Mercedes AMG F1 W05

[jagunx51]

interesting gurney extension

[diego1960]

Not really many updates yet, are they? Apart from the barge-boards that is.

Strange that they need to keep experimenting with their cooling after having already spent days trying different configurations.

let's wait and see.

[jagunx51]

http://www.zaslike.com/

somebody please give me the detail photo of this car 'starter hole' ....

[jagunx51]

missing cooling hole around exhaust .....for what purpose they put a hose ?? i dont think it is a cooling blow

[Thunder]

That's a duct directly to the Turbo. So they are cooling the Turbo on that Pic. AMuS showed it earlier this Morning.

Edit: Picture of the Duct.

[turbof1]

Small analysis of the mini diffuser endplates:


Basicilly it tries to do where the exhaust+monkey seat can't go: they try to increase upwash in the off-centre area underneath the rear wing. While not nearly as powerful as the exhaust+monkey seat upwash, it still aids a bit.

It's a a nice use of the rear crash structure that otherwise blocks airflow from upwashing: it splits the airflow and redirects it further away from the centre.

[Owen.C93]

Torro Rosso used to do it.

[OO7]

It's also great to see, that they have decided to use the slimmest of their engine cover and sidepod configurations.

So they have tested all of them and they can use the slimmest of all! That's great!

The launch spec cooling exits were actually the slimmest, these are somewhere in between.

[Owen.C93]

New floor and bargeboard modifications for Mercedes.
Old:

New:


Here's a rear view of the new bargeboards. http://i.imgur.com/D2LSFAb.jpg

[theformula]

[dren]

Also, the upper side mount for the barge board is slightly different; it angles forward. Attention to detail.

[Pup]

[RicerDude]

http://thejudge13.files.wordpress.com/2 ... tled35.jpg

Double strakes in front of the tyre?

[Owen.C93]

Higher res.

Also this has to be the intercooler right? Looks too large for gearbox and it is positioned close to the turbo.

[timbo]

I think it's gearbox/ERS/turbo oil cooler. Too tiny to be intercooler IMO.