2024 Mercedes-AMG | Petronas F1 Team

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Luscion wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 13:42
KimiRai wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 12:22
Wolff: Our aim is to consolidate our positions towards Ferrari and Mclaren, sometimes Aston Martin, and be at the forward part of that group
Where is that quote from? i've not seen anyone quote it on social media or him say that during the w15 reveal
Selected time for you in the video


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Quantum
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KimiRai wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 13:46
Luscion wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 13:42
KimiRai wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 12:22
Where is that quote from? i've not seen anyone quote it on social media or him say that during the w15 reveal
Selected time for you in the video

"We aim to be at the forward part of that group and at the same time trying to race at the very front"
"Interplay of triads"

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KimiRai wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 13:46
Luscion wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 13:42
KimiRai wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 12:22
Where is that quote from? i've not seen anyone quote it on social media or him say that during the w15 reveal
Selected time for you in the video


Gotcha, i missed that part, based on what he said in the article seems like he's not getting ahead of himself before testing, got clowned on for saying they could challenge RB last year who then went on to win every race but one

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Quantum wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 13:51
KimiRai wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 13:46
Luscion wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 13:42


Where is that quote from? i've not seen anyone quote it on social media or him say that during the w15 reveal
Selected time for you in the video

"We aim to be at the forward part of that group and at the same time trying to race at the very front"
"Our aim is to consolidate or position to Ferrari, McLaren, and AMR, to be at the forward part of that group and at the same time trying to race at the very front".

Not exactly Christmas. But then again, they've been known to undersell expectations before.

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Mercedes must be in trouble when Einhel is their sponsor.
"I have no idols. I admire work, dedication & competence."

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AR3-GP wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 13:31
Livery is very nice. It reminds me of the Mclaren West liveries.
Agreed, best livery since a very long time, and best looking car since 2021 =D>

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Cs98 wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 14:03
Quantum wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 13:51
KimiRai wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 13:46


Selected time for you in the video

"We aim to be at the forward part of that group and at the same time trying to race at the very front"
"Our aim is to consolidate or position to Ferrari, McLaren, and AMR, to be at the forward part of that group and at the same time trying to race at the very front".

Not exactly Christmas. But then again, they've been known to undersell expectations before.
I believe that Mercedes will be second in the championship again this year, but with several wins, and closer to Red Bull.
I also believe that AM , McLaren and Ferrari will grab a win or several.

Maybe this is jsut me to enthusiast, but I believe with this third year of rules it will be closer at front

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In the wild

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Jambier wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 14:30
I believe that Mercedes will be second in the championship again this year, but with several wins, and closer to Red Bull.
I also believe that AM , McLaren and Ferrari will grab a win or several.
Five teams winning a race. No chance. For the above to happen, some kind of catastrophic sabotage to RB would have to happen.

I predict a slow start for Mercedes, and then beginning to find an understanding about their concept in the second half of the season. I think third behind RB & McLaren is probably the safe bet.

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For Lewis fans. His first and last car launch with Mercedes.

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DGP123 wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 15:06
Jambier wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 14:30
I believe that Mercedes will be second in the championship again this year, but with several wins, and closer to Red Bull.
I also believe that AM , McLaren and Ferrari will grab a win or several.
Five teams winning a race. No chance. For the above to happen, some kind of catastrophic sabotage to RB would have to happen.

I predict a slow start for Mercedes, and then beginning to find an understanding about their concept in the second half of the season. I think third behind RB & McLaren is probably the safe bet.
I thinks its possible and doesn't require "catastrophic sabotage". For the sake of the season it would be great to have 5 teams winning races, and until we see what the cars are capable of I think it's prudent to wait before making any predictions.
"Interplay of triads"

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How's the W14 driver seating position compared to last year's car?

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CHT wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 16:10
How's the W̶1̶4̶ W15 driver seating position compared to last year's car?
Much further back. A very good thing. Hard to tell if it's now in that driver-ideal goldilocks zone though. Someone will likely do a before/after shot soon.

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zeroday wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 17:02
CHT wrote:
14 Feb 2024, 16:10
How's the W̶1̶4̶ W15 driver seating position compared to last year's car?
Much further back. A very good thing. Hard to tell if it's now in that driver-ideal goldilocks zone though. Someone will likely do a before/after shot soon.
Piola's view was just posted in the car thread, according to him it's about 100mm
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Moving the cockpit back by around 10cm still leaves it slightly further forward than that of the Red Bull, but as well as hopefully giving Hamilton a better sensitivity to what the rear of the car is doing, the greater distance between the front axle and the sidepods should allow better control of the airflow wake from the front wheels.

The cockpit repositioning has, however, allowed the undercut to be much smoother and less abrupt, which would be expected to better energise that crucial floor edge airflow. This is all in the service of optimising the flow through the underbody.
Hopefully that is significantly back enough to be in the comfort range of Lewis' prior great cars that it now allows him to become his normal championship goat self again.