Mercedes W13

[AeroDynamic]

view of the new floor from this acute angle.

[AeroDynamic]

on track

[Thunder]

Can we stay on topic? W13 is special - no need to dwell on RB in this part of the forum..

Indeed, no need to drag the Merc vs. RB debate into the Car Thread.

[gandharva]

Car shows massive porpoising on the main street at F1TV.

[AeroDynamic]

Car shows massive porpoising on the main street at F1TV.

Would've thought that wouldn't show up again after it was addressed or in the process of being as much since test 1.

[BlueCheetah66]

Seems like they've put skid blocks material on the back edge on the floor. Might mean that they are not going to sacrifice performance for the porpoising

[AeroDynamic]

Seems like they've put skid blocks material on the back edge on the floor. Might mean that they are not going to sacrifice performance for the porpoising

Hamilton's head is aggressively bouncing around, surely not.

[Vanja #66]

Very imaginative and definitely not a very aesthetic solution. Not an unnatural evolution. They are letting floor protrusions and winglets do the flow conditioning instead of sidepods. Will be interesting to see if those two winglets in front of the inlet get banned, they are definitely not aligned with the spirit of regulations, whatever that means

[InsaneX_Badger]

Very imaginative and definitely not a very aesthetic solution. Not an unnatural evolution. They are letting floor protrusions and winglets do the flow conditioning instead of sidepods. Will be interesting to see if those two winglets in front of the inlet get banned, they are definitely not aligned with the spirit of regulations, whatever that means

Is there a CFD underway at all? I know you came under some heat with the last Merc one but I can say the majority of us massively appreciated your work you posted to the forum.

[organic]

The porpoising is extremely aggressive. Wow.

[SmallSoldier]

It is a big difference:

[mclaren111]

The porpoising is extremely aggressive. Wow.

Do you have a link to watch live please ?

[AeroDynamic]

[TheRacingElf]

The porpoising is extremely aggressive. Wow.

Hamilton lifting off on the main straight as soon as the porpoising starts…

[AeroDynamic]

Front wing comparison test 1 and 2. subtle but different on the top wing plane