Mercedes AMG F1 W04 (pre-launch speculation)

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I assume it's a 2005 BAR Honda...

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Guys, you sure that is the nose and not the driver side protection buldges?
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Non-flexible nosecone ... nice.

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I think it might be part of the monocoque although i can´t account for that "other" bit.
like to think it´s a wing mirror.

Edit: it looks like it´s one piece all of it actually. Perhaps the nose without the lid on it?
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I'm reasonably sure we're looking at the nose from behind a turning vein there.

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OK, next tweet :)
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Something in the RW area?

Really difficult to figure out these pics, they are very close, the photographer must have nearly glued the camera on that part of the car.
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They are torturing us with these teasers. Only the first one was something not too confusing.
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I'll say it first then - that's the walrus nose :D
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k.ko100v wrote:OK, next tweet :)
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front wing pylons, when viewed from side? :wtf:

or
it culd be one part of cockpit when viewed from above

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I can see tree reflection)))
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k.ko100v wrote:OK, next tweet :)
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That one's easy – it's the nose cone looking down on the hatch for cockpit access, which has been removed.

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k.ko100v wrote:Image
Could the odd white stripes on the upper right be a reflection of kerbs?

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I think it´s the monocoque and the black bit is merely a shadow.

Looks like camera is just behind where the dip will start (or vice versa). taken from above.

So smooth bump but still slightly convex.

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Gridlock wrote:I assume it's a 2005 BAR Honda...

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I am confused....which car is it? The rear looks slimmer than any MGP car which has been produced. It is not a BAR Honda 2005, but what is it then?