McLaren MP4/7A
The McLaren MP4 / 7 is a Formula 1 racing team McLaren, which was used in the World Cup season 1992. The first race of the season were still down with the further developed last year's model, the MP4/6B. After that came with the exception of a race model MP4/7A used, which should debut after the original plan from the fourth race. But stiff competition from Williams led Ron Dennis to bring the new car already in the third race at the start. At the Grand Prix of Great Britain, the model MP4/7B was used. Developed by Neil Oatley and Henri Durand car was driven by Ayrton Senna and Gerhard Berger, won five races and took pole position. McLaren could not win the start of cooperation with the Honda driver nor the constructors' championship for the first time since 1987 and.
The MP4/7A or -7B were powered by a V12 engine from Honda with a 60 ° cylinder angle and the type designation RA122E / B. The longitudinally mounted mid-engine sucker had 3493 cc displacement and performed at 15,000 rpm 1850-880 hp. The transmission took over a transverse mounted six -speed transmission of McLaren with semi-automatic circuit that had been developed in collaboration with TAG Electronic Systems. The monocoque consisted of carbon fiber.