catches fire in a way that metal doesn't, so an engine failure could get even more catastrophic. But maybe it'll happen one day if people keep trying to improve the materials/methods.
Carbon fibre resin melts just like any other plastic 👍
@@SmallBlogV8 yeah it's just not suitable, the resin matrix always fails in carbon fibre reinforced plastic. It's also an abrasive so not suitable for moving parts.
High temp resin is available however it's not suitable for engine internals. Carbon fibre has all it's strength in tension and is much weaker in compression, making it bad for engine parts. Almost everything in an engine is under compressive loading.
The best use I have seen is on gearbox casings where they use a thin machined aluminium with +2mm of carbon fibre to stiffen it up.