Mercedes AMG F1 W03

[bhall]

Here is what Scarbs had to say about it earlier this month.

[Dragonfly]

The more I look at that picture...

Are they even pipes or a flat surface witht the weave giving a 3D impression?

Look at it again, but with the fact its flat in your head.

Exactly. Look at it taking taking into account the whole arrangement of parts and components there.
It's the weave which gives the impression of (ribbed) pipes while the actual surface is concave.

[siskue2005]

The more I look at that picture...

Are they even pipes or a flat surface witht the weave giving a 3D impression?

Look at it again, but with the fact its flat in your head.

Exactly. Look at it taking taking into account the whole arrangement of parts and components there.
It's the weave which gives the impression of (ribbed) pipes while the actual surface is concave.

Well the weave wont give you shadows on the sides
You can clearly see there are shadows on both sides, clearly indicating its a pipe

[Unc1e_M0nty]

Why a CF tube anyway, why not just use a rubber hose ?

[Dragonfly]

Take a look at this picture and the shape of the nose cone stitching surface. It's self explanatory


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Take into account the steering rack, upper wishbone and push rod.
On the other picture the multi-pin connector on the lower edge of the bulkhead is for the camera IMO.

[siskue2005]

After having a close look


The Red arrow is where the front wing comes into play, There should be a tube in front wing like the red colored dots which goes to the curved and long wing pylons.

Ingenious!

[siskue2005]

Take a look at this picture and the shape of the nose cone stitching surface. It's self explanatory

Take into account the steering rack, upper wishbone and push rod.

Sorry i didnt understand

On the other picture the multi-pin connector on the lower edge of the bulkhead is for the camera IMO.

Yup already coverd at page 80 i think.

[Dragonfly]

The connector is the least important thing. Look at the shape on the picture I posted and compare to what you see on the face up photo. Do you guys think seriously that two pipes almost with the diameter of the exhaust pipes run throughout the survival cell and at the front they not only transport air but are strong enough to act as suspension attachment point??

[bosanac1]

does anyone think this seems way too complex just for small qualifying advantage and pretty useless/compromised for race?


.....couldn't this be all extra bulk support to strengthen the front wing so it can pass FIA tests, Mercedes like Ferrari tried really hard last season to get flexi wings like Red Bull

[hardingfv32]

Well, I'm guessing that the flat carbon panel is removed when the nose is fitted then and is only in place when the team are working on the car with the nose off.

Seams odd that the top of the cover over the master cylinders has voids in it. It is not like they commonly work on anything is this area, A full cover would do a better job on hiding things. Maybe there is nothing to hide.

Brian

[Dragonfly]

Am I on everybody's ignore or the picture I posted is not visible to the rest?
It's clear as sunny day that the bulk is the attachment point of the front arm of the upper wishbone to the chassis.

[dren]

Well, I'm guessing that the flat carbon panel is removed when the nose is fitted then and is only in place when the team are working on the car with the nose off.

Seams odd that the top of the cover over the master cylinders has voids in it. It is not like they commonly work on anything is this area, A full cover would do a better job on hiding things. Maybe there is nothing to hide.

Brian

James Allen said it gives an advantage in qualifying of around 3 to 4 tenths. That is quite large.

[hardingfv32]

does anyone think this seems way too complex just for small qualifying advantage and pretty useless/compromised for race?

Agreed. And the performance of the car clearly indicates that it is not propelling then to the front. Maybe it is a distraction that their large engineering staff is not coping well with.

Brian

[hardingfv32]

James Allen said it gives an advantage in qualifying of around 3 to 4 tenths. That is quite large.

If that is true then the W03 must be serious rubbish without such a system. It would imply that the rest of the car is just as bad as it was last year. Is that even possible?

Brian

[dren]

James Allen said it gives an advantage in qualifying of around 3 to 4 tenths. That is quite large.

If that is true then the W03 must be serious rubbish without such a system. It would imply that the rest of the car is just as bad as it was last year. Is that even possible?

Brian

The advantage of the system is probably smaller on different tracks. James Allen said the Mercedes looks good at Malaysia. The car looks to be third best, and not too far off from the front. This is much better than last year. The best finish last year was a 4th place in the rain.