Mercedes AMG F1 W05

[FoxHound]

[feni_remmen]

Interesting treatment on the front lower wishbone...

[FoxHound]

Interesting treatment on the front lower wishbone...

From that angle it looks like a second wing.

[f1rules]

http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/form ... 15526.html

article about it, apparently they are exployting the pillars, the first part of them, is defined as the nose, but not touching the wing, only sec part which is allowed to be higher is attached to the frontwing, amazing if Ferrari did not se this simple but clever interpretation

[FoxHound]

@Turbo

The left looks very slightly longer than the right. I admit it could be the angle.....

"Slight" asymmetry would be pointless. The lotus nose isn't different lengths for performance reasons, its purely to meet the regulations, which means it's precisely 50mm offset (correct me if the length is wrong).

Yes I have just read the AMuS write up and it suggests symmetry due to Mercedes being the only team taking advantage of a "horseshoe" shape which they allege allows more air to flow under the car.

[FoxHound]

Rake ...much?

[turbof1]

what the hell?!? Is that just the studio picture or is the real deal also having that insane rake?

[FoxHound]

what the hell?!? Is that just the studio picture or is the real deal also having that insane rake?

Definitely a studio shot, cannot tell if it's been shaded and/or lightened to look even more extreme.

[turbof1]

It seems a bit less on the real car:

[FoxHound]

But we don't know what speed he was doing in that shot.

Red Bull's rake as we knew it, dissipated as the speeds went higher.

[VarioR]

It's a hell of a rake.

Red Bull style, but, will it works in the Mercedes?

[Thunder]

Look at how high the Front Wing is in that Studio Picture. There is NOTHING right in that.

It's just like the Offroad Lotus thing last year.

[VarioR]

Look at how high the Front Wing is in that Studio Picture. There is NOTHING right in that.

It's just like the Offroad Lotus thing last year.

You're right

It's a illusion probably

[kooleracer]

Source:AMuS

[motobaleno]

if this nose will be legal than all other teams are wrong (and they will pretty upset I guess...)
for instance look at RB10...it's nose actually is rather similar to mercedes one...but with a bulge intended to make it legal...