Obviously they don't need it anymore, otherwise they would still do it.. =D>Sevach wrote:It's very curious given that the W05 ran with the "Gorilla Seat" pretty much everywhere.
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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
Obviously they don't need it anymore, otherwise they would still do it.. =D>Sevach wrote:It's very curious given that the W05 ran with the "Gorilla Seat" pretty much everywhere.
Yes I also noticed that during qualifying today; Rosberg has almost a zig-zag windscreen whereas hamilton has a full windscreen all the way across. Maybe it is preference on the feel of the wind hitting the drivers hand during cornering? I have always wondered why teams have windscreens, is it a regulation or as i have mentioned to do with the drivers hands raising above the cockpit during cornering? Could a secondary job be that it acts like a gurney flap creating a small amount of high pressure on the top of the chassis, whilst producing a low pressure area behind it to further help extract hot air from the cockpit?kartwheels wrote:Interesting to see Rosberg's windscreen has triangular cutouts where Hamilton's does not.
It helps flick air up and over the driver to the air box, rather than just hitting the driver and causing a bunch of turbulenceJDC123 wrote:Yes I also noticed that during qualifying today; Rosberg has almost a zig-zag windscreen whereas hamilton has a full windscreen all the way across. Maybe it is preference on the feel of the wind hitting the drivers hand during cornering? I have always wondered why teams have windscreens, is it a regulation or as i have mentioned to do with the drivers hands raising above the cockpit during cornering? Could a secondary job be that it acts like a gurney flap creating a small amount of high pressure on the top of the chassis, whilst producing a low pressure area behind it to further help extract hot air from the cockpit?kartwheels wrote:Interesting to see Rosberg's windscreen has triangular cutouts where Hamilton's does not.
I seem to remember mention of tyre pressures being one issue during an interview with Wolff / Lauda.tranquility2k4 wrote:I wonder what Mercedes keep doing to their car in terms of "cogfiguration" to really upset either Lewis or Nico in P2. [...] I wonder if it's something to do with their suspension, which may be more complex than some other teams, but can't be fixed during the session.
Rosberg also has a small vent just above his "6" on the top of the chassis - whereas Lewis does not.kartwheels wrote:Interesting to see Rosberg's windscreen has triangular cutouts where Hamilton's does not.
Different Helmet designs.JDC123 wrote:Yes I also noticed that during qualifying today; Rosberg has almost a zig-zag windscreen whereas hamilton has a full windscreen all the way across. Maybe it is preference on the feel of the wind hitting the drivers hand during cornering? I have always wondered why teams have windscreens, is it a regulation or as i have mentioned to do with the drivers hands raising above the cockpit during cornering? Could a secondary job be that it acts like a gurney flap creating a small amount of high pressure on the top of the chassis, whilst producing a low pressure area behind it to further help extract hot air from the cockpit?kartwheels wrote:Interesting to see Rosberg's windscreen has triangular cutouts where Hamilton's does not.
This. Lewis has mentioned them before in interviews and im pretty sure Rosberg has had a screen like that for a good while now.Just_a_fan wrote:I think the "windscreen" is more to do with driver comfort from buffeting. The driver's helmet is shaped to clean up flow around it and over it towards the airbox.
