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Mercedes AMG completes shakedown at Silverstone 16 Feb 2012

Mercedes AMG have today completed their shakedown of the W03, the team's new 2012 car. After the team decided to run at last week's Jerez test with the older car, Mercedes will present its new car to the public next Tuesday at the start of testing at Barcelona.

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Post Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:56 pm




Interesting but erroneous.
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Post Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:10 pm

in what way?
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Post Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:40 pm

raymondu999 wrote:in what way?


Seems overly complex to me.

This mentions that Mercedes are blowing the floor using the FW.... or something to that effect. Outlandish....
More could have been done.
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Post Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:45 pm

Mind you I wasn't denying it was wrong - I was curious as to what n_smikle's line of reasoning was.
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Post Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:46 pm

n smikle wrote:

Interesting but erroneous.


Why? It makes far more sense than 90% of the other ideas posted on this thread! :P :P :P
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Post Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:50 pm

JohnsonsEvilTwin wrote:
raymondu999 wrote:in what way?


Seems overly complex to me.

This mentions that Mercedes are blowing the floor using the FW.... or something to that effect. Outlandish....


that is not the floor. It is the fluid valve, or whatever, and its in the nose. But nevertheless, I hardly imagine this could be made to work.There too many outside random influences that you can't factor in.
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Post Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:04 pm

I think it works the same way the F-duct did on the rear wing. They used an air pressure actuator to open the air inlet flaps in the leading edge to stall the air over the wing only in the straights. To many variables to use it in the corners.
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Post Mon Feb 20, 2012 12:46 am

That article is not speaking about the merc system. It´s speaking about an invention some spanish engineer made based on the hearsay about the front f-duct.
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Post Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:07 am

You'll have to excuse me. I thought the topic was about Mercedes W03 preseason speculation. My bad.
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Post Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:53 am

Overall, from what I can tell the W03 looks a lot longer and sleeker. Very promising.
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Post Mon Feb 20, 2012 2:11 am

Image

twitter pic combo from Montmelo/CCAT/BCN
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Post Mon Feb 20, 2012 2:58 am

i found this interesting.... http://www.caranddriverthef1.com/formul ... automatico
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Post Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:10 am

Sweet pic combo FrukostScones. Anyway can you get us the link to them?
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Post Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:00 am

F1PuertoRico wrote:i found this interesting.... http://www.caranddriverthef1.com/formul ... automatico

Is this some kind of link spam?
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Post Mon Feb 20, 2012 4:35 am

Don't think so. Unless his account got hacked. Just a ridiculous concept if you ask me.
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