Maybe it's my impression, but if i look the right picture and then the left one...the W09 seems to me the evolution of W10.GPR -A wrote: ↑13 Feb 2019, 18:55They have reduced the width of the inlet and increased the length of it (red box). With the reduction in width, they have compressed the side pod itself (Blue line).
https://i.imgur.com/lGT1TJU.png
That is true, but take note that the Merc has a longer wheel base, so might look to have more free space at the rear from some angles.
@turbo f1: seem they are running a 4 element FW for trying to have a better balance with their RW AoA setup, which as usually they run it in a low DF configuration even at Silverstone ...turbof1 wrote: ↑13 Feb 2019, 15:40No it is the same one, just the upperflaps having a different angle.gandharva wrote: ↑13 Feb 2019, 15:29Front wing already differing drastically from the release pictures
https://abload.de/img/14c0jtf.jpg
Espresso wrote: ↑13 Feb 2019, 23:29I was a bit curious and put the nose through and image-editor.
Don't mind the arrow....check the gills on the side of the nose...
https://i.imgur.com/jWU83Sm.jpg
jagunx51 wrote: ↑13 Feb 2019, 14:45Perhaps to deflect the air from Sduct, so it flows close to surface of the nose, not flowing directly into the helmet
https://i.imgur.com/46UIXmc.jpg
It's (the bargeboard) exactly the same. Also the blue rectangle covers different areas on both pics.Capharol wrote: ↑14 Feb 2019, 00:50https://www.directupload.net
Close up shots of the bargeboard area between the RB15 at the Silverstone shakedown (top) and the RB15 rendering (bottom)
not sure if it was already posted
That! That`s the reason they have so small sidepods air intakes! And that leads obviously to a higher CoG of the car not the engine, which is far worse, btw ...carisi2k wrote: ↑13 Feb 2019, 23:53high engine cover is due to radiators installed above the engine and not the engine itself.
Well the Honda engine was designed with 'the lowest CoG compared to the other engines. I don't think that would have changed a lot.atanatizante wrote: ↑14 Feb 2019, 00:58That! That`s the reason they have so small sidepods air intakes! And that leads obviously to a higher CoG of the car not the engine, which is far worse, btw ...
And that`s not the weakest point in Honda`s PU armour. Maybe this year they reached almost the same max. power output both in the race and in qualy but certainly they are behind Ferrari and Merc in combustion efficiency hence requires more fuel than both ICE`s above mentioned.
With 2 tenths per lap gain for every 5kg of fuel - as Andy Cowell said - this means Merc acknowledged that the gain Ferrari`s ICE was doing last year was mainly due to a better fuel combustion process (coming out from an exclusive technology provided by Mahle and a renowned scientist, had I`m not wrong) and acted this year accordingly ...
...seems to me Newey at work.....utilizing the honda design....
