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Team: Toto Wolff (Executive Director), James Allison (Technical Director), Andy Cowell (Executive Director of Mercedes AMG Powertrains), Aldo Costa (Technical advisor), Mike Elliot (Technology Director), Mark Ellis (PD), Geoffrey Willis (Director of Digital Engineering Transformation), Ron Meadows (SD), Andrew Shovlin (Trackside Engineering Director), Simon Cole (CTE), Matthew Deane (CM), Loic Serra (HVD), John Owen (CD), Ashley Way (DCD), Rob Thomas (COO), Loic Serra (Performance Director), Jarrod Murphy (HA), Eric Blandin (CA)
Drivers: Lewis Hamilton (44), Valtteri Bottas (77), Stoffel Vandoorne (reserve), Esteban Gutierrez (reserve)
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Probably to get a base pointNtsParadize wrote: ↑19 Feb 2020, 10:37They chose to keep the same front wing concept than last year, looks like
Just got a glimpse of it when the nose was off the W11, and it look semi-tubular. Without a better shot, I'd venture a guess that it's funneling the air out at angles now, as opposed to the rather flat surface we've seen in the past.HungarianRacer wrote: ↑19 Feb 2020, 00:20Curious-looking back end to the cape section under the bulkhead (open on new tab to view in full size):
https://i.imgur.com/xvk2lbs.jpg
Exactly. They've done this sort of thing before as I recall.Holm86 wrote: ↑19 Feb 2020, 10:52Probably to get a base pointNtsParadize wrote: ↑19 Feb 2020, 10:37They chose to keep the same front wing concept than last year, looks like
Eyes lol. Doesn't look as twitchy and nervous at all. Very good ride. All of the cars essentially look very smooth and planted.
That shot really highlights the length of the modern cars and the amound of free floor space there is ahead of the rear axle. I would love to see these cars without the shark fins. They'd look very long and lithe rather than hump backed.
I don't know F1 car handling, but in general doesn't toe-in on the outer (diving) corner give more stability during turn-in? Or am I not understanding the difference between helping turn-in vs nervous into corners?PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑19 Feb 2020, 14:52Tie rod positioned to get more toe-in as the car dives. Hmm. Helpsbwith turn-in but should be a bit more nervous into the corners. Long wheel base might help combat this.
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