Mercedes AMG F1 W08 EQ Power +

[PlatinumZealot]

My point still stands.
That same long wheel base bus could have been on pole in Monaco. No one from Merc was crying about the wheelbase only the Journos.

[shady]

I disagree with your point, it was both a mischaracterization by a factor of 2, and there is very clearly an issue with the operating window. it may not have specifically have been the wheelbase, but generally in F1 its not just one thing that is an issue, but a culmination that lead to the end result. to dismiss the wheelbase; as absurd as it is, as a contributing factor to their tire issues, by saying 'its all in journos heads' is not the best way to approach analyzing whats going on with the W08.

[santos]

My point still stands.
That same long wheel base bus could have been on pole in Monaco. No one from Merc was crying about the wheelbase only the Journos.

I belive it could, but i also belive that long Wheel base wasn't the best to race at Monaco. Mercedes and Force India have the biggest Wheel base of the field. Monaco was the worst for both so far this season.

[ScrewCaptain27]

Interesting detail on the sidepod flow conditioners:

Courtesy of AMuS

[zioture]

In english read more http://www.newsf1.it/news-f1-special-in ... calabroni/

[atanatizante]

Could anyone please explain what Scalabroni was meaning by saying : " ... Mercedes finds more trouble into releasing completely to the ground the power generated by the MGU-K, that, as any other electric engine, has a high instant torque peak " ...

[Drica]

Could anyone please explain what Scalabroni was meaning by saying : " ... Mercedes finds more trouble into releasing completely to the ground the power generated by the MGU-K, that, as any other electric engine, has a high instant torque peak " ...

Drivability seems to be the issue with the merc, MGUK most likely isnt calibrated well enough and cuts in too aggressively

[ScrewCaptain27]

More photos via AMuS:

[motobaleno]

Could anyone please explain what Scalabroni was meaning by saying : " ... Mercedes finds more trouble into releasing completely to the ground the power generated by the MGU-K, that, as any other electric engine, has a high instant torque peak " ...

scalabroni bases all his reasoning on the "low rake" philosophy adopted by mercedes that, among other things, forces stiffer rear suspension and limits traction. Here he says that these traction limits are enhanced when mgu-k is activated due to the peculiar torque delivery of electric engines.

All this of course in his view that is not necessarily the right one

[Morteza]

Via AMuS

[George-Jung]

The 2nd last photo has also been posted in the Mclaren thread..?

[Morteza]

The 2nd last photo has also been posted in the Mclaren thread..?

Now that you mention it, I checked it and you are correct. It's the Mercedes though, I'm sure (McLaren is orange ).

[GPR-A duplicate2]

So now, Mercedes have shed some kilos it seems
http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/form ... 91574.html

Mercedes will use the Friday training in Montreal to go new ways with the chassis tuning. Both LewisHamiltonand Valtteri Bottas do mysteriously: "We have a few new things that we will try." For example, weight has been slimmed down. "We are now close to the ideal," says Bottas.

[Coefficient]

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Via AMuS

I'm no expert but that new steering wheel can't be a good idea.

[PhillipM]

It's to counteract the long wheelbase that all the journo's say is a problem in tight corners. Now they can just twirl full lock on like a fork-lift driver