Mercedes W14

[Luscion]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F0Se09bXgAI ... name=large

So same as before as far as i can tell

[Matt2725]

Indeed.

Unless they're hiding something, the rumoured new sidepods and floor ain't coming this weekend.

[mkay]

Indeed.

Unless they're hiding something, the rumoured new sidepods and floor ain't coming this weekend.

The car hasn't even been assembled yet. We often see teams leave spare, older bits hanging outside the garage.

I'd wait for Mercedes' upgrade sheet (particularly for the underbody) and ultimately a fully assembled car in FP1.

[El_KaPpa]

No pictures with the new fw yet ?

[scuderiabrandon]

No pictures with the new fw yet ?

[El_KaPpa]

No pictures with the new fw yet ?

That looks like one second gained right there

[El_KaPpa]

via formu1a.uno

[denyall]

No pictures with the new fw yet ?

That looks like one second gained right there

Could you imagine though, it would be amazing watching the F1 meltdown if it were true.

[214270]

What’s the benefit of the red lighting overhead? Forgive me if it’s been asked before.

[pursue_one's]

W14 new front wing / old

[mkay]

The outboard of the wing looks to be more loaded than the RB/Ferrari front wings? Or am I wrong?

[continuum16]

To me this is the biggest in-season shift of front wing philosophy that we’ve seen in this reg cycle. Almost everything is different:

• Rounded endplates like Ferrari/RB unlike the squared-off ones they ran before

• Main plane now dips before the endplates much more than before

• Main plane now dips where it meets the nose instead of rising (lower nose tip or vanity panel to accommodate? Mercedes logo area looks like a different finish compared to the rest of the nose cone)

• Flap arrangement much more Alpine-like; more constant chord length across the whole width, less cambered in the midsection, possibly more cambered outboard than before

Would be eager to see a plan view but so far this is very different, or at least by modern standards it’s very different

[cplchanb]

That looks like one second gained right there

Could you imagine though, it would be amazing watching the F1 meltdown if it were true.

well... its not beyond the realm of possibility... it could be the missing piece of the puzzle that puts everything together. in reality its very very unlikely.

[KeiKo403]

What’s the benefit of the red lighting overhead? Forgive me if it’s been asked before.

I thought it was a test of the FIA lighting. I think when the cars are covered overnight with the net/mesh cover that red light is also on. I could be wrong though…

[Big Tea]

What’s the benefit of the red lighting overhead? Forgive me if it’s been asked before.

I thought it was a test of the FIA lighting. I think when the cars are covered overnight with the net/mesh cover that red light is also on. I could be wrong though…

Highlights curves from 'That' angle