Interesting. They're dumping drag and considering the possibility of using their smallest wing. Maybe they're trying to find a different advantage because the car doesn't produce enough downforce?
They're still running this hump this weekend when it's cool so I don't think it's driver cooling.214270 wrote: ↑29 Jun 2024, 19:21I’m told it’s for driver cooling, part of the extra adaptations off the back of the Qatar race fiasco last year. It’s in for this weekend but they’ve kept it closed off for whatever reason, maybe they open it up for tomorrowmichl420 wrote: ↑29 Jun 2024, 16:25For me it looks that the mercedes sucks considerabley more dirt from the track with his underbody on this track than the other cars (or it is abrasion from his own body).
Also, is there a new bulge on top of the nose (where the start number is) or was it always there?
Think of it more as “bringing updates to every race”…
Not sure when you first noticed the hump but Mark Hughes says Merc introduced a new horizontal mass damper in Austria so could be that?Owen.C93 wrote: ↑05 Jul 2024, 13:01They're still running this hump this weekend when it's cool so I don't think it's driver cooling.214270 wrote: ↑29 Jun 2024, 19:21I’m told it’s for driver cooling, part of the extra adaptations off the back of the Qatar race fiasco last year. It’s in for this weekend but they’ve kept it closed off for whatever reason, maybe they open it up for tomorrowmichl420 wrote: ↑29 Jun 2024, 16:25For me it looks that the mercedes sucks considerabley more dirt from the track with his underbody on this track than the other cars (or it is abrasion from his own body).
Also, is there a new bulge on top of the nose (where the start number is) or was it always there?
I think it's a suspension hardware change, but it will be a while until we see underneath.
beat me to it.CjC wrote: ↑06 Jul 2024, 21:52Not sure when you first noticed the hump but Mark Hughes says Merc introduced a new horizontal mass damper in Austria so could be that?
‘bigger, more powerful horizontal damper at the front.’
https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/mark ... e-f1-pole/
I saw a picture of it exposed on x earlier ..it’s a “3rd element” that connects both sides of the suspensionjustin2102 wrote: ↑07 Jul 2024, 02:45Motorsport.com Italia is not the most reputable of sources but i just read through Giogio Piola saw Mercedes allegedly trying to hide the content inside the hump https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/5537/Lc8DXw.png
link?deadhead wrote: ↑07 Jul 2024, 03:55I saw a picture of it exposed on x earlier ..it’s a “3rd element” that connects both sides of the suspensionjustin2102 wrote: ↑07 Jul 2024, 02:45Motorsport.com Italia is not the most reputable of sources but i just read through Giogio Piola saw Mercedes allegedly trying to hide the content inside the hump https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/5537/Lc8DXw.png
this should be it https://it.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-me ... /10632343/AR3-GP wrote: ↑07 Jul 2024, 05:01link?deadhead wrote: ↑07 Jul 2024, 03:55I saw a picture of it exposed on x earlier ..it’s a “3rd element” that connects both sides of the suspensionjustin2102 wrote: ↑07 Jul 2024, 02:45Motorsport.com Italia is not the most reputable of sources but i just read through Giogio Piola saw Mercedes allegedly trying to hide the content inside the hump https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img924/5537/Lc8DXw.png