Mercedes AMG F1 W03

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pocketmoon
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New rear wing ?

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Yeah, I've seen that they are using a new rear wing. They're using parafin on it!

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Indeed they are

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Does anyone know if they are using a different exhaust position?
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What front wing are they running and what exhaust solution?

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Crucial_Xtreme wrote:Indeed they are

[img]http://www.formula1.com/wi/sutton/2011/ ... 95.jpg[img]
So this is really a mini DDD and not only a starting hole. The parafin paint on it is the proof.
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Front Wing

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Exhaust

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Rear Wing (Left: last week | Right: today)

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Wow! Great pics! That car is really updated!

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Gerhardsa
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Good to see that they have made alterations to the exhaust oulets in terms of heat proofing

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What about these openings? To fasten the pitot tubes?

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That is where the damper , push rod ends etc are kept .
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Another good look at some W03 detail

right click>view image
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atanatizante
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The yellow circle could be light reflection onto the endplate, but what is in the red one ?:

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Furthermore the blue arrows show us the slots with the sidepods air goes towards the beam wing or diffuser like RB does?
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Lurk
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Both circles are DRS actuators I think

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MercAMGF1Fans wrote:got the link to the article? thanks
It was a picture posted on page 50 I think. I just typed in the text from the picture into a translator.
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