Mercedes AMG F1 W08 EQ Power +

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That nose to sidepod area is unbelievable. So much going on there!

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I think the step is partly to allow them to have some space between it and the camera pods, look how intricately shaped those camera mounts are.

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Nose, bargeboards, t-tray, mirror/camera mounts, turning vanes + more - hell of an update package!

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Now that's a huge Upgrade. Front to back so many new Parts. And getting ever more radical.
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That must have been in the pipeline since the end of testing. That's a huge update.

I love the "melted" look of the camera mounts. The nose strake is strange. We need a better view of it really. Lots of little add on bits on the lower horizontal spiltter/bargeboard thingy.
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Have they created a diffuser under the nose with the strake? In from of the t-tray it looks like a raised section that mimics the rear diffuser. If so, they just bolted on a shed-load of downforce!
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Just_a_fan wrote:
11 May 2017, 15:55
Have they created a diffuser under the nose with the strake? In from of the t-tray it looks like a raised section that mimics the rear diffuser. If so, they just bolted on a shed-load of downforce!
Nahh, the area is rather too small for it have such a significant impact as a diffusor, the airflow will probably spill too much sideways under yaw, they are using to channel as much clean airflow to the back of the car.
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I just dont understand with all the restrictions of wind tunnel and CFD runs, how can Mercedes car be so complicated :-o Hats of to them, this looks a huge update and it really does look like a front difuser this does.

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Maybe the 'front diffusor' was the reason for the long wheelbase from the beginning.

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torpor wrote:
11 May 2017, 16:05
Maybe the 'front diffusor' was the reason for the long wheelbase from the beginning.
Again, it's too high and too smaller area.
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