Mercedes AMG F1 W04

[murtoidf1]

10:02 Glenn Freeman has the latest on Mercedes's earlier stoppage - it was caused by an electrical failure, and the smoke was caused by the bodywork getting warm when the car stopped

[desl]

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Looks like Mercedes still got a heat problem with their rear tyres ... eh?

[k.ko100v]

Hi-res
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ESPN F1

This can happend if they use some "Helmholtz" resonator

[Nando]

Check out the floor below the Petronas logo. That´s definitely not a flat floor.

[DAMNINice]

AMUS:

11:54 Wir haben von Mercedes gerade noch einmal die Information bekommen, dass es sich bei der zuvor erwähnten Flamme an Rosbergs Heck nur um unverbranntes Benzin handelte, das sich entzündete. Es kann also vielleicht doch schneller weitergehen als befürchtet.


- so due to Mercedes the flame was just unburned fuel.

[Mestrades]

AMUS:

11:54 Wir haben von Mercedes gerade noch einmal die Information bekommen, dass es sich bei der zuvor erwähnten Flamme an Rosbergs Heck nur um unverbranntes Benzin handelte, das sich entzündete. Es kann also vielleicht doch schneller weitergehen als befürchtet.


- so due to Mercedes the flame was just unburned fuel.

This is what I expected.

[stefan_]

Hi-res:
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[AMG.Tzan]

Well at msfree.gr i read that it was a problem with the electrics...they overheated!...But i've never seen fire from electrics in formula 1!...what is going on???...problem ala Boeing 787??
But Hamilton hasn't got to worry!...Mclaren stopped because of fuel pump problem!

[Raptor22]

mercedes engines seesm to suffer from Fuel pump issues regularly

[stefan_]

[detomaso]

From that pic it looks to me like the engine cover/sidepod interface is sculpted to encourage the flow over the sidepod down to the floor/diffuser (?)

[gray41]

http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 1949.3.jpg

Hi res of the rear of the car, nice to see the body work outlet better, considering it is raised and the floor as a dip the centre of the diffuser isn't staved of airflow. It looks like they are trying to do something with the outlet almost "blowing" the shrouded lower wishbone?

[dren]

That link isn't working for me.

Either they are trying to exhaust the gases in an area that doesn't affect the rear aero much, or that it is best for the internal aero flow. It probably is a compromise for both.

I'm guessing the team worked a lot on their cooling and internal flow. This was hinted at by Mark Gillan.

[Timstr]

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[dren]

Thanks man.

Good shot.