Mercedes AMG F1 W04

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Post Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:09 pm

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Post Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:13 pm

One of the changes: Sidepods/air intakes are higher
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Post Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:15 pm

Nando wrote:I truly hope this is the camera that makes the steering wheel/rod looked crooked.

[img]http://photos.gpupdate.net/large/216064.jpg[img]


Steernig wheel is slighty tilted... :wink: Nothing odd here...
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Post Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:15 pm

Interesting vanes on top of the tea-tray.. Haven't seen those before
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Post Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:17 pm

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Post Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:19 pm

Changes I can see:

Tea tray is different.
No more extra gearbox cooling? Smaller gearbox?
Something is going on with their rear wing drs.
Monkey seat looks a little different.
Side pods are different.
Vortex generators under the mirrors.
New turning vanes.
The roll hoop is different.

I'll add as I spot more things. Remember there will be more added as the tests go on.
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Post Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:20 pm

There is something under the "Coanda sidepod" but i can't see it. The clearance to the floor is big.
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Post Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:22 pm

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Wow! Very aggressive!
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Post Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:26 pm

Cooling outlet "blowing" the centre of the diffuser?
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Post Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:27 pm

stefan_ wrote:You must be joking with that post.

From the pre-launch speculation thread you people talk like it's the absolute piece of s**t clown car of the grid. Make good and constructive posts or keep the "wise" commentaries for yourself.

So you can´t see that the wheel is slightly bent to the left? (regardless if it´s camera or not)
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Post Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:30 pm

stefan_ wrote:Image



Interestingly, Mercedes has managed to make a nose that looks worse than the one they were using last year.
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Post Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:33 pm

Nando wrote:
stefan_ wrote:You must be joking with that post.

From the pre-launch speculation thread you people talk like it's the absolute piece of s**t clown car of the grid. Make good and constructive posts or keep the "wise" commentaries for yourself.

So you can´t see that the wheel is slightly bent to the left? (regardless if it´s camera or not)


That was not the point. The point was that continuing this "let's mock the W04" attitude is not constructive and it drags other people into making the same.

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Post Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:35 pm

The clearance from the coanda exhaust to the floor looks huge in that picture

The coke bottle looks a bit weird too. Doesn't seem to have the smooth amalgamation into the gearbox area the other cars have. Could just be that angle though.
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Post Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:37 pm

I dont think the car's nose looks worse than that of last years car(s)
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Post Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:37 pm

stefan_ wrote:That was not the point. The point was that continuing this "let's mock the W04" attitude is not constructive and it drags other people into making the same.

So no criticism of the Mercedes, i get it.

I´m sure this is a red bull killer.
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