Mercedes AMG F1 W05

[Manoah2u]

amazing looking machine. looks very very clean and simple, and surprised at the lack of monkeyseat and 'wings'.
i assume, but that's just from dry air, that there will be a monkeyseat and additional pieces on quite soon.

if not, then this car might have a very clean flow and a balanced mechanical grip which might make it very easy
on the tires.

nose and wing look seriously advanced and both sidepods and engine cover looks very sleek. very skinny.

the tail of the car looks superiorly clean and simple, loads of area for development. but then it looks so clean it might
just be meant to be like that. really looking forward to see what it does on track.

diffuser looks very interesting and the rear wing endplates are almost like a shark. gorgeous.

i think this is the cleanest and most beautifull car of them all. kudos and applause to the mercedes team.
weird to see tires without pirelli on them btw.

this car proves you can have a beautifull car with the rules.

[Blanchimont]

There are examples from past seasons that show connections between the front wing and the pylons that small, no problem for me.

[JimClarkFan]

Despite the 'ugly' regulations, the mercedes team have produce to my mind one of the best looking cars of all time.

[monsi]

What do we think those vents / inlets are on the top rear bodywork near the bottom of the fin ? Are they there to direct a stream of air up towards the bottom of the wing ?

[Manoah2u]

Despite the 'ugly' regulations, the mercedes team have produce to my mind one of the best looking cars of all time.


http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/7 ... 6127-1.jpg

+2. only point of comment i can think of is that it would be better if the 'winglets' for the camera would be black carbon instead of silvery/chromish

and that the driver number should be mounted a bit lower ina red square, preferably a tad tilted. that's all and it's just livery/paintwork.

am i correct that the silver of this years merc looks more chromish then before or is that just optical illusion?

[Matt Somers]

Here's my initial thoughts on the WO5: http://somersf1.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/ ... aunch.html

[diego1960]

It's the stupid engine cover fade that messes up a good livery. If it was all black it would look mean. And the camera mounts would look better black I think.

As for the car, do we know anything about the cooling, in regards to the tight packaging? I am interested to know if these rumors about Merc collaborating with an American company for slimmer radiators are true. Of course these are old rumors from about a year ago, and nothing has been heard ever since.

[G14RRV]

clip i seen on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUS0SO7hWv8

[tony77g]

[Cuky]

clip i seen on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUS0SO7hWv8

That is from filming day at Silverstone, not at Jerez as the title says

[turbof1]

Here's my initial thoughts on the WO5: http://somersf1.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/ ... aunch.html

Yes I see. This is what our idea of the nose holds in concept isn't it, using the vanity panel to turn both sides of the nose into perfect symmetry.

I'll also assume that this is just a basic version with more extreme ones coming up.

[G14RRV]

clip i seen on youtube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUS0SO7hWv8

That is from filming day at Silverstone, not at Jerez as the title says

SORRY

[Manoah2u]

so merc essentially has a double woodpecker aswell?



same as the lotus yet with a vanity panel covering the shorter one and a panel above it to direct air.
perhaps lotus will follow this route?

thanks for the info somers, i didn't even notice that.

[kreuzass]

http://img4.auto-motor-und-sport.de/Mer ... 750961.jpg

Engine inlet/outlet alike Ferrari on the engine cover.

What are these strange bulbs at the back, near "Petronas PRIMAX"?

Could be just testing equipment, like sensors.

No, thats the turbo and exhausttubes. Very tight packaging.

[turbof1]

I quickly drew up something to give you an idea:

Grey is the pylon, pink the nose/crash structure, and orange is the vanity panel.

Compared to the Lotus one, this a very very neat solution for a complex problem.