Everyone is bouncing there to some extent, it's a very bumpy track.
Everyone is bouncing there to some extent, it's a very bumpy track.
Why are we talking about the front end of the sides, we all have eyes here and we know it's tighter there. The rear is much wider and far bigger in volume. I'm more than happy to be proven wrong about the width and volume a few days ago, but I don't see it. An illustration would be helpful, far easier now that we have supposedly same renders.Venturiation wrote: ↑23 Feb 2023, 01:15in the end they were same zeropods volume just not the same distribution
the inlet is even smaller
https://i.imgur.com/zVCteie.jpeg
You mean in the coke bottle area, not the pod, right?Vanja #66 wrote: ↑23 Feb 2023, 18:42Why are we talking about the front end of the sides, we all have eyes here and we know it's tighter there. The rear is much wider and far bigger in volume. I'm more than happy to be proven wrong about the width and volume a few days ago, but I don't see it. An illustration would be helpful, far easier now that we have supposedly same renders.Venturiation wrote: ↑23 Feb 2023, 01:15in the end they were same zeropods volume just not the same distribution
the inlet is even smaller
https://i.imgur.com/zVCteie.jpeg
Rearwing: maybe they want to compare as much as possible with last year.GrizzleBoy wrote: ↑23 Feb 2023, 19:43Merc is slow in speed traps again.
Their front wing angle of attack is clearly lower than last year, but the rear wing is the same one they raced almost constantly last year.
Wonder if the prospective rear wing design is based on how much useable downforce the new floor can produce and how much drag the new engine cover /sidepods can reduce, meaning we might not see the finished design they have in mind till Practice 1.
Keep in mind that RB & Ferrari are running medium downforce rear wings while the mercedes is running the old parachute high downforce RW with a gurney flapGrizzleBoy wrote: ↑23 Feb 2023, 19:43Merc is slow in speed traps again.
Their front wing angle of attack is clearly lower than last year, but the rear wing is the same one they raced almost constantly last year.
Wonder if the prospective rear wing design is based on how much useable downforce the new floor can produce and how much drag the new engine cover /sidepods can reduce, meaning we might not see the finished design they have in mind till Practice 1.
Might be an element of engine modes at play here, plus using a beefier wing than some of the other teams, particularly Ferrari/RB.GrizzleBoy wrote: ↑23 Feb 2023, 19:43Merc is slow in speed traps again.
Their front wing angle of attack is clearly lower than last year, but the rear wing is the same one they raced almost constantly last year.
Wonder if the prospective rear wing design is based on how much useable downforce the new floor can produce and how much drag the new engine cover /sidepods can reduce, meaning we might not see the finished design they have in mind till Practice 1.
Yes, I also said that it has moved forward, about 15cm. In the end it is "about 20cm".shady wrote: ↑23 Feb 2023, 20:33Thats what the picture I posted said, while others mentioned that it was further back. This guess was 230mm..
https://i.imgur.com/kDhgm4a.jpg
I'm afraid you and Sky appear to be wrong. The gif below, apparently provided by Mercedes shows, the W13 and W14 overlaid on each other. It clearly shows where the changes are. The cockpits are in identical positions. I know these are renders but a detailed comparison using camera corrected photogrammetry suggests the same. The problem lies in trying to compare two photographs. It is really, really hard to compare two pictures by overlaying one on the other. The cameras have to be identical and in an identical position. Otherwise minor changes in orientation and differences in focal length, mean any conclusions are wrong.