[ 2020 ] AMG Mercedes F1 Team - Mercedes

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jumpingfish wrote:
10 Feb 2020, 14:33
It seems they've used W09 with 2019 front wing from early winter testings. Is it because front wing from w09 was not so good (much more details on it) to show this livery :?:
I think you're right, its W09 sidepods.
The reason they stuck on the W10 front wing is because its the same regulations as 2020, so its more representative

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bosyber wrote:
10 Feb 2020, 14:28
Do you mean the red emphasises their size? because otherwise, recall the endplates are just about fixed in size and also, this is last years car, and thus all cars of last year had them, and probably all cars of this year will have them again too. In 2021 they are actually larger, I think, but not as rectangular, so maybe that will make them appear less massive.
aware its last years car, the endplates look absolutely massive. Maybe I just didnt notice them :D

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jumpingfish wrote:
10 Feb 2020, 14:33
It seems they've used W09 with 2019 front wing from early winter testings. Is it because front wing from w09 was not so good (much more details on it) to show this livery :?:
Oh, you are right about the wing, and it's even the W08 as was concluded in the W11 speculation thread (see the airbox gently sloping down from the start, instead of being straight and then more abrupt).
waynes wrote:
10 Feb 2020, 15:10
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aware its last years car, the endplates look absolutely massive. Maybe I just didnt notice them :D
The whole wing is really big, wide and deep, and w/o the flicks of earlier years, it looks it too I suppose :)
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Still not a good livery for Mercedes, constently mediocre

Shame to have the best car but one of worst livery

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Best car has been a fact, worst livery is just an opinion :wink:
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bosyber wrote:
10 Feb 2020, 15:11
jumpingfish wrote:
10 Feb 2020, 14:33
It seems they've used W09 with 2019 front wing from early winter testings. Is it because front wing from w09 was not so good (much more details on it) to show this livery :?:
Oh, you are right about the wing, and it's even the W08 as was concluded in the W11 speculation thread (see the airbox gently sloping down from the start, instead of being straight and then more abrupt).
waynes wrote:
10 Feb 2020, 15:10
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aware its last years car, the endplates look absolutely massive. Maybe I just didnt notice them :D
The whole wing is really big, wide and deep, and w/o the flicks of earlier years, it looks it too I suppose :)
why didn’t they just use the 2019 car? It would be much easier than attaching a halo to W08 and a wing from W10. Or there are some regulations about using last year cars?

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Doubt its a real halo, it will just be some mock up made for that car - doubt it took much time at all. Much like the front wing.

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Teams used carbon halos in testing in 2016/17 ahead of the actual titanium secondary roll structure introduction in 2018.
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New livery looks cool.

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Jambier wrote:
10 Feb 2020, 15:12
Still not a good livery for Mercedes, constently mediocre

Shame to have the best car but one of worst livery
rather have a great car and a ugly livery as a great livery but a car that doesn't preform

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Capharol wrote:
10 Feb 2020, 17:16
Jambier wrote:
10 Feb 2020, 15:12
Still not a good livery for Mercedes, constently mediocre

Shame to have the best car but one of worst livery
rather have a great car and a ugly livery as a great livery but a car that doesn't preform
That's for sure :D

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jumpingfish wrote:
10 Feb 2020, 16:48
bosyber wrote:
10 Feb 2020, 15:11
jumpingfish wrote:
10 Feb 2020, 14:33
It seems they've used W09 with 2019 front wing from early winter testings. Is it because front wing from w09 was not so good (much more details on it) to show this livery :?:
Oh, you are right about the wing, and it's even the W08 as was concluded in the W11 speculation thread (see the airbox gently sloping down from the start, instead of being straight and then more abrupt).
waynes wrote:
10 Feb 2020, 15:10
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aware its last years car, the endplates look absolutely massive. Maybe I just didnt notice them :D
The whole wing is really big, wide and deep, and w/o the flicks of earlier years, it looks it too I suppose :)
why didn’t they just use the 2019 car? It would be much easier than attaching a halo to W08 and a wing from W10. Or there are some regulations about using last year cars?
I have no idea really, the non-regular test rules do demand a car at least two years old, so I suppose it could indeed have to do with that (or that therefore, no newer car is prepared for ready transport outside of HQ/storage?).

Oh, one bit about the livery: I do like the solid, vibrant turquoise mirrors, and the solid colour with a thick black outline is growing on me.

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They already tested the halo on the W08 so it's not impossible.
And if the test cars have to be at least two years old, then this could be the car they're going to test the 18" pirellis with

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