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[f1rules]

looking at the pics, could part of it be down to moving weight forward and away from the rears also ??

[stefan_]

I think we are in for a surprise.

[Owen.C93]

You can see where the tunnel should route.

Any ideas on the notch on top of the radiator?

The second part of the radiator is actually just a plate to stop radiator flow going down below. It's not the radiator itself.

This image should help explain, it also shows the cutout for the tunnel was always there for the undercut.

[img]http://www.sutton-images.com/previews/d12ger73.jpg[/mg]

I think we are in for a surprise.

Why?

[morefirejules08]

What are the two holes inboard of the mirrors about?

[Shakeman]

I think we are in for a surprise.

Why?

Because it's special?

[stefan_]

What are the two holes about inboard of the mirrors about?

They give access to the pedals.

The engine cover looks to me that it has a totally different shape. Or I am expecting to see the update very bad and I am hallucinating.

[Owen.C93]

I think we are in for a surprise.

Why?

Because it's special?

I thought he was implying something about the image he posted.

[bhall]

I didn't say that, though.

[astracrazy]

The engine cover looks to me that it has a totally different shape. Or I am expecting to see the update very bad and I am hallucinating.

no i think its the same, the crease near Merc-Benz looks in the same place

[f1316]

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I have to admit, when I first saw it, I saw it coming towards the camera again too.[/quote]

I was thinking it looks like a little wing, but wanted to hold off for a better explanation before embarassing myself...

But I'm still struggling to comprehend what I'm seeing; for example, what's obscuring the Mobile logo?

[Shakeman]

I thought he was implying something about the image he posted.

Sorry, I was taking the rise out of n_smickle.

According to his contact we were supposed to see evidence of this upgrade at the last race and to be a raised nose. The pictures coming out today show that to be hogwash.

[beelsebob]

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I have to admit, when I first saw it, I saw it coming towards the camera again too.

I was thinking it looks like a little wing, but wanted to hold off for a better explanation before embarassing myself...

But I'm still struggling to comprehend what I'm seeing; for example, what's obscuring the Mobile logo?[/quote]
A small section of the engine cover is, it slots into the gap in the engine cover seen behind the side pod.

[Owen.C93]

I thought he was implying something about the image he posted.

Sorry, I was taking the rise out of n_smickle.

According to his contact we were supposed to see evidence of this upgrade at the last race and to be a raised nose. The pictures coming out today show that to be hogwash.

Oh, yeah.

[swarren7]

To me it just looks like it's part of the engine cover. I don't think it's a wing or anything, it's just contoured to fit onto the engine cover. You can tell in the picture where it's covering the Mobil logo where it fits.

[Coefficient]

take a look at this image, there is a flickup on the sidepod which from rear view from my impression looks like this:

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Could that appendage that sticks up from the top of the side pod actually just be the bit that bolts on to the back of the sidepod to form part of the ramp just being stored there temporarily? In fact I'm pretty sure it isn't staying there because if you zoom in there are a couple of screw holes on the bit that is obscuring the mobil logo.