.PNG) Juan Pablo Montoya driving the MP4-21 at the 2006 Canadian Grand Prix | |||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||
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| Constructor | McLaren | ||||||||
| Designer(s) | Neil Oatley (Executive Engineer) Adrian Newey (Technical Director) Paddy Lowe (Engineering Director) Nikolas Tombazis (Project Leader) Tim Goss (Chief Engineer) Mark Williams (Head of Vehicle Engineering) Mike Coughlan (Chief Designer) Peter Prodromou (Head of Aerodynamics) | ||||||||
| Predecessor | MP4-20 | ||||||||
| Successor | MP4-22 | ||||||||
| Technical specifications[citation needed] | |||||||||
| Chassis | Moulded carbon fibre monocoque incorporating front and side impact structures | ||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Inboard torsion bar/damper system operated by pushrod and bell crank with a double wishbone arrangement | ||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | As front | ||||||||
| Length | 4,600 mm (181 in) | ||||||||
| Width | 1,800 mm (71 in) | ||||||||
| Height | 950 mm (37 in) | ||||||||
| Wheelbase | 3,100 mm (122 in) | ||||||||
| Engine | Mercedes-Benz FO108S, 2.4-litre V8 naturally-aspirated mid-engined | ||||||||
| Transmission | McLaren 7-speed + 1 reverse sequential seamless-shift semi-automatic paddle-shift with epicyclic differential and multi-plate limited slip clutch | ||||||||
| Battery | GS Yuasa | ||||||||
| Power | 750 hp @ 19,000 rpm[1] | ||||||||
| Weight | 605 kg (1,334 lb) | ||||||||
| Fuel | Mobil unleaded | ||||||||
| Tyres | Michelin | ||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||
| Notable entrants | Team McLaren Mercedes | ||||||||
| Notable drivers | 3.  Kimi Räikkönen4.  Juan Pablo Montoya4.  Pedro de la Rosa | ||||||||
| Debut | 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix | ||||||||
| Last event | 2006 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||
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| Teams' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Constructors' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
| Drivers' Championships | 0 | ||||||||
The McLaren MP4-21 was the car with which the McLaren team competed in the 2006 Formula One World Championship. It was driven initially by Kimi Räikkönen and Juan Pablo Montoya. After ten races, reserve driver Pedro de la Rosa took over Montoya's race seat. Gary Paffett was also a test driver for the MP4-21.[2] The MP4-21 was the first V8-engined McLaren Formula One car since McLaren MP4/8 in 1993.
Future World Champion Lewis Hamilton drove the MP4-21 in his first official Formula One test in September, 2006 prior to joining McLaren for 2007.[3]
- ^ "Engine Mercedes". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Paffett is McLaren's 2006 test driver". F1 Technical. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Lewis Hamilton's first full F1 test: 10 years on from his big breakthrough". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2 June 2022.