Mercedes AMG F1 W04

[RicerDude]

Only difference I can see is that 2 of the elements have been cut in half.

[MercedesAMG]

Only difference I can see is that 2 of the elements have been cut in half.

But it looks a little bit different from the front wing they used the two days before.

Let's wait for better pics of the wing this afternoon.

[ToPGaS]

old wing has 3 layer, new one 5.

[Clausell]

New front wing for Mercedes, http://bit.ly/14Fvltj

[Yurasyk]

New front wing for Mercedes, http://bit.ly/14Fvltj

Like a Gillete Fusion with 5 blades.

[prince]

old wing has 3 layer, new one 5.

Are you expecting a rocket launcher fitted on the front wing?

[Mika1]

[Nando]

[stefan_]

Jerez - Day 3




http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 3434.1.jpg
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[Mika1]

Edit, a new comment is coming.

[astracrazy]

BBC F1 technical analyst Gary Anderson in Jerez
"it's clear from Hamilton's comments on Wednesday that they need it. He admitted the car does not even have as much downforce as last year's McLaren. That might be a wake-up call for Mercedes."

yet Toto said that by the times there competitive. Either Hamilton is calling everyone bluff or Merc clearly need to wake up and smell the coffee because lewis pushed like f##k to set that time whilst overs are cruising

[SchumiSutil]

Well, i don't think it is a big suprise that the new Merc has still less downforce that the old Mclaren. We all know that aero is the weak point for Mercedes.
The gap was more than a second a lap by the end of November, which is only 2 and a half month ago. You usually don't gain as much in such a short period. Most of the current cars are evolutions of last year's cars, teams will be planning a big upgrade for the last test.

By the way, interesting comment from Gary Anderson about the front wing design:

"I've been saying since June last year that there was something wrong with their front-wing philosophy. All the teams are struggling to get enough downforce from the front wing, but Mercedes have been taking downforce-producing bits off it. From what I know the bits do, the pieces missing are worth about 40kg of downforce. That equates to about 60kg of lost downforce at the back, because it's a 40:60 ratio, and so that's 100kg of downforce they don't have that they could. That's worth 0.8secs a lap."

[Clausell]

Comparison of the two front wings Mercedes W04, http://bit.ly/YVIn6l

[stefan_]

Top view over the exhaust
http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 297.78.jpg

Back end/exhaust area
http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 304.48.jpg

http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 300.13.jpg

http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 301.95.jpg

[ak21_rao]

"new front wing"