Mercedes F1 W05 Pre-launch Speculation

[aral]

Of course the Renault has been fired up! it has done hundreds of kms in the back of a wsr 3.5. Just as Ferrari had done with their mule.

Merc were the ones who were late as they did no running in a mule (that we are aware of)

[turbof1]

Mercedes has been teasing all day. With all those noses we've seen until now and mercedes' behaviour it's getting close to cockteasing.

Now they posted a video, supposedly of their car...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkMh_PCf ... e=youtu.be[/youtube]

[Predator]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkMh_PCfWTo&[/youtube]

[RicerDude]

I think it sounds pretty cool, love the whistle at the end!

[Dyanxx]

Doesn't sound that bad.

[YUL-F1]

The sound is very aggressive in my opinion. The gear shifts are very crisp and torque-y sounding. I like it.

[RicerDude]

[mkable1370]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkMh_PCfWTo&

Even if you go frame-by-frame, you can't tell if that's really the new car.

[Manoah2u]

i don't think it will be the new car, that would be an unauthorized test, so it's definately not the new car.

it's probably an older car that got the v6 mounted. it does sound nice, much better then these computer generated
audio we heard before.

[kooleracer]

i don't think it will be the new car, that would be an unauthorized test, so it's definately not the new car.

it's probably an older car that got the v6 mounted. it does sound nice, much better then these computer generated
audio we heard before.

read the article and you will find your answer.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112268

[stefan_]

Well the sound might not be bad after all. Imagine 22 cars going like that at the same time.

[Gridlock]

We need an early warning system, I could easily have gotten to silverstone with my ghillie suit and 600mm lens...

[Blackout]

I think it sounds pretty cool, love the whistle at the end!

Blow off valve at 0:09!? I'm surprised we can hear that despite the regs

[Gridlock]

I've got a supercharged V(r)6 and to me it sounds really obvious the ERS is sucking the life out of that noise

Still, doesn't sound terrible.

[Owen.C93]

Here's frame by frame.