The cylinder alone is not the mechanism my friend.nicolas wrote: β08 Mar 2024, 11:48https://ibb.co/Njyyx4z
The mechanism is not different, it is very similar.
Huh? The basic prinpicle and motion are the same. Just the parts are looking a bit differently. So yes: basically the same as last year, but no: freshly made and redesigned parts.
So all F1 wheel hubs are the same then? Since the principle of motion is the same and the parts only look a bit different? Gotchya! Hehe
Aston Martin looks way better than Merc in terms of jumping, not sure if the issue is just suspension.PlatinumZealot wrote: β09 Mar 2024, 16:29So apparently the car still bounces harshly. Lewis points out the rear is the problem. Now I'm looking at the pushrod and it's just crazy acute the angle it makes. Mercedes still haven't quite figured out how to make good rear suspensions.
Hence why Russell and co were pleading for active suspension in 2022. Thanks to the ban of utilizing hydraulic actuation that really put a number on them for surePlatinumZealot wrote: β09 Mar 2024, 20:47Car still not an all rounder. Mercedes still haven't quite cracked the new code since the floor edges were cut in 2021. Funadmental suspension and floor aero issues since then. They always used bandaids to get around their deficiencies in these areas!
Was the ban of hydraulic suspension due to cost cutting or to reign in Mercedes.Mtshali_Motorsport wrote: β09 Mar 2024, 23:19Hence why Russell and co were pleading for active suspension in 2022. Thanks to the ban of utilizing hydraulic actuation that really put a number on them for surePlatinumZealot wrote: β09 Mar 2024, 20:47Car still not an all rounder. Mercedes still haven't quite cracked the new code since the floor edges were cut in 2021. Funadmental suspension and floor aero issues since then. They always used bandaids to get around their deficiencies in these areas!
If they keep making a floor, this being their third in a row on W15, that gives very peaky accumilation curve, and particularly the need to only be so low to ground, then mitigation measures such as the call for various suspension system, will look logical.f1jcw wrote: β10 Mar 2024, 14:03Was the ban of hydraulic suspension due to cost cutting or to reign in Mercedes.Mtshali_Motorsport wrote: β09 Mar 2024, 23:19Hence why Russell and co were pleading for active suspension in 2022. Thanks to the ban of utilizing hydraulic actuation that really put a number on them for surePlatinumZealot wrote: β09 Mar 2024, 20:47Car still not an all rounder. Mercedes still haven't quite cracked the new code since the floor edges were cut in 2021. Funadmental suspension and floor aero issues since then. They always used bandaids to get around their deficiencies in these areas!
The greatness of Mercedes F1 technical team is a thing of the past and this keeps showing under these regs.Venturiation wrote: β10 Mar 2024, 15:12Mercedes suspects a "fundamental problem" affecting the car's performance in high-speed corners after the Saudi Arabia race.
There is a possibility that this is a design issue rather than a settings issue. Currently, all research is focused on this.
The design problem is still there since W13
It could mean the older car that was faster in the simulator is indeed faster but they have missed something for 3 consecutive years
First it was ride height, sidepods , suspensions floor and now what?
It looks competent in design, high leverage and likely to incorporate need for careful optimisation of load path sizing, more for durability than anything else.DoctorRadio wrote: β10 Mar 2024, 15:55The greatness of Mercedes F1 technical team is a thing of the past and this keeps showing under these regs.Venturiation wrote: β10 Mar 2024, 15:12Mercedes suspects a "fundamental problem" affecting the car's performance in high-speed corners after the Saudi Arabia race.
There is a possibility that this is a design issue rather than a settings issue. Currently, all research is focused on this.
The design problem is still there since W13
It could mean the older car that was faster in the simulator is indeed faster but they have missed something for 3 consecutive years
First it was ride height, sidepods , suspensions floor and now what?
I wonder if this βfundamental problemβ has anything to do with their peculiar rear push rod.