Mercedes W11 Speculation Thread

[Morteza]

https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/statu ... 06977?s=19

[Just_a_fan]

Sounds like a drill with a sore throat

[zibby43]

I like.

[LM10]

Sounds similar to 2018 one.

[Maritimer]

Mercury suspension....

I heard they tried it on the nine post test rig last week (yes two extra posts are needed when dealing with a mercury suspension! ) but decided again not to use it for the upcoming season! Can you beleive it?! Come on Merc we want to see the cars at full strength!

Is mercury even compressible?

Yes it is. The liquid form of mercury is dangerous because it vaporizes at room temperature and when it vaporizes, it fills the air with tiny, invisible mercury atoms. If mercury is inhaled it is easily absorbed by the body. Lungs and blood.

True, I forgot about the vapour state.

[Maplesoup]

Is mercury even compressible?

Yes it is. The liquid form of mercury is dangerous because it vaporizes at room temperature and when it vaporizes, it fills the air with tiny, invisible mercury atoms. If mercury is inhaled it is easily absorbed by the body. Lungs and blood.

True, I forgot about the vapour state.

If they try to use it and the FIA finds out it will be banned before it even hits the track. Can you imagine a huge crash destroying the suspension components and possibly exposing the public to it.....

[Maplesoup]

That airbox is tiny.

[MHR650]

That airbox is tiny.

That’s only the structural roll hoop part, it will likely have additional air inlets on both sides.

[jjn9128]

That airbox is tiny.

Roll hoop and engine air intake might be tiny. Air box will likely be wider.

[PlatinumZealot]

They have a clever front-rear-intake connected suspension that leaks Hg into the intake before the compressor. Oil additives in the compressor bearings leach into the intake and transmute with the Hg to make a fuel that has massive explosive potential when ignited. They had to redesign their conrods because they kept bending them on the test bench.

This guy knows what's up!

Dren, they dont realise that the "flitch throttle" can perfectly handle emergence of such vapours.

[Maplesoup]

That airbox is tiny.

Roll hoop and engine air intake might be tiny. Air box will likely be wider.

Ah yea you are probably right, here is last year's to compare roll hoop size

[Maritimer]

They've had a roll hoop like that since 2016

[OO7]

They have a clever front-rear-intake connected suspension that leaks Hg into the intake before the compressor. Oil additives in the compressor bearings leach into the intake and transmute with the Hg to make a fuel that has massive explosive potential when ignited. They had to redesign their conrods because they kept bending them on the test bench.

This guy knows what's up!

Dren, they dont realise that the "flitch throttle" can perfectly handle emergence of such vapours.

Although Jacques Villeneuve understands this perfectly.

[FrukostScones]

Piola speculation on W11 side pod packaging. and nice drawings.
https://translate.google.com/translate? ... 4679168%2F

[Morteza]

https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/statu ... 9261073413