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Team: Toto Wolff (Executive Director - Business), Paddy Lowe (Executive Director - Technical), Andy Cowell (Executive Director of Mercedes AMG Powertrains), Niki Lauda (Chairman), Bob Bell (TD), Aldo Costa (ED), Geoffrey Willis (Technology Director), Ron Meadows (SD), Andrew Shovlin (CRE), Simon Cole (CTE), Matthew Dane (CM)
Drivers: Nico Rosberg (6), Lewis Hamilton (44)
Team name: Mercedes AMG F1 Petronas
Sorry if this has been answered before, but what is that flap on the end plate for? Seems like it would induce lift. Thanks!stefan_ wrote:http://i.imgur.com/PVReaL0.jpg
Guessing a little but I think the flap lowers the air pressure behind it, helping draw air outwards from the wing and around the tire.e30ernest wrote:Sorry if this has been answered before, but what is that flap on the end plate for? Seems like it would induce lift. Thanks!stefan_ wrote:http://i.imgur.com/PVReaL0.jpg
It would create a vortex behind it drawing air out from the underside of the wing, probably works the wing harder and draws the air from the diffuser area under the wing around the outside of the tyres?AlexJ wrote:Guessing a little but I think the flap lowers the air pressure behind it, helping draw air outwards from the wing and around the tire.e30ernest wrote:Sorry if this has been answered before, but what is that flap on the end plate for? Seems like it would induce lift. Thanks!stefan_ wrote:http://i.imgur.com/PVReaL0.jpg
pmneo wrote:Lewis was running old FW
http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 155.32.jpg
Nico was running new FW
http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 154.75.jpg
No, it's like they can get more information by running two different programs on the two drivers.WilliamsF1 wrote:pmneo wrote:Lewis was running old FW
http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 155.32.jpg
Nico was running new FW
http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 154.75.jpg
Is it like the leader in points get priority in development parts?
This, If you look at the runs they did, they where on completely different strategies. They where either on different tires, or different run lengths every time they hit the track.beelsebob wrote: No, it's like they can get more information by running two different programs on the two drivers.
Not true, work on the option/race sim was identical.dans79 wrote:This, If you look at the runs they did, they where on completely different strategies. They where either on different tires, or different run lengths every time they hit the track.beelsebob wrote: No, it's like they can get more information by running two different programs on the two drivers.