Mercedes AMG F1 W05

[Emerson.F]

Some nice slowmo footage. http://video.sport1.nl/formule1/clips/3 ... nat-monaco

Nico's wing is moving along quite nicely. When you see it you'lle know what i mean.

[e30ernest]

Some nice slowmo footage. http://video.sport1.nl/formule1/clips/3 ... nat-monaco

Nico's wing is moving along quite nicely. When you see it you'lle know what i mean.

Couldn't see the video in my country. Hopefully it gets reposted elsewhere. A gif would be nice too!

[Godius]

I made a small gif of the video:

[Emerson.F]

I made a small gif of the video:

http://i.imgur.com/zGqj2m3.gif

I would love to see a visualization of what that does to the airflow.

[Dragonfly]

Like a giant dragonfly wings flapping

[NathanOlder]

Like a giant dragonfly wings flapping

Indeed, although that creates lift! Shtop! Merc have got it all wrong!

[beelsebob]

Like a giant dragonfly wings flapping

Indeed, although that creates lift! Shtop! Merc have got it all wrong!

Although their wings are the other way up

Not saying that this doesn't create lift, but it doesn't have to.

[wesley123]

The main plane seems to be very stable, it is the back of the wing that is bending like crazy. That's going to bring some nice advantage on the straights.

[SiLo]

As it bends down the slots close up as well, coming into line with each other. I reckon this helps stall the wing a little and sheds some drag.

[ringo]

All i see is a lot of $$$ spent on this car. The detail is very high.. it's almost like a 2008 level of detail.
Lord knows how much was invested into this year, but the car seems to have a lot of downforce by sheer number of surfaces.
The engine's power is more than likely why they can do this kind of thing.

[Pierce89]

All i see is a lot of $$$ spent on this car. The detail is very high.. it's almost like a 2008 level of detail.
Lord knows how much was invested into this year, but the car seems to have a lot of downforce by sheer number of surfaces.
The engine's power is more than likely why they can do this kind of thing.

I personally consider 2008 era cars to have less attention to detail because freedom was so much greater. Now, I guarentee they run many more iterations with much finer detail changes. These days, DF is won in micro geometry changes rather than macro. I see this as one of the main reasons Merc's huge spending spree produced results, because aero has gotten so fine and detailed more money can translate to more speed almost on 1:1 basis.I definitely agree that when you look at this car it looks like $$$$$£££££€€€€€.

[stefan_]

All i see is a lot of $$$ spent on this car. The detail is very high.. it's almost like a 2008 level of detail.
Lord knows how much was invested into this year, but the car seems to have a lot of downforce by sheer number of surfaces.
The engine's power is more than likely why they can do this kind of thing.

I personally consider 2008 era cars to have less attention to detail because freedom was so much greater. Now, I guarentee they run many more iterations with much finer detail changes. These days, DF is won in micro geometry changes rather than macro. I see this as one of the main reasons Merc's huge spending spree produced results, because aero has gotten so fine and detailed more money can translate to more speed almost on 1:1 basis.I definitely agree that when you look at this car it looks like $$$$$£££££€€€€€.

I agree with that - probably the figures invested in this car are huge. I think Mercedes were all-in for 2014 and it was a make it or break it year for them. If they failed in this year, Daimler would have probably pulled the plug on the F1 team, so no wonder that they worked their asses off to build a good car.

[WaikeCU]

I still remember two years ago when Massa was trying a new front 'flexy RB' wing on his Ferrari during FP. That front wing flexed so unbalancing, because the whole wing started to shudder and hit the surface of the track on high speed. This looks entirely different, more detailed and more R&D'ed. You look at it shuddering and you see immediately that main plane stays in place, but every part of the wing moves with the energy accordingly. This car literally has 'wings'.

[Emerson.F]

[Juzh]

Isn't this end plate flex thing around for some time now? I remember seeing it on the ferrari (?) last year quite frequently.