Mercedes W14

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Cs98
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Did Merc drop their flat rear wing? Seems like they're using this medium wing everywhere now. Can't help but think it will be too draggy down the straight.

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atanatizante
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Seems they cut-out the DRS flap:

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Very interesting changes … I was hoping for more on the suspension but the rear corners changes are promising

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Cs98 wrote:
27 Apr 2023, 21:18
Did Merc drop their flat rear wing? Seems like they're using this medium wing everywhere now. Can't help but think it will be too draggy down the straight.
I am afraid you seem to be correct but we will see in FP if they use this wing. I am hoping they don’t 🙃

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I'm mighty impressed to see that the rear wing and front suspension changes were aimed at improving cross-wind performance.

So interesting thing is cross wind weakness is aimed at areas near the floor and not the side pod, so far at least.
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Seriously guys. Faster and Slower NOT IN THE CAR THREADS.
(Of course I am talking about the posts that have just been deleted)
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With the season re-starting, a reminder for everyone that the car threads are moderated more strictly than other threads, with the idea that car threads should focus on the hardware and interpretation of how it works. And on the specific car in each car thread, please. We like our car threads shorter, focused and fact dense.

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The front wing flap received a small cut.

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chrisc90
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Was the mid wing always so close to the inlet on the side pods? In the photos just posted it looks like the trailing edge is touching/part of the upper side pod intake
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They didn’t even bring a low df rear wing! The car still has a lot of drag…

I really hope for their own sake that is just to give them more development for the big upgrade! Also Allison had mentioned there will be a new rear suspension for Baku…where was it?
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Merc are not wasting valuable time on one time upgrades to the car on Baku circuit, if you watch Shub's video, current car and sidepod config blow maximum to the center of the rear wing, that's why they use this mid-blown spoon wing. They're gonna change it when the car and sidepod package will be updated in my opinion.

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James Allison comments on where the W14 lacks: DRS ride height and Downforce