Mercedes AMG F1 W03

Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:03 pm

On the subject of tyre degradation. Mercedes have said that the the temperatures at Barcelona are low and due to the amount of testing the track has a lot more rubber down than there would be at a GP weekend, so no conclusions can be drawn. However I'm slightly pessimistic about this. Although the absolute figures for degradation won't be the same I'm sure the pattern is correct, the Mercedes has worse tyre degradation than the Lotus and the Redbull. Can someone with superior knowledge of tyre degradation put my mind at rest?

Mon Mar 05, 2012 4:55 pm

george1981 wrote:On the subject of tyre degradation. Mercedes have said that the the temperatures at Barcelona are low and due to the amount of testing the track has a lot more rubber down than there would be at a GP weekend, so no conclusions can be drawn. However I'm slightly pessimistic about this. Although the absolute figures for degradation won't be the same I'm sure the pattern is correct, the Mercedes has worse tyre degradation than the Lotus and the Redbull. Can someone with superior knowledge of tyre degradation put my mind at rest?

This could help you

http://abulafiaf1.wordpress.com/2012/03 ... 012-day-7/

Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:01 pm

The_Truth wrote:
george1981 wrote:On the subject of tyre degradation. Mercedes have said that the the temperatures at Barcelona are low and due to the amount of testing the track has a lot more rubber down than there would be at a GP weekend, so no conclusions can be drawn. However I'm slightly pessimistic about this. Although the absolute figures for degradation won't be the same I'm sure the pattern is correct, the Mercedes has worse tyre degradation than the Lotus and the Redbull. Can someone with superior knowledge of tyre degradation put my mind at rest?

This could help you

http://abulafiaf1.wordpress.com/2012/03 ... 012-day-7/

Mon Mar 05, 2012 7:00 pm

To be honest i don't think the tires will be a huge issue. If you look at that graph merc have about the same drop off as the rest of the field in the irst few laps on them. Also when i looked at it it seems that mercs lap times steadied out more that of Redbull or the Ferrari camp.

Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:11 pm

the official press release tells us : car length is 4800mm .so we can decifer the wheelbase from that assuming both front and rear overhangs are mandated by the regs ? (with a little uncertainty with regard to nose cone length....

Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:24 pm

marcush. wrote:the official press release tells us : car length is 4800mm .so we can decifer the wheelbase from that assuming both front and rear overhangs are mandated by the regs ? (with a little uncertainty with regard to nose cone length....

It's not 4800mm, WAY too short, maybe W02 was that short, but that kind of length is approximate of 2008 cars, before the refueling ban.

Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:28 pm

Tozza Mazza wrote:
marcush. wrote:the official press release tells us : car length is 4800mm .so we can decifer the wheelbase from that assuming both front and rear overhangs are mandated by the regs ? (with a little uncertainty with regard to nose cone length....

It's not 4800mm, WAY too short, maybe W02 was that short, but that kind of length is approximate of 2008 cars, before the refueling ban.

that´s what they officially give away...saw the press kit todays.

Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:30 pm

Sure that's not already wheelbase?

Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:51 pm

I´ll double check ..

Mon Mar 05, 2012 9:59 pm

no total length is 4800

http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/news ... 22104.html

Mon Mar 05, 2012 10:23 pm

Med4224 wrote:no total length is 4800

http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/news ... 22104.html

doesn't matter what they say it is aprox: 5000mm long , wheelbase is 34XXmm.

Measured with ruler.
Measured again, again with ruler: 5200mm long, Wheelbase 3520mm

Mon Mar 05, 2012 10:29 pm

An F1 team not being truthful? Never!

Tue Mar 06, 2012 1:25 am

FrukostScones wrote:
Med4224 wrote:no total length is 4800

http://www.motorsport-total.com/f1/news ... 22104.html

doesn't matter what they say it is aprox: 5000mm long , wheelbase is 34XXmm.

Measured with ruler.
Measured again, again with ruler: 5200mm long, Wheelbase 3520mm

which photo did you use?

Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:29 am

just find out how tall one of the drivers is and find a pic of them standing next to the car with the photo taken at a side angle if you want to calculate the length with any accuracy

Tue Mar 06, 2012 9:33 am

I'd use the distance from the front of the FW to the back of the front wheel.

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