Mercedes AMG F1 W03

[dren]

You mean the slit like this Williams has between the diffuser and the flap?

[cirrusflyer]

My thoughts on what the exhaust might be doing. It's either doing this or blowing the beam wing. It looks like the exhaust would get a pretty good downwash coming over the sidepods. Note the two vanes on top of the diffuser (circled in red).

Exactly what I was hoping. Only I think the gases will flow closer to the chrash structure.

[dren]

Actually looking at your blown up picture, it looks like it is 3D instead of just a flap. It has a slot that extends back a bit on to the top of the diffuser.

[Rikhart]

Rosberg: "This year we are working 100 percent on the performance of the car last year, 70 percent went on it for reliability."

Sounds good, i´d expect he´s talking about the overheating/cooling slots opening everywhere.

[Eruuh]

My thoughts on what the exhaust might be doing. It's either doing this or blowing the beam wing. It looks like the exhaust would get a pretty good downwash coming over the sidepods. Note the two vanes on top of the diffuser (circled in red).


[img]http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/2396 ... 20.jpg[img]

Exactly what I was hoping.

If i see it correctly there is just 1 vane and the other is a shadow but i am not sure. What do you think?

[dren]

Maybe it is doing this?

[kilcoo316]

Yeah, well, Williams have a different take on it but the goal is the same.

Increase the effective exit area of the diffuser.


I think I see a solid connection between diffuser and crash structure in ovidiulucaci's photo of the W03. If it is a solid tunnel, then we could be back to double diffusers.... although I suspect it is a quasi double diffuser in that it doesn't have a unique channel from the ground plane but from some distance above it.

[dren]

Yeah, well, Williams have a different take on it but the goal is the same.

Increase the effective exit area of the diffuser.


I think I see a solid connection between diffuser and crash structure in ovidiulucaci's photo of the W03. If it is a solid tunnel, then we could be back to double diffusers.... although I suspect it is a quasi double diffuser in that it doesn't have a unique channel from the ground plane but from some distance above it.

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking now. See the above picture.

[Owen.C93]

[Crucial_Xtreme]

[yener]

Now we all know how the car looks. But we all do not know if the car is fast enough for podiums.
I guess we have to wait for the first race and then everything will be clear. Little but dissapointed IMO to not know anything at all yet.

[horse]

although I suspect it is a quasi double diffuser in that it doesn't have a unique channel from the ground plane but from some distance above it.

When you say "ground plane" what do you mean?

It's just that, if it's not coming from under the car, then how is it useful?

[diego1960]

Is it just me or are the black heat-resistant parts near the exhaust getting bigger and bigger on Rosberg's W03 to protect the rear? Even with that, at least today the team was able to complete 82 laps istead of only 51 yeasterday.

[JohnsonsEvilTwin]

Is it just me or are the black heat-resistant parts near the exhaust getting bigger and bigger on Rosberg's W03 to protect the rear? Even with that, at least today the team was able to complete 82 laps istead of only 51 yeasterday.

Very quiet now though....

[Rikhart]

82 laps is basically what you do on a test day, maybe they completed the programme?