The intercooler was moved directly above the turbo
The Shape of air box was slightly changed in the lower region. The sensors inside are gone.
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The intercooler was moved directly above the turbo
The Shape of air box was slightly changed in the lower region. The sensors inside are gone.
Not sure that is the intercooler. More likely an oil cooler or battery coolant.pmneo wrote:Via Amus:
http://img3.auto-motor-und-sport.de/Mer ... 935581.jpgThe intercooler was moved directly above the turbo
My guess, a lot.dans79 wrote:It looks like almost everything the tested is on the car., including all the "draggy" bits people have worried about. it will be interesting to see how much performance Merc held back during testing.
Toward the end of testing they trialed a new front wing with (presumably) improved aero but an inability to meet the FIA static push tests for rigidity. It had very pinched (vertically thin) transitions between the central "spec" section and the outboard "free" sections, so just not enough vertical section modulus at the transitions. Merc claimed it was not yet rigid enough to pass.dans79 wrote:It looks like almost everything they tested is on the car., including all the "draggy" bits people have worried about. it will be interesting to see how much performance Merc held back during testing.
bill shoe wrote:Toward the end of testing they trialed a new front wing with (presumably) improved aero but an inability to meet the FIA static push tests for rigidity. It had very pinched (vertically thin) transitions between the central "spec" section and the outboard "free" sections, so just not enough vertical section modulus at the transitions. Merc claimed it was not yet rigid enough to pass.dans79 wrote:It looks like almost everything they tested is on the car., including all the "draggy" bits people have worried about. it will be interesting to see how much performance Merc held back during testing.
Is that wing on the car now? What material has the highest stiffness relative to volume? Boron fibers or something like that?
I posted a link to a Motorsport.com article that gave a brief insight into what the updates that were placed on the W07 did during winter testing on the previous page.dans79 wrote:it looks like they are also running the split flow conditioners, has anyone heard what exactly the split is supposed to accomplish? yet another vortex?
That front wing is the same as the one fitted to the car in the following images:bill shoe wrote:Toward the end of testing they trialed a new front wing with (presumably) improved aero but an inability to meet the FIA static push tests for rigidity. It had very pinched (vertically thin) transitions between the central "spec" section and the outboard "free" sections, so just not enough vertical section modulus at the transitions. Merc claimed it was not yet rigid enough to pass.dans79 wrote:It looks like almost everything they tested is on the car., including all the "draggy" bits people have worried about. it will be interesting to see how much performance Merc held back during testing.
Is that wing on the car now? What material has the highest stiffness relative to volume? Boron fibers or something like that?
I saw that, but it's not very descriptive, it basically described what every conditioner is supposed to do.flickerf1 wrote:I posted a link to a Motorsport.com article that gave a brief insight into what the updates that were placed on the W07 did during winter testing on the previous page.dans79 wrote:it looks like they are also running the split flow conditioners, has anyone heard what exactly the split is supposed to accomplish? yet another vortex?
These changes work in unison with both the revised bargeboard and vane that hangs from the sidepod shoulder (below), improving how the airflow moves around the sidepod.
