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The chassis crash structures are allowed to be in the floor and not affixed to the chassis? They (Merc/Ferrari) are getting creative with these structures this year.

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shady wrote:
19 Jul 2017, 17:06
The chassis crash structures are allowed to be in the floor and not affixed to the chassis? They (Merc/Ferrari) are getting creative with these structures this year.
They will be fixed into the chassis when the floor is fitted. you can disconnect them to remove the floor

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shady wrote:The chassis crash structures are allowed to be in the floor and not affixed to the chassis? They (Merc/Ferrari) are getting creative with these structures this year.
There are upper and lower structures, these are the lower ones

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F1Krof wrote:
19 Jul 2017, 14:04
What is this? Any guess?

https://twitter.com/scarbstech/status/8 ... 3437095940
I am guessing some sort of optical alignment tool. There seem to be some photoelectric devices on the second picture, but they could also be compressed air connectors, I am not sure.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0NpXJJYbXY

In this interview Scarbs asks aerodynamicist Willem Toet for a short analysis of the Mercedes and Ferrari cars.
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Thanks Powy, nice video. A little bit lightweight, as we might expect as the details are difficult for anyone outside the teams, but a nice overview. Interesting about Mercedes' bargeboards creating lots of little vortices that then roll together to create a bigger one somewhere else. Ferrari's sidepod design is briefly touched upon and the idea that it allows cleaner flow to the radiators is interesting.
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F1Krof wrote:
19 Jul 2017, 14:04
What is this? Any guess?

https://twitter.com/scarbstech/status/8 ... 3437095940
something to set up and adjust camber/caster in conjunction with the front wheels would be my guess
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other than the high DF RW, is there anything new with this car for this weekend?

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cplchanb wrote:
28 Jul 2017, 19:24
other than the high DF RW, is there anything new with this car for this weekend?
I don't think so. The rear wing is the only different part I've spotted. The rest of the car seems similar to previous races.
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Why is there nothing new on the Merc? Does this mean that they're struggling with correlation and can't seem to match the wind tunnel vs track performance numbers, or are they out of ideas?
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F1Krof wrote:
02 Aug 2017, 23:07
Why is there nothing new on the Merc? Does this mean that they're struggling with correlation and can't seem to match the wind tunnel vs track performance numbers, or are they out of ideas?
I would expect correlation issues would have meant they would be running different parts...

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