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Blaze1 wrote:
28 Sep 2017, 15:33
Possibly new or just photo angle?:
https://i.imgur.com/ndPuaDQ.png
There is definitely a curve to it that isn't present on the FW below.

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JasonF1 wrote:
28 Sep 2017, 16:39
Blaze1 wrote:
28 Sep 2017, 15:33
Possibly new or just photo angle?:
https://i.imgur.com/ndPuaDQ.png
There is definitely a curve to it that isn't present on the FW below.
It does look that way.

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I wonder what the cure is designed to do? Nothing really jumps out at meas as an obvious reason to have it.
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Pitch sensitivity
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Are these little winglets on the diffuser top/side new? Don`t recall seeing them before...


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Mattchu wrote:
28 Sep 2017, 23:21
Are these little winglets on the diffuser top/side new? Don`t recall seeing them before...


https://s26.postimg.org/yv5qhcay1/diff.png
They were introduced at Singapore.

Another angle of the new snow plough.
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Between the new, wider, "cape," the updated barge board elements, and these small fins, Merc brought a very refined set of updates to Malaysia.

[media]https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/913602209228611584[/media]

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The front wing is definitely new, it also flexes a whole bunch.

Hamilton and Bottas have different rear wings in FP2, Hamilton with the spoon, Bottas with the straight one.

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Amazing picture from the Merc's front suspension;

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The new FW.

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Any explanation as to why they were struggling in FP1 & FP2?

Could it be the new parts haywired the whole prospect of desired performance gains and ended up making the car undriveble alltogether?
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