Williams FW37 Mercedes Speculation Thread

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Only time and future under-skin images of the FW37 will tell if Pat Symonds and his team have indeed copied Mercedes’ unique intercooler installation, which is placed right behind the driver’s head. The system helps clear the sidepod inlets as much as possible, which in turn reduces internal airflow resistance.
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According to Giorgio Piola the FW37 has the intercooler within the chassis such as the Mercedes.

Source: Gazzetta dello Sport

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http://www.formula1.com/news/technical/2014/0/1179.html



from article:

Another 'secret weapon' that the all-conquering 2014 Mercedes appears to have is an intercooler inserted into the top area of the chassis, circled here in yellow. This intercooler cools the turbocharged airflow that is going into the engine. As illustrated by the blue arrows, airflow from underneath the car's main air intake is passed across the intercooler, reducing the internal air temperature. The cooler this airflow is the more horsepower the engine will generate. With so many different systems on the cars now requiring cooling, this is a real packaging benefit for Mercedes, and one which will be difficult for other teams to copy.

[Sevach]

Given the sidepod shrinkage i think they went this way with the 37.

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[roadie]

Looking forward to seeing the car in the flesh!

My biggest query is to see whether the team has retained the fully undercut sidepods. I couldn't make that out from playing about with the render images.

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[turbof1]

Locking the speculation thread guys, official car has been presented:http://www.f1technical.net/forum/viewto ... 12&t=21386

A friendly reminder: only discussion about phsysical parts of the car are allowed in the official car topic.