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It really does. Would love to see the data that drove the design.Looks like my hammering skills.
It really does. Would love to see the data that drove the design.Looks like my hammering skills.
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Mercedes looks very slim in comparison.... Like an arrow! The pods on the others are huge.
Certainly contributes but I think other angles show same.camera angles
the fia were worried about another decade of merc dominance under the new rule set, so they specified elements of the cars had to be designed by school children. the other winning concept included two glass domes for secondary and tertiary drivers and anIt really does. Would love to see the data that drove the design.
Great video! Thanks
Your hammering skills may come in handy. Worth applying to MercGreat video! Thanks
Yes bit strange now considering everyone else has revealed an early spec car. I believe Alpha Tauri will use their gearbox and engine so there must be some similarities at the backend given how similar the teams are.Tweet
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Some more leaks... Looks like redbull went pull rod at the front
Red Bull have gone for pull rod at the front as well.Going to be interesting if mclaren have epically ballsed up their car already. Correct me if im wrong people, but they are the only team who have gone for a pull rod system at the front and push rod at the rear. Everyone else so far has done the opposite.
I think RBR did also?Going to be interesting if mclaren have epically ballsed up their car already. Correct me if im wrong people, but they are the only team who have gone for a pull rod system at the front and push rod at the rear. Everyone else so far has done the opposite.
Thanks for confirming that. So if mclaren and red bull have got it right and everyone else has got it wrong...thats not a simple fix. Thats you stuck for the season or at least half of it with the wrong suspension setup.Red Bull have gone for pull rod at the front as well.
Excellent video.
Interesting.
No-one has actually shown their car. Renders have bits that have been airbrushed out (as they are probably innovative) or fake bits put it to throw other team off the scent.So are Red Bull the only team who haven't followed protocol and shown their actual car yet?
Is this really their livery? It is awful
Thats a bad decision. Surely the tyre you qualify on in q3 should be the tyre you start the race on as a minimum.The FIA has confirmed that this year's F1 sporting regulations no longer feature the rule that required the top ten drivers in qualifying to start their race on their fastest Q2 tyre compound.
The rule had been present in Formula 1's sporting code since 2014 and was intended to instill some jeopardy into qualifying by encouraging some drivers to opt for a harder compound in Q2 in a bid to start their race potentially among the top ten with a different and better strategy.
However, over the years, the rule rarely led to strategy variation among F1's top teams.
Thus, the rule stating that "at the start of the race each car which qualified for Q3 must be fitted with the tyres with which the driver set his fastest time during Q2" has been abandoned.
From now on, all drivers making it into Q3 will have – like the remainder of the field – a free choice of rubber for the start of the race, as was the case last year during those F1 race weekends that featured a sprint qualifying trial.
I think I would prefer the rule kept in to be honest.
Its a wierd thing that car manufacturers normally put on their cars when testing them so you cant ascertain all the various angle and lines etc. You see it occasionally in f1 before the start of the season but not often.Is this really their livery? It is awful
edit: just googled, seems like a special livery.
Its a wierd thing that car manufacturers normally put on their cars when testing them so you cant ascertain all the various angle and lines etc. You see it occasionally in f1 before the start of the season but not often.
Mixed opinion but it was annoying when Mercedes (and sometimes the other teams) were so far ahead they could qualify on a harder tyre to start the race with during Q2. It was a disadvantage for those in 5-10 qualifying on a softer tyre whilst on race day the driver in 11th could pick the compound for the best race strategy.The FIA has confirmed that this year's F1 sporting regulations no longer feature the rule that required the top ten drivers in qualifying to start their race on their fastest Q2 tyre compound.
The rule had been present in Formula 1's sporting code since 2014 and was intended to instill some jeopardy into qualifying by encouraging some drivers to opt for a harder compound in Q2 in a bid to start their race potentially among the top ten with a different and better strategy.
However, over the years, the rule rarely led to strategy variation among F1's top teams.
Thus, the rule stating that "at the start of the race each car which qualified for Q3 must be fitted with the tyres with which the driver set his fastest time during Q2" has been abandoned.
From now on, all drivers making it into Q3 will have – like the remainder of the field – a free choice of rubber for the start of the race, as was the case last year during those F1 race weekends that featured a sprint qualifying trial.
I think I would prefer the rule kept in to be honest.