Williams FW40 Mercedes

[scarbs]

Rear with flowwiz

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DGOBuiJWAAEpWeD.jpg:large

Aluminium gearbox visible in this day2 photo. Same aluminium gearbox seen in test day1 pics. No full carbon case yet

[tomazy]

Dirveshaft is exposed, wasn't it enclosed in lower wishbone before?

[LookBackTime]

Dirveshaft is exposed, wasn't it enclosed in lower wishbone before?

Correct!
For me looks like the rear supensions arms are different (with different geometry). But, I could be wrong

[tomazy]

Dirveshaft is exposed, wasn't it enclosed in lower wishbone before?

Correct!
For me looks like the rear supensions arms are different (with different geometry). But, I could be wrong

Yep, you are right. Lower wishbone is much lower than before:

old (pre seson test):


New (in seson test):

[LookBackTime]

Dirveshaft is exposed, wasn't it enclosed in lower wishbone before?

Correct!
For me looks like the rear supensions arms are different (with different geometry). But, I could be wrong

Yep, you are right. Lower wishbone is much lower than before:

old (pre seson test):
https://cdn-1.motorsport.com/images/mgl ... s-fw40.jpg

New (in seson test):
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/u ... _HiRes.jpg

Yes !!! Lower wishbone is much lower than before. And upper wishbone looks like is (a little bit) higher than before.

before the Hungary test:

[tomazy]

[atheonr]

Suspension looks same to me. It could look different because of the angle

[bill shoe]

Is Luca Ghiotto the red helmet?, his head is enormous!

Does he have a Barry Bonds type of situation with steroids and head-growth? Did he accidentally put a second helmet on over the first? He has the additional beam-wing smoother downstream just to clean up all the turbulence from his giant head!!

[Chubbs]

Is Luca Ghiotto the red helmet?, his head is enormous!

That's exactly what I noticed. I know Massa is small, but jeez, there's a huge difference!

[tomazy]

[LookBackTime]

Ghiotto: "Stupito dalle cose da sviluppare che mi ha affidato la Williams!"

https://it.motorsport.com/f1/news/ghiot ... 37837/?s=1

Luca Ghiotto:
"The team had a very intense program, which included reliability tests for new components. "

[PlatinumZealot]

Suspension looks same to me. It could look different because of the angle

Look again. You can see the driveshaft is separate and the suspension arm is lower than it.

As for luca ghiotto.. That is a globe of a head! It so big they had to change the suspension to lower the roll centre of the car just for that boulder of a noggin.

[Francesc]

[tomazy]

This new rear susspension geometry looks really draggy. Williams allready had weary fat susspension elements compered to Red Bull for example, and now the lower element are all out of allighment. But if it inproves the traction in slow corners, a few km/h slower down the streights will be worth it.

[LookBackTime]