Mercedes W16

[MB_Racer]

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New suspension is back.

Gary Anderson-ism here....

Mercedes is using the new rear suspension because Montreal is all about braking, turn-in confidence and traction.

The drivers should get more stable braking because of the increased anti-lift, but not turn-in confidence because they don’t have increased pro-squat or traction for the same reason.

This means the car could actually feel worse to the drivers, because it will be changing rear ride height just at that critical turn-in point.

Read on the team thread it will be cooler and it may work to this suspensions benefit given how it was wrecking the rears at the hotter Imola Venue.

No more anti-lift means it’ll be better in the turn-in due to its stiffer characteristics. While that does have a profound impact due to how much it strains the tyres, this ultimately depends on the Mercs management of temperatures.

Well so far it’s looking very promising just like the theory!

Let’s hope it works in race pace when the temperature gets warmer on Sunday..

[ringo]

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@RosarioGiuliana

A lot more anti dive in that upper arm. And it seems the hard point has been pushed out more resulting in a shorter upper arm.

[zioture]

[Lasssept]

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Does this have an Impact on the CoP and how the air works around the rears?

[zioture]

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@RosarioGiuliana

A lot more anti dive in that upper arm. And it seems the hard point has been pushed out more resulting in a shorter upper arm.

But are we sure there's a new suspension? I saw the Imola document, but Mercedes didn’t declare any new suspension—just new bodywork. Could it be an optical illusion caused by a slimmer engine cover? Unfortunately, the photos aren’t taken from exactly the same angle.