Mercedes AMG F1 W06

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atanatizante wrote:Since Canada they have a new front brake fin, having an unique shape :

http://imgur.com/droL4PZ.jpg

And the story is here : http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-web ... t-fin.html
Odd, that's been on thd car since Spain...

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not the most tightly packaged when compared to REDBULL but still delivers dominance!!!!!!

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I read somewhere (sorry I can't recall where) that Lewis do much less simulator work nowadays and he mentioned that for Austria he just did some laps in order to try a new experimental throttle pedal ... anyone has more info?
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atanatizante wrote:I read somewhere (sorry I can't recall where) that Lewis do much less simulator work nowadays and he mentioned that for Austria he just did some laps in order to try a new experimental throttle pedal ... anyone has more info?
http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-web ... not-p.html

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Great photo!

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scarbs wrote:
atanatizante wrote:Since Canada they have a new front brake fin, having an unique shape :

http://imgur.com/droL4PZ.jpg

And the story is here : http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-web ... t-fin.html
Odd, that's been on thd car since Spain...
This image from the Spanish GP during FP3 shows that you are correct:
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Comparison PU Mercedes VS Ferrari Sauber

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Detail Mercedes Day 1 Test Austria

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Has anyone figured out these Mercedes these wing shaped extensions of the Mercedes?
Nobody has copied it thus far...
Why aren't they shaped more like a downforce generating wing? effectively replacing the beam wing.

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Sevach wrote:Has anyone figured out these Mercedes these wing shaped extensions of the Mercedes?
Nobody has copied it thus far...
Why aren't they shaped more like a downforce generating wing? effectively replacing the beam wing.
they are there to accelerate the air coming out of the engine cover, like they use on escape slides on airplanes, not directly for downforce but to keep the exit smaller

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If they get any bigger they'll work as beam wings too...
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