Team: Bob Bell (TD), Norbert Haug (VP of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport), Nick Fry (CEO), Ross Brawn (TP), Geoff Willis (Technology Director), Also Costa (Engineering Director)
Drivers: Michael Schumacher (7), Nico Rosberg (8)
yup i know, but we have seen drivers say that the shark fin didnt make any change to the car at all, back in 2008Ozan wrote:http://mercamgf1-fans.com/2012/09/18/up ... extension/
http://scarbsf1.com/blog1/2012/09/13/me ... shark-fin/
Two shark fin analysises: copyrights MercAMGF1Fans and ScarbsF1
funny they realised that so late ...Team principal Ross Brawn told AUTOSPORT last week that the benefits of the exhaust layout – which improves exhaust and airflow to the floor of the car – would be especially felt on the type of low speed corners that are so common in Singapore.
"We think that's quite significant in low speed traction," he said about where the speed was improved with the Coanda exhausts.
"The effect of the exhaust is more significant at lower speeds than higher speeds, and also brings you the balance perhaps you need for the rear tyre."
Sutton are just arriving there.. so expect some later onNonNewtonic wrote:Any latest picture from Singapore?
Nah not really...besides, who says that the mercs would be numbered as 7 and 8 next year? As things stand now, it will be 9 and 10...maybe even lower than that if Sauber makes good on the vow they made of catching Merc.wjpbill wrote:If Schumacher hasn't agreed a contract and they aren't using the fin until next year, why has the fin got his name on it?
Would seem like a waste of paint & time if he isn't going to be there.
Just a thought
Pretty sure they realised it early. Brawn commented that they were concerned with tyre temps with such a solution. And given that their degradation is pretty poor, especially at the beginning of the season, they likely wanted to study the concept more as well as get to know the tyres.Joie de vivre wrote:funny they realised that so late ...Team principal Ross Brawn told AUTOSPORT last week that the benefits of the exhaust layout – which improves exhaust and airflow to the floor of the car – would be especially felt on the type of low speed corners that are so common in Singapore.
"We think that's quite significant in low speed traction," he said about where the speed was improved with the Coanda exhausts.
"The effect of the exhaust is more significant at lower speeds than higher speeds, and also brings you the balance perhaps you need for the rear tyre."
Lotus E20 is running with a conventional exhaust like W03 and no tyre-degredation problems and low speed corners.(remember Hungary)Joie de vivre wrote:funny they realised that so late ...Team principal Ross Brawn told AUTOSPORT last week that the benefits of the exhaust layout – which improves exhaust and airflow to the floor of the car – would be especially felt on the type of low speed corners that are so common in Singapore.
"We think that's quite significant in low speed traction," he said about where the speed was improved with the Coanda exhausts.
"The effect of the exhaust is more significant at lower speeds than higher speeds, and also brings you the balance perhaps you need for the rear tyre."
Actually, I am very uncomfortable about prelli using an renault as a test car. Maybe it's just nonsense,but lotus'd have an advantage because of this.Ozan wrote:Lotus E20 is running with a conventional exhaust like W03 and no tyre-degredation problems and low speed corners.(remember Hungary)
Maybe it's the WHOLE package which is to blame.
it's nonsense as they use R30, the car with low nose and double decker diffuser...ismail1991 wrote:Actually, I am very uncomfortable about prelli using an renault as a test car. Maybe it's just nonsense,but lotus'd have an advantage because of this.Ozan wrote:Lotus E20 is running with a conventional exhaust like W03 and no tyre-degredation problems and low speed corners.(remember Hungary)
Maybe it's the WHOLE package which is to blame.
Not completely, the suspension geometry is very similar. And with their knowledge of the aerodynamic behaviour Lotus should be able to read more into the data they were supplied with by Pirelli, this gives them a good hint on what setup window they are likely to need. Sauber, as an example, has benefited from just having a very large setup window, in contrast to the more aerodynamically concentrated teams, who had to introduce mechanical updates to get the tires working the right way.Ozan wrote:it's nonsense as they use R30, the car with low nose and double decker diffuser...ismail1991 wrote: Actually, I am very uncomfortable about prelli using an renault as a test car. Maybe it's just nonsense,but lotus'd have an advantage because of this.
