Mercedes AMG F1 W04

[Forza]

"At the next test we will have some parts, but the final test, as is common with most teams, will be the Melbourne package. We're busily finishing that off and starting to manufacturer. Most of the body work will be new for Melbourne and we'll test it at the final Barcelona test"

[Richard]

Remember, if it's not on the car it shouldn't be in this thread - things you can see on a photograph.

Lap times are not a physical feature, I've moved them to the testing thread.

[mantikos]

Craig Scarborough ‏@ScarbsF1

@_maxxo_ At the first test teams tend not to coat the bodywork with heat reflective coatings, only adding them where needed to save weight.

[Coefficient]

I wonder what the silver reverse ramps on top of the driveshaft cowling are for. Maybe sensors looking at the exhaust (in the same way they look at the tyres with IR sensors) or maybe scooping some air in to the cowling to keep something cool. Perhaps it's part of the signalling system for the passive DRD thingy.

That's the bottom of the engine cover you're seeing there. It extends right to the rear of the car like a tunnel.

[gray41]

http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 907.28.jpg

Hi-res of the rear of the car, looks like the dipping floor could be feeding the centre of the diffuser?

Interesting shapes down there.

[aral]

Nope.. its not .. remember you have a big bundle of exhaust pipes under that cover.

Have another look. It is the scorch marks on the FLOOR. There are no exhausts there.

[mantikos]

http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 907.28.jpg

Hi-res of the rear of the car, looks like the dipping floor could be feeding the centre of the diffuser?

Interesting shapes down there.

Can't open those pics in the US for some reason...could you please upload elsewhere?

[NewtonMeter]

Interesting shapes down there.

That sounded dirty!

[gray41]

http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 907.28.jpg

Hi-res of the rear of the car, looks like the dipping floor could be feeding the centre of the diffuser?

Interesting shapes down there.

Can't open those pics in the US for some reason...could you please upload elsewhere?

http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 907.28.jpg

I've edited the link, don't know if this one will work?

[mantikos]

http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 907.28.jpg

Hi-res of the rear of the car, looks like the dipping floor could be feeding the centre of the diffuser?

Interesting shapes down there.

Can't open those pics in the US for some reason...could you please upload elsewhere?

http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 907.28.jpg

I've edited the link, don't know if this one will work?

That sure did - thank you kind sir...could you please post instructions on what editing you did to let us in the US see these images...oh and btw +1 for doing that!

[gray41]

I just went back on the link and re pasted the code, I assume the first link had a letters/numbers missing.

[Joie de vivre]

Why don't they run with air flow sensors like other top teams do?

[mantikos]

Why don't they run with air flow sensors like other top teams do?

They did for the first time last year when they switched from the 50 to 60% models...I think they have confidence in their CFD/tunnel models...although I would like to see more sensors in the rear they do run different sensor packages in the front (Scarbs pointed some out on the FW, there are some over the nose etc).

[korzeniow]

Why don't they run with air flow sensors like other top teams do?

I think they focused more on reliability because of those two days that they lost. Mab they would do some aero test if not for that.

[stefan_]

Right side of the exhaust area.

http://www.formule1.nl/media/uploads/me ... 7950.4.jpg