Williams FW37 Mercedes Speculation Thread

[Blackout]

They could do this with the Martini strips in order to make that nose look more alegant

An 'M' shaped second cross section (inverted U + T) ?
Or is it just just a 'T'...

just a T me thinks

Sth like this:
-second section
-first section

[Neno]

tip of the nose almost looks like "puzzle"

[McMrocks]

I thought concave cross-sections are banned by the last paragraph of article 15.4.3

Furthermore, all lines drawn normally and externally to a vertical cross-section taken 150mm ahead of the front wheel centre line and perpendicular to the car centre line, must not cross a vertical longitudinal plane lying on the car centre line.

If you draw a line normally to the inside of the vertical extensions of the second cross section (picture posted by Blackout) they will cut the "vertical longitudinal plane".

The cross section is correct but the pylons (holding the fw) are not part of the impact absorbing structure.

[Blackout]

Furthermore, all lines drawn normally and externally to a vertical cross-section taken 150mm ahead of the front wheel centre line and perpendicular to the car centre line, must not cross a vertical longitudinal plane lying on the car centre line.

So the lower part of the nose can be concave from the tip to a point situated 150mm ahead of the wheel center line IMO.

[McMrocks]

Furthermore, all lines drawn normally and externally to a vertical cross-section taken 150mm ahead of the front wheel centre line and perpendicular to the car centre line, must not cross a vertical longitudinal plane lying on the car centre line.

ok got it

edit: and who ever gave that up-vote, feel free to remove it

[Vary]

To me, it looks like a fw36 with a photoshopped nose... Even the livery is almost the same (this could be a "provisional" one like last year)

[Mesteño]

To me looks tinier in the rear.

Good lookin!

[Ayrtonx100pre]

https://twitter.com/WilliamsRacing/stat ... 6144374784
...first official image of FW37 from cover of F1 RACING February 2015 https://twitter.com/WilliamsRacing/stat ... 6144374784

[Sevach]

Interesting nose, no one sketched one quite like this.

Clearly an evolution of last years concepts other than that, similar sidepods and body.

[bonjon1979]

Looks exactly like the Merc nose with a smaller little nubbin dick on the end.

[Manoah2u]

bigger secondary air inlet behind the driver's head, too. definately not the FW36 with an updated nose.

Don't think this is the final product though, but i'd assume the nose won't change much. unfortunately.

[GoranF1]

Breaking news: The man who writes nose regulations for the FIA just got fired! They put up whit him for years and they had it!

[GoranF1]

bigger secondary air inlet behind the driver's head, too. definately not the FW36 with an updated nose.

Don't think this is the final product though, but i'd assume the nose won't change much. unfortunately.

and Mercedes style(wide) lower wishbone front suspension!

[Sevach]

No one got to the inside pages yet? Last year it had more stuff.

[Sevach]

They could do this with the Martini strips in order to make that nose look more alegant
http://wtf1.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/20 ... Ii5hE9.jpg

This would be option 1, option 2 would be to paint the tip black like Red Bull... it fools you on TV at least.

Sadly Williams doesn't seem interested (if anything it looks worst than what they had last year)