Mercedes GP MGP W01

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CHT
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wrigs wrote:Look at the sculpting of that engine cover! It looks like the top air-intake could break off. I do hate that brushed aluminium look though - together with the seemingly arbitrary black and green airbrush, it looks so "work in progress"-like.
There are 2 additional intake holes behind the top air-inlet. (right next to the black Mercedes Benz logo)

timbo
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Seems to me like single keel is back
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Raptor22
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CHT wrote:
wrigs wrote:Look at the sculpting of that engine cover! It looks like the top air-intake could break off. I do hate that brushed aluminium look though - together with the seemingly arbitrary black and green airbrush, it looks so "work in progress"-like.
There are 2 additional intake holes behind the top air-inlet. (right next to the black Mercedes Benz logo)

pics??

you sure those are not the holes for the looping the lifting tackle through when removing the carfrom the track?

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raceman
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timbo wrote:Seems to me like single keel is back
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this is a much steeper nose compared to all other cars released

another Brawn trick?? :|

imightbewrong
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Raptor22 wrote:
CHT wrote:
wrigs wrote:Look at the sculpting of that engine cover! It looks like the top air-intake could break off. I do hate that brushed aluminium look though - together with the seemingly arbitrary black and green airbrush, it looks so "work in progress"-like.
There are 2 additional intake holes behind the top air-inlet. (right next to the black Mercedes Benz logo)

pics??

you sure those are not the holes for the looping the lifting tackle through when removing the carfrom the track?
http://twitpic.com/10u3uw
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horse
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Sculpting seems very detailed on the engine cover. I'm not surprised to see the V nose after all the testing they did for one last season. It seems like Ross has done what he promised and has put the engine in the right place. This car must be a contender, surely? It doesn't look as long as some of the others...
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"It seems like Ross has done what he promised and has put the engine in the right place."

In what way?

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horse
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Well, there was the fact that the chassis was not built for the Mercedes engine last year, and looking at the sculpting around the engine, compared to the BGP001, it looks like the engine is a much more integral part of the design rather than an add on.
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djones wrote:"It seems like Ross has done what he promised and has put the engine in the right place."
In what way?
he had it placed in the engine bay & longitudinally :lol:
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myurr
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raceman wrote: this is a much steeper nose compared to all other cars released

another Brawn trick?? :|
Reminds me of the Williams nose from last season, the way it bulges and is sculpted underneath like that.

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MattyT
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image needs to be enhanced :)

Super Troopers "Enhance. Enhance. Enhance."

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MattyT wrote:image needs to be enhanced :)

Super Troopers "Enhance. Enhance. Enhance."
yep

gotta see the diffuser :twisted:

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horse
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Like the Williams, it has no centre uprights for the rear wing. Just a weird flippy up bit where one should be...
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MattyT wrote:image needs to be enhanced :)

Super Troopers "Enhance. Enhance. Enhance."
Best I can do:

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Doesn't look like there's anything special going on down there. Surprising really.