Williams FW37 Mercedes

[Sevach]

Only Bottas had the new parts in FP1, good thing that he was quicker.

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[Sevach]

DRS flap a bit bigger and perhaps more angled?

[roadie]

Interesting the team have run the double element monkey seat in practice. I wonder what they will run tomorrow and in the race?

Anyone spotted any other changes today?

[Sevach]

There's something behind the rear brake ducts, on the tire squirt area.





Hi-res

http://motorsport.nextgen-auto.com/gall ... un/157.jpg

http://motorsport.nextgen-auto.com/gall ... un/118.jpg

So it's rear wing, tea tray/brage boards and tire squirt area are the updates i would say.

[edu2703]

Williams seems closer to Ferrari
https://twitter.com/Eduardo100000/statu ... 6664169473

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Williams FW37 rear brake duct / floor detail

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Williams FW37 splitter detail

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Williams FW37 front brake duct detail

[JDC123]

Do you think the fact that williams were slower here this year in qualifying than last year suggests they have something fundamentally wrong with the car as this is a power circuit and the mercedes engine is more powerful compared to last year? They don't seem to have the top speed advantage they had at most circuits last year, yet still lack the downforce of mercedes and ferrari.

[Sevach]

[edu2703]

Do you think the fact that williams were slower here this year in qualifying than last year suggests they have something fundamentally wrong with the car as this is a power circuit and the mercedes engine is more powerful compared to last year? They don't seem to have the top speed advantage they had at most circuits last year, yet still lack the downforce of mercedes and ferrari.

No,mate! The track was a little slippery due to rain that happen one hour before qualify. Knowing that the 2015 cars are 2-3 seconds faster than 2014 cars, Lewis Hamilton made this pole time only four tenths faster than Massa´s pole time last year.

[joseff]

Plus, this car is not well suited to the cooler conditions. At least it's not as bad as Monaco.

[LookBackTime]

Got these comments about Williams Fw37 Austria updates from an user (MikeF1 - many thanks!) of other F1 site:

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Don't know how much of the update has been pointed out here but the obvious ones.
Wing (rear)
bargeboards
diffurser edges with rear brake winglet changes and brake cooling adjustments.
Less obvious ones (told from a friend at williams.
The leading edge of the floor on the underside and top of had some minor changes, but the main change is the profile of the underside of the car (nose to drivers bum) focused on feeding more air around the sides of the car. The only visible part of this upgrade is the turning vanes that dangle from the chassis. They have gone through some fairly evident refinements (where the 2nd winglet meets the chassis, a gap has been put in to help push the air outward) also general shaping of this component
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"
It was quite an interesting conversation. He said that the vehicle may have inherent weaknesses that could not be rectified this season. It is a trend that has carried over in the last 3 years to varying degrees and is the last bad egg in the Williams car gene. It is also proving to be the most difficult as the vehicles strengths sugar coat it. The downforce added on will go a long way to making the tyres more compliant, and that is half the battle. generating usable downforce at all times through the wheels. the other side of the coin is to generate mechanical grip to keep the tyres good and pointing in the right direction when downforce starts to eb away, and the transition from downforce to mechanical grip is poor. The problem is, if they can't find a solution for it this year, then teams will jump us next year like ferrari.
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[holeindalip]

Anybody else notice how much the rear wing end plates flexed when vettel was pursuing at the end of the race??