Mercedes rear wing bending?

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Mercedes rear wing bending?

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Hi
Looking a some on board camera shots from Mercedes at Spa, it looks like that the upper element of the rear wing is bending upward at speed. I have noticed it from both rear view facing and from a following car. Or are my eyes playing a trick on me? :twisted:

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You mean DRS?
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wesley123 wrote:You mean DRS?
Not the DRS. It looks like, as speed increases, a gap appears between the 2 elements of the rear wing and as driver hits the brakes, this gap closes. Like the upper element is bending upward, emulating a DRS.

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Could you post links to the videos?

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richard_leeds wrote:Could you post links to the videos?
I have had a look on YT but no luck.
I need to retrieve the BBC broadcast and edit. I will try
The best place to see this is on the way to "Les Combes".

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BTS wrote:
richard_leeds wrote:Could you post links to the videos?
I have had a look on YT but no luck.
I need to retrieve the BBC broadcast and edit. I will try
The best place to see this is on the way to "Les Combes".
I have looked at the recording, but quality is not as good as the broadcast was.
May be someone would have an HD recording?

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BTS wrote:I have looked at the recording, but quality is not as good as the broadcast was.
May be someone would have an HD recording?
Yes, I have a 720p recording of the race. At what time since "lights out" is the fragment that you wanted to have? Then I can see if I can find the right spot and do some video editing.

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In spa front wing as well looked like it was moving under large aero loads. Most "visibly" during braking into la source. Nothing like red bulls of the past though. Could well be my eyes playing tricks on me with the front suspension movements also at play.