Mercedes AMG F1 W03

[ovidiulucaci]

As I said, they used the old wing yesterday as well-

http://www.motorsport.com/#!/f1/photo/m ... 290600&s=2

Probably for benchmarking and data comparison, as others have pointed out.

Yes, you're right! They used the old wing yesterday, too.
I don't know why, but i think to compare data between them. I don't think they will use the 2011 wing this year.

[dren]

Anyone find a good diffuser shot yet?

[Gerhardsa]

Anyone find a good diffuser shot yet?

yeah..i wanted to find out about the same thing

[Gerhardsa]

nico did a good amount of laps. another 300 odd kms under the belt. seems without many issues, which is good. another 40-50 this afternoon wont hurt either

[Crucial_Xtreme]

Great shot of the exhaust. Right click>view image

[Crucial_Xtreme]

Anyone find a good diffuser shot yet?

[Gerhardsa]

Anyone find a good diffuser shot yet?

that is a couple of fantasic photo

[Schulteiss]

As I said, they used the old wing yesterday as well-

http://www.motorsport.com/#!/f1/photo/m ... 290600&s=2

Probably for benchmarking and data comparison, as others have pointed out.

Yes, you're right! They used the old wing yesterday, too.
I don't know why, but i think to compare data between them. I don't think they will use the 2011 wing this year.

Why would they benchmark the frontwings? The exhaust position is not definitive yet, IMHO. Could it be possible that at the moment the old FW gives better balance than the new one, considering they have less rear DF now than they expect later on?

[Predator]

'Enhanced' diffuser shot:

[Cocles]

Have we established what the three intakes above the drivers head are? I'm assuming that the hoop a little ways back is for the gearbox, and the main intake is for the engine. What is the intake almost *behind* the driver's head, beneath the main intake for? KERS cooling? Rear diffuser F-duct?

[VT-Doo]

'Enhanced' diffuser shot:


[img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/ ... er.jpg[img]

Hi, First time poster here...

What is he hole in the middle of the rear of the car (above the diffuser & LED)?

[cirrusflyer]

On this picture I dont se burnt paint as a result of high temps inside the sidepods. I belive this is the result of coanda effect as hot gases are attached on to the body and by that they burn the paint. From this picture you can actualy see how and where thos hot gases are travelling. Am I wrong?

Yes I have to say I have been thinking the same thing, however; would that also explain the burnt bit almost at floor level? Do you think there is a vortex that brings the exhaust plume that far down/in?

You are right about that. That part low near the floor is probably from exhoust pipes inside the sidepod... Since there is wery litle space in there (smallest and sleekest sidepods of theis years F1 cars) thos pipes could be wery close to the sidepod "wall" and therefor overheating them and burning paint. I thing we should not be worried about that as someone mentioned in posts before - there is stil no gills. If there are overheating problems they would have using them alrady.

I was talking about the burns on top of the sidepods behind the exhoust pipe.

[cirrusflyer]

From all the pictures of todays, MERC is running on white tyers. Last stint Nico made was of 19 laps. First lap in low 1.24. Cold this be made with larger amount of fuel? And if it was, this is not bad, isn't it?

EDIT
This stint was on soft by autosport live.
He started in 1.24 did five laps in 1.25, two in 1.26 (two 1.28),two in 1.27, five in 1.28 and last in 1.29,1. Good, bad or average?


And most laps of all today - at the moment - 73

[VT-Doo]

From all the pictures of todays, MERC is running on white tyers. Last stint Nico made was of 19 laps. First lap in low 1.24. Cold this be made with larger amount of fuel? And if it was, this is not bad, isn't it?

EDIT
This stint was on soft by autosport live.
He started in 1.24 did five laps in 1.25, two in 1.26 (two 1.28),two in 1.27, five in 1.28 and last in 1.29,1. Good, bad or average?

Here's a quote from AutoSport Live:
11:38 Rosberg and Ricciardo are on softs

[cirrusflyer]

From all the pictures of todays, MERC is running on white tyers. Last stint Nico made was of 19 laps. First lap in low 1.24. Cold this be made with larger amount of fuel? And if it was, this is not bad, isn't it?

EDIT
This stint was on soft by autosport live.
He started in 1.24 did five laps in 1.25, two in 1.26 (two 1.28),two in 1.27, five in 1.28 and last in 1.29,1. Good, bad or average?

Here's a quote from AutoSport Live:
11:38 Rosberg and Ricciardo are on softs

TNX man! I found that a litle bit too late. Sorry.