Close up pics of back of the W15
Nothing special. Very flat rear with some assymetry in the centre-line.Luscion wrote: ↑18 Feb 2024, 17:25Close up pics of back of the W15
https://i.imgur.com/IMa4Hsj.jpeg
https://i.imgur.com/O7xFzRs.jpeg
Interesting article along those lines: https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/how-m ... /10576642/Luscion wrote: ↑17 Feb 2024, 18:37Seems like Merc might also be hiding something - https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/for ... ison-2024/
I feel teams should all reveal in a very short window before testing and NO faking allowed.AR3-GP wrote: ↑18 Feb 2024, 22:07With the way that Merc have treated their front flaps, it makes sense to me why they stayed with push-rod front in this area. The vortex they are trying to summon with that front wing seems more compatible with a push rod concept.
In the previous generation regs where front wings were permitted to generate the y250 (?), even RB had a pushrod front suspension. If their front wing has a meaningful impact, it will be difficult for the likes of Mclaren/RB/Sauber to copy it.
An F1 car is not a static object. Development is dynamic and many times, parts arrive just in time for the race weekend. An F1 car is constantly being made obselete. No matter what they bring to the first race weekend, the car will look different again within 2-3 weeks. The show is the race weekends. Everything else is only preparation as teams are still figuring out what car they want to run. I personally think teams should be allowed even more days to test and experiment than we have currently.f1jcw wrote: ↑18 Feb 2024, 22:33I feel teams should all reveal in a very short window before testing and NO faking allowed.AR3-GP wrote: ↑18 Feb 2024, 22:07With the way that Merc have treated their front flaps, it makes sense to me why they stayed with push-rod front in this area. The vortex they are trying to summon with that front wing seems more compatible with a push rod concept.
In the previous generation regs where front wings were permitted to generate the y250 (?), even RB had a pushrod front suspension. If their front wing has a meaningful impact, it will be difficult for the likes of Mclaren/RB/Sauber to copy it.
FIA/Liberty forget that aswell as a sport it is a show.
Definitely, maybe even a inseason test with prospective lower league driversAR3-GP wrote: ↑18 Feb 2024, 22:34An F1 car is not a static object. Development is dynamic and many times, parts arrive just in time for the race weekend. An F1 car is constantly being made obselete. No matter what they bring to the first race weekend, the car will look different again within 2-3 weeks. The show is the race weekends. Everything else is only preparation as teams are still figuring out what car they want to run. I personally think teams should be allowed even more days to test and experiment than we have currently.f1jcw wrote: ↑18 Feb 2024, 22:33I feel teams should all reveal in a very short window before testing and NO faking allowed.AR3-GP wrote: ↑18 Feb 2024, 22:07With the way that Merc have treated their front flaps, it makes sense to me why they stayed with push-rod front in this area. The vortex they are trying to summon with that front wing seems more compatible with a push rod concept.
In the previous generation regs where front wings were permitted to generate the y250 (?), even RB had a pushrod front suspension. If their front wing has a meaningful impact, it will be difficult for the likes of Mclaren/RB/Sauber to copy it.
FIA/Liberty forget that aswell as a sport it is a show.
Agreed at least have 2 iterations again with some time in between.AR3-GP wrote: ↑18 Feb 2024, 22:34An F1 car is not a static object. Development is dynamic and many times, parts arrive just in time for the race weekend. An F1 car is constantly being made obselete. No matter what they bring to the first race weekend, the car will look different again within 2-3 weeks. The show is the race weekends. Everything else is only preparation as teams are still figuring out what car they want to run. I personally think teams should be allowed even more days to test and experiment than we have currently.f1jcw wrote: ↑18 Feb 2024, 22:33I feel teams should all reveal in a very short window before testing and NO faking allowed.AR3-GP wrote: ↑18 Feb 2024, 22:07With the way that Merc have treated their front flaps, it makes sense to me why they stayed with push-rod front in this area. The vortex they are trying to summon with that front wing seems more compatible with a push rod concept.
In the previous generation regs where front wings were permitted to generate the y250 (?), even RB had a pushrod front suspension. If their front wing has a meaningful impact, it will be difficult for the likes of Mclaren/RB/Sauber to copy it.
FIA/Liberty forget that aswell as a sport it is a show.