Mercedes AMG F1 W03 (pre-launch speculation)

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Pierce89 wrote: you don't actually mean that middle section is unmodified from last year do you? As it's definitely not. What are you saying here?
i meant the bulkhead part is the same. it has the same dimensions as in 2011, like most 2012 cars

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New MercedesAMGF1 pic from Montmelo!
http://twitpic.com/8lxwxw

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Showing the deep channel on the sidepod aiming flow to the rear ?

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thank you mestrades

what's going on with the exhauts? the area looks strange
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Mestrades wrote:Another pic:
http://twitpic.com/8lyb44
Mestrades wrote:New MercedesAMGF1 pic from Montmelo!
http://twitpic.com/8lxwxw
Sorry, but are they allowed to do another shakedown at Montmelo? I thought the max was 100km per team.

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yace wrote:thank you mestrades

what's going on with the exhauts? the area looks strange
Remember, it could be one of the 3 Exhausts they wanted to test before melbourne!

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krizalid1001 wrote:
Mestrades wrote:Another pic:
http://twitpic.com/8lyb44
Mestrades wrote:New MercedesAMGF1 pic from Montmelo!
http://twitpic.com/8lxwxw
Sorry, but are they allowed to do another shakedown at Montmelo? I thought the max was 100km per team.
That was a filming day. This is a shakedown. I believe only 50 Km allowed.
Teams are allowed both a filming and shakedown.

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Timstr wrote:
krizalid1001 wrote:
Mestrades wrote:Another pic:
http://twitpic.com/8lyb44
Mestrades wrote:New MercedesAMGF1 pic from Montmelo!
http://twitpic.com/8lxwxw
Sorry, but are they allowed to do another shakedown at Montmelo? I thought the max was 100km per team.
That was a filming day. This is a shakedown. I believe only 50 Km allowed.
Teams are allowed both a filming and shakedown.
Ok, thanks for the answer

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are u still thinking that the livery plays tricks with our eyes?
The sidepod shape looks strange compared to the mid res pic of Schumey from Silverstone.

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It looks like there is a indent all the way down the sidepod on every single image ive seen of the car - underneath the petronas logo
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at least we have a side view

i made this with your photo:

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I can see now why Newey's bricking himself.. heck none of us can make sense of the "stealthy" livery which seems to make the car look different from all angles loool!

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For me it rather looks like half of the bodywork around the exhaust was missing.