Mercedes W14

[Farnborough]

Thanks.

[mechanoit]

There was a post showing a photo of W14 show car turning up to some air strip but that post has been deleted?

[sushantasapkota1]

Was a show car that F1 provided ..nothing much new

[mechanoit]

Thanks. But strange that the post and photo was deleted?

[AR3-GP]

Thanks. But strange that the post and photo was deleted?

Not strange. The photo isn't a representative picture of a W14 (it was an FOM show car) so it was probably flagged and deleted for being off topic or misleading.

<mod edit as a response: Indeed, all of the above. Please, keep the car threads clean and focused on the real car. It is one of the awesomest things in this forum and it will continue to be policed tightly. This is only kept here for educational purposes, normally this post, 3 above and 1 below would also be deleted.>

[mechanoit]

That makes sense, thank you.

[hollus]

A reminder from page 1, no speculation, please, use the team thread for that. Posts have been deleted.

This is the official Mercedes W14 car thread. The thread has been created to facilitate discussion specifically about the W14 car.

Please, ONLY discuss technical items of this car. Refrain from speculation.

General discussion about the team, its drivers and performance can be posted in the team thread.

Livery discussion also belongs in the 2023 Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team thread

[Venturiation]

Front wing

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Front wing
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Looks like there are geometry changes to the 3rd and 4th flaps. Like there is a step halfway across the flap

[Owen.C93]

Front wing
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Looks like there are geometry changes to the 3rd and 4th flaps. Like there is a step halfway across the flap

Can't see any differences since Bahrain from my side.

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Front wing
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Looks like there are geometry changes to the 3rd and 4th flaps. Like there is a step halfway across the flap

Can't see any differences since Bahrain from my side.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FqSdw2VXsAI ... ame=medium

Yep agreed.. disregard my post misinterpreted the image

[Stu]

Front wing
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Looks like there are geometry changes to the 3rd and 4th flaps. Like there is a step halfway across the flap

Can't see any differences since Bahrain from my side.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FqSdw2VXsAI ... ame=medium

But what does become clear is what/why they appear to have shelved the infamous ‘goblin’ wing; the full allowance of separation devices and huge pieces are present and cascading from front to back. The ones between the the first & second elements even appear to be ‘setting something up’ beneath the wing.

[Venturiation]

new parts

[Evo2racer]

The rear wing on the W14 seems to be the largest of all cars

[scuderiabrandon]

The rear wing on the W14 seems to be the largest of all cars

Don't knock it just yet, it depends on the state of the track surface as it has been resurfaced recently. If grip is low and deg is higher than expected, they might have some suprises.