The McLaren MP4/14 was a Formula One car built and designed by the McLaren-Mercedes team to compete in the 1999 Formula One World Championship. Designed primarily by Neil Oatley and Henri Durand under the direction of Adrian Newey, Mario Illien provided McLaren with its bespoke engine. The car gave Mika Häkkinen his second Formula One Drivers' Championship in a row, but McLaren was unable to defend their title in the World Constructors' Championship, losing narrowly to Scuderia Ferrari.
 Mika Häkkinen driving the MP4/14 at the 1999 Canadian Grand Prix | |||||||||||
| Category | Formula One | ||||||||||
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| Constructor | McLaren | ||||||||||
| Designer(s) | Adrian Newey (Technical Director) Neil Oatley (Chief Designer) Steve Nichols (Engineering Director) Matthew Jeffreys (Head of Vehicle Design) David North (Chief Engineer-Transmission) David Neilson (Principal Engineer-Suspension) Paddy Lowe (Head of R&D) Henri Durand (Head of Aerodynamics) Mario Illien (Chief Engine Designer (Ilmor-Mercedes)) | ||||||||||
| Predecessor | MP4/13 | ||||||||||
| Successor | MP4/15 | ||||||||||
| Technical specifications | |||||||||||
| Chassis | Moulded carbon fibre/aluminium honeycomb composite structure. | ||||||||||
| Suspension (front) | Double wishbones, pushrod-operated rockers. | ||||||||||
| Suspension (rear) | Double wishbones, pushrod-operated rockers. | ||||||||||
| Engine | Ilmor-built Mercedes-Benz FO110H 3.0 L (183.1 cu in) 72° V10, naturally aspirated, mid-engined. | ||||||||||
| Transmission | McLaren 7-speed sequential | ||||||||||
| Power | 785–810 hp (585.4–604.0 kW) at 17,000 rpm[1][2] | ||||||||||
| Weight | 600 kg (1,323 lb) (inc. driver.) | ||||||||||
| Fuel | Mobil Unleaded | ||||||||||
| Tyres | Bridgestone | ||||||||||
| Competition history | |||||||||||
| Notable entrants | West McLaren Mercedes | ||||||||||
| Notable drivers | 1.  Mika Häkkinen2.  David Coulthard | ||||||||||
| Debut | 1999 Australian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| First win | 1999 Brazilian Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last win | 1999 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||||
| Last event | 1999 Japanese Grand Prix | ||||||||||
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| Drivers' Championships | 1 (Häkkinen) | ||||||||||
Overview
editThe MP4/14 was the fastest car of the season, with aerodynamics that were even more advanced than the previous year's all-conquering MP4/13, while the Mercedes engine remained the most powerful on the grid. However, serious reliability problems, as well as errors by the drivers, meant that the Constructors' Championship was won by Ferrari.[3]
Livery
editMcLaren used 'West' logos, except at the French, British and Belgian Grands Prix.
Complete Formula One results
edit(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | WCC |
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| 1999 | McLaren | Mercedes V10 | B | AUS | BRA | SMR | MON | ESP | CAN | FRA | GBR | AUT | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | EUR | MAL | JPN | 124 | 2nd | |
| Mika Häkkinen | Ret | 1 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 1 | 2 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| David Coulthard | Ret | Ret | 2 | Ret | 2 | 7 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret |
References
edit- AUTOCOURSE 1999-2000, Henry, Alan (ed.), Hazleton Publishing Ltd. (1999) ISBN 1-874557-34-9
- ^ "McLaren Racing - Heritage - MP4-14". www.mclaren.com. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Engine Mercedes". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "McLaren MP4/14 Was Good, But Not Good Enough For the Double". www.snaplap.net. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
External links
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