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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: Lewis Hamilton (44), Nico Rosberg (6)
Team name: Mercedes AMG F1 Petronas
I disagree. The W06 has shown it has a clear weakness - high speed tracks.J0rd4n wrote:Mercedes domination is guaranteed pretty much everywhere with a clean, trouble-free weekend. The W06 is mega at every style of track. Malaysia was the only exception since the V6 era
They have 2 weaknesses, if you want to call them that, and high speed tracks isn't one of them.Moose wrote: I disagree. The W06 has shown it has a clear weakness - high speed tracks.
Other teams have been much closer at Canada, Austria and Bahrain than anywhere else (Malaysia being somewhat of an anomaly).
Mercedes kills competition at the last corner
Force India made in qualifying at Silverstone an interesting discovery. In the detailed analysis GPS turn by turn came out that Mercedes wins in the competition for most of the stretch Vale and Club. "In the last corner, they have all killed," says Force India technical director Andy Green.
A rather slow passage in which not only output plays a role. What Green closes it? "Apparently his rear tire holds the Mercedes in the first part of the round in such good shape that they still provide grip in the final corners. For all other temperature already goes up there." Are there any arguments for a superior output. The Mercedes slips less than the other cars, thus ensuring that the tires remain in its working window.
Genuine FRIC-system for the front axle?
But the Force India engineers is something else noticed. "The drive on the front axle with an unusual amount of travel. This will help them over the curbs. Still, the car is extremely deep front. That does not really fit together."
The assumption: Mercedes, the front axle in the slow passages with any trick "pump up" without having to sacrifice in the fast on a sharp angle forward. That would be an increase of aerodynamic and mechanical grip. As long as the axes are front and rear non-networked (Fric), it is also allowed.
But doesn't everyone suffer from those weaknesses? The W05 was the kindest on it's tyres, so it kinda invalidates number 2 if they follow the same trend. And the initial thoughts were that Ferrari were thirstier than Mercedes, no idea if that's carried through to this year. In places like Canada, we only saw Mercedes doing fuel-saving really but they weren't the only ones. The media just concentrated on it because they're at the front. Also I wouldn't be surprised if they conserved the engine a lot in Canada just to be on the safe side.dans79 wrote:They have 2 weaknesses, if you want to call them that, and high speed tracks isn't one of them.Moose wrote: I disagree. The W06 has shown it has a clear weakness - high speed tracks.
Other teams have been much closer at Canada, Austria and Bahrain than anywhere else (Malaysia being somewhat of an anomaly).
1. Fuel limited tracks - You can't run away from the field if you have to lift and coast to save fuel, thus you stay just far enough ahead to win.
2. high tire degradation tracks - You can't run away from the field if you obliterate your tires doing so, thus you stay just far enough ahead to win.
You got to remember we are talking about highly sensitive and very small margins. The tires have changed since last year, and so has the nose rules, not to mention Ferrari has improved a great deal as well.J0rd4n wrote: But doesn't everyone suffer from those weaknesses? The W05 was the kindest on it's tyres, so it kinda invalidates number 2 if they follow the same trend.
