From the McLaren Mercedes website...
For the 2007 season (which begins 18 March in Australia) Vodafone Mclaren Mercedes:
- began development of the MP4-22 in mMarch 2006
- began windtunnel development in May 2006
- sends between 95 (flyaway races) and 135 (European races) personnel to each race
- has a race team which is comprised of : race team manager, race team engineer, chief mechanic, software engineer, race strategist, 2 driver engineers, 2 assistant engineers, 2 system engineers, 2 data analysts, 10 mechanics, 2 gearbox mechanics, 2 fabricator/carbon repairmen, engine dress, chief truckie, 2 tyre men, 2 support crew, electrician, security, senior fuel technician, fuels technician, spares coordinator, team coordinator
- used a total of 7 chassis in the 2006 season
- transports approximately 30 tons of freight, (including 3 complete race cars at approx. 600 kilos each) to each race
- takes 3 spare gearboxes to each race (2 built with complete suspension and 1 "loose")
- takes 8 engines to each race -- 1 in each car,2 for Friday practice sessions, and 3 spares
- completed 53,750 kilometers during testing in 2006
- completed 16,349 when racing in 2006 during practice, qualifying, and the race
- generated 100 gigabytes of data during all race meetings, and 300 gigabytes during testing throughout the 2006 season
- was supplied with 236,000 liters of Mobil unleaded fuel for all track and dyno work during the 2006 season
- competes with a car that typically handles 3,000 gear changes during a race. This figures varies from up to 4,000 at Monaco to a low of about 2,000 at Indianapolis.
- competes with a car that is capable of stunning performance:
- was supplied 3,024 tires for the 18 race weekends in 2006 (2,016 dry and 1,008 wet)
- take 160 Enkei wheel rims to each race
- take approx. 7 seconds for a pit stop, with up to 29 crew working on each car, to refuel and change 4 wheels/tires, refueling occurs at 12 liters per second
