kalinka wrote:Interesting also that on steering on upper picture all the buttons are much more protected against accidental activating. They all have rings around for protection. against unwanted activation. Wonder which is Rosberg's and which is Hamilton's ?
The one with reminders is Rosberg's wheel.astracrazy wrote:whos wheel is it that has reminders all on it?
I agree. It's interesting that Mercedes and Red Bull achieve performance in such different ways. Mercedes uses a lot of details, small components, sharp edges. Red Bull seem less obsessive about controlling each individual little stream of air, and instead uses more rounded smooth edges and surfaces to control the major air streams. I guess its also the result of Mercedes having more power available, and thus can accept slightly more drag.BanMeToo wrote:The details on this car are shockingly beautiful, it really is something.
Those ring protectors on the one wheel is most likely to stop bigger fingers touching the wrong buttons. To check the owners of those steering wheels just measure the drivers hands. lolbl4zar_ wrote:kalinka wrote:Interesting also that on steering on upper picture all the buttons are much more protected against accidental activating. They all have rings around for protection. against unwanted activation. Wonder which is Rosberg's and which is Hamilton's ?The one with reminders is Rosberg's wheel.astracrazy wrote:whos wheel is it that has reminders all on it?
first one is Hamilton (with talk button)bl4zar_ wrote:kalinka wrote:Interesting also that on steering on upper picture all the buttons are much more protected against accidental activating. They all have rings around for protection. against unwanted activation. Wonder which is Rosberg's and which is Hamilton's ?The one with reminders is Rosberg's wheel.astracrazy wrote:whos wheel is it that has reminders all on it?
Yep, by reminders I meant the big white ones, on the second wheel.FrukostScones wrote:first one is Hamilton (with talk button)bl4zar_ wrote:kalinka wrote:Interesting also that on steering on upper picture all the buttons are much more protected against accidental activating. They all have rings around for protection. against unwanted activation. Wonder which is Rosberg's and which is Hamilton's ?The one with reminders is Rosberg's wheel.astracrazy wrote:whos wheel is it that has reminders all on it?
both have reminders on it
Is this a sort of chimney?
Sort of, it vents rear brake heat to prevent it warming the rear wheel/tyrediego.liv wrote:Is this a sort of chimney?
The funny thing is that those stickers were already on the steering wheel at Barcelona and the races before that. Since the driver-aid radio ban regulations, IIRC.DiogoBrand wrote:http://imgr1.auto-motor-und-sport.de/Me ... 950920.jpg
Maybe now Rosberg will remember to set his engine mode properly at the start of the race.
Is it normal that teams take in cold air from the inside but also exit it on the inside?scarbs wrote:Sort of, it vents rear brake heat to prevent it warming the rear wheel/tyrediego.liv wrote:Is this a sort of chimney?
I guess the different between front and rear is that the airflow from the front affects the car itself and thus is send outwards .. Whatever turbulence comes from the rear ducts, the car behind can deal with that, preferably by dropping back.SectorOne wrote:Is it normal that teams take in cold air from the inside but also exit it on the inside?
I think the front brakes generally take cold air from inside the tire and blows it out of the wheel rim.
Could they be using the hot air for say the winglets right behing the vent?
