Mercedes AMG F1 W03 (pre-launch speculation)

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I hope that their suspension system, whatever it may be, works well
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Just a pitty that someone wasnt there with a decent DSLR with a decent enough lens to capture the shakedown. Even a cheap but decent Digitial Camera with a optical zoom would have done for me.

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ESPImperium wrote:Just a pitty that someone wasnt there with a decent DSLR with a decent enough lens to capture the shakedown. Even a cheap but decent Digitial Camera with a optical zoom would have done for me.
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ESPImperium wrote:Just a pitty that someone wasnt there with a decent DSLR with a decent enough lens to capture the shakedown. Even a cheap but decent Digitial Camera with a optical zoom would have done for me.

What we have is a damn sight better than nothing. We should be grateful for what we have.

My compliments to Dan O'Connor @DanSN117
More could have been done.
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The_Truth wrote:
ESPImperium wrote:Just a pitty that someone wasnt there with a decent DSLR with a decent enough lens to capture the shakedown. Even a cheap but decent Digitial Camera with a optical zoom would have done for me.
+10
But this is SO MUCH MORE FUN :) It's like the hunt for bigfoot.

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shelly wrote:I hope that their suspension system, whatever it may be, works well
Peculiar, I cannot see an Admiral Fitzroy barometer anywhere? (Mercury barometer!)

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Suspensions are banned in 2012. xpensive was afraid they might work.

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I made you guys something...

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@JamieHunnisett_'s tweet: Driving a racing car for the day, and watching schumacher in the 2012 merc, not a bad day!


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The nose looks 'boxy' like Ferrari's.

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There appears to be a sculpted crease in the side pod.

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Very kind thanks for the effort.
More could have been done.
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have we seen this video, was posted on autosport, is repost:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH1Kaf7hNAk
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bonjon1979 wrote:The nose looks 'boxy' like Ferrari's.
It looks like a sabretooth cat or a mammoth. The tusk front wing design looks to be the thing Newey was harping on about earlier. This combined with a well thought out front f duct could be the "secret". We may not see this new wing again until late testing.

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JohnsonsEvilTwin wrote:There appears to be a sculpted crease in the side pod.

@McLaren777

Very kind thanks for the effort.
schumi is gna take the car out for a spin too? i thought only rosberg was gna drive it today.

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retpog55 wrote: It looks like a sabretooth cat or a mammoth. The tusk front wing design looks to be the thing Newey was harping on about earlier. This combined with a well thought out front f duct could be the "secret". We may not see this new wing again until late testing.
Nope, its been around for a year now...look familiar?


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If the nose is lower those supports will have a steeper angle/different shape. Nothing new, just a refinement of what went before to fit in the rules.
More could have been done.
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