Williams FW40 Mercedes

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Morteza wrote:
26 Mar 2017, 01:32
Ben posted a photo in the SF70H thread that Ferrari are using one-piece engine covers now, but isn't this Williams engine cover also one-piece?
Yes! It is one piece!

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https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/tech ... rrors.html

Williams FW40 - new front wing

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"For Melbourne, Williams introduced this new front wing. It features two small, triangular fins (red arrows) attached to the endplate, in a quite unusual position compared to the team’s previous design."

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Up close and personal with the diffuser (image courtesy of u/bismarck423 on reddit):

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The outer edge lacks the trickery of some other cars, but there are a large number of fins on the brake ducts.

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Blown front wheel hubs?

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Blown axle on Massa's car.
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"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool."~William Shakespeare

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Williams: il mozzo forato della FW40 è già stato smontato!
https://it.motorsport.com/f1/news/willi ... to-890223/

Because of rain forecast the team has reversed (into the afternoon) to non-blown front axle!

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The two small canards on the end plate are placed higher on the latest version!