Mercedes AMG F1 W09 EQ Power+

[dans79]

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I see the front of the cape has a nice little appendage now!

[Just_a_fan]

The cape's droopy front end was run in testing so it's not a "new" development.

[CLKGTR]

Exactly.

Mercedes W09 2018 – Front wing endplate and nose cape updates

[dans79]

This looks different than what we saw in testing.

[Morteza]

W09's exhaust layout without the cover



Rear suspension detail

[ringo]

I think there is more to this link.
Is there a rod connected normal to it and this rod going inside some kind of hydraulic unit behind?

Or is this link here just to ensure that both left and right components move with the same rate? One can never compress or extend at a different rate with that link between the both of them.
What this does in a roll situation is put the relative movement resulting from the forces on each side of the suspension into the tyre carcass and not into the suspension components. The tyre will take more compliance than usual with this arrangement.
In heave the cranks move at the same rate, and there is no considerable force transmitted through that center link. Hence the tyres will not be worked as previously stated.
What says the suspension experts about this speculation?

[skwdenyer]

Massive heave springing and very little in roll looking at that.

The single wheel springing is by torsion bars. This arrangement will ensure that rolling onto the outer wheel will cause the inner wheel to be "picked up" thus reducing ride height during long corners.

That's quite smart. One has to assume that the shiny heave element is an inerter.

[DVB]

Does someone has an idea what is coming out of the rear wing support? This showed during the crash of Bottas...

[oetger]

[ivanlesk]

Hidraulic fluid?

[Bomber_Pilot]

Hydraulic fluid for the drs.

[djones]

Is the car good over bumps simply because they run it quite soft?

[PhillipM]

The single wheel springing is by torsion bars. This arrangement will ensure that rolling onto the outer wheel will cause the inner wheel to be "picked up" thus reducing ride height during long corners.

It's the exact opposite, this is softening the suspension in roll and single wheel bump compared to heave.

[rileykirn]

Hydraulic fluid for the drs.

I watched it over & over & it seemed more like smoke/steam.

[Sieper]

Hydraulic fluid for the drs.

I watched it over & over & it seemed more like smoke/steam.

Wasn’t it just smoke from the turbo waste gate, the engine was still running. the lefthand waste gate tube got bent upwarts in the crash.