Mercedes AMG F1 W06

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Are you talking about the brake fluid reservoirs? That carbon shield is likely to prevent accidental damage during a nose change.

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Albert Fabrega ES ‏@AlbertFabrega 19h19 hours ago
Máquina d Mercedes para probar neumáticos con carga vertical y rotación. Miden rigidez y concentricidad.
Translated from Spanish by Bing Wrong translation?
Machine d Mercedes to test tyres with vertical load and rotation. They measure rigidity and concentricity.

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Samraj_official
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New nose?[/quote]
seems like one......i am not sure

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gray41
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It just doesn't have the same bluge under, maybe a little straighter on the tip too.
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gray41 wrote:It just doesn't have the same bluge under, maybe a little straighter on the tip too.
yes a small minor update i presume

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Batwing seems to have a crazy AoA. If its new or not i have no idea though. Could also be angle but that looks steep.

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That's true! but there is a slot that feeds the top face and a vortex at the tip.
We don't see it on this dark picture

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Reshaped sidepod vane in amongst the rear suspension

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Nose looks a bit more "squared" to me, the black belly underneath also seems gone.

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Yay new nose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =D>

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gray41
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Nose looks wider too from just above the Mercedes logo! Lower drag nose?
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I just think it's the angle and lighting. Looks the same to me.
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It does look like a new nose
this is old one with like bulge or (belly) the black bit
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