Mystery duct on Schumachers car

[megz]

I think that schumi and rosberg are adjusting brake bias when they have their left hand by their knee. Mercedes uses a lever there rather than a dial or a switch on the steering wheel. Also, after looking at some pictures from last years car they didn't have a normal f-duct (which I never really noticed last season) so I think it may be some sort of aero stalling device controlled by the drivers knee, but I'm also confused as to why it was only on michael's car.

As far as I am aware brake bias settings MUST be mechanical due to the regulations - i.e. hand operated using a lever or screw type design off of the steering wheel. Not sure why but that was my understanding anyhow. I recall Ferrari's mechanism being on the right hand side during Kimi's days.

Either way, it's probably an innocent brake bias switch in the cockpit and the duct there to keep the Schumi cool.

[HampusA]

Hmm.. About the f-duct watch Michael's left hand in these videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGOZ0SVEtHo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzmpVedT ... re=related


Why he is constantly putting his left hand between his left knee and car?

And remember that Mercedes did have some special kind of f-duct last year also. (they did not have the actual duct on the motor cover, instead the air somehow flowed trough the sides of the rear wing)

And to add some more fun here, Mercedes had best straight line speeds without DRS.

And feel free to see any videos from this season with Nico or Schumi, both do that thing with their hand in every dry GP. (they don't do it in qualification because they can use DRS?)

Brake Bias.