If they decide today yeah this is the design from the wind tunnel we would manufacture, I don't think it would be ready for imola. anyway no one expecting big jump from them i guess
This frankly is scary to hear, it tells me they are lost at sea.Goblin42 wrote: ↑08 Apr 2024, 23:51The W15 is a really weird beast, from the comments that toto & team members are saying, the sensor package on the car is measuring alot more downforce but it can't convert that to lap time, any idea what could cause that
full quote from toto
*Mercedes boss : “We are measuring downforce with our sensors and pressure tabs, and it's saying to us that we have 70 points more downforce in a particular corner in Melbourne than we had last year.*
*“But, on the lap time, it is not one kilometre per hour faster. It doesn't make any sense. So, where's the limitation?*
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/merc ... /10596354/
A bad sensor?Goblin42 wrote: ↑08 Apr 2024, 23:51The W15 is a really weird beast, from the comments that toto & team members are saying, the sensor package on the car is measuring alot more downforce but it can't convert that to lap time, any idea what could cause that
full quote from toto
*Mercedes boss : “We are measuring downforce with our sensors and pressure tabs, and it's saying to us that we have 70 points more downforce in a particular corner in Melbourne than we had last year.*
*“But, on the lap time, it is not one kilometre per hour faster. It doesn't make any sense. So, where's the limitation?*
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/merc ... /10596354/
Schrodingers downforce.PlatinumZealot wrote: ↑09 Apr 2024, 20:12A broken clock is correct twice a day.
Thosw sensors are not broken, but the car's downforce is! At any moment in time it might make high downforce but does it laat througput the turn? Is it unstable? Those are the questions that Toto hasn't answered.
The sensors monitor the data for the whole lap every millisecond or second not once randomlyPlatinumZealot wrote: ↑09 Apr 2024, 20:12A broken clock is correct twice a day.
Thosw sensors are not broken, but the car's downforce is! At any moment in time it might make high downforce but does it laat througput the turn? Is it unstable? Those are the questions that Toto hasn't answered.
What was the difference in corner entry speed in this particular corner? Also, if it’s not aero… then it’s mechanical?Goblin42 wrote: ↑08 Apr 2024, 23:51The W15 is a really weird beast, from the comments that toto & team members are saying, the sensor package on the car is measuring alot more downforce but it can't convert that to lap time, any idea what could cause that
full quote from toto
*Mercedes boss : “We are measuring downforce with our sensors and pressure tabs, and it's saying to us that we have 70 points more downforce in a particular corner in Melbourne than we had last year.*
*“But, on the lap time, it is not one kilometre per hour faster. It doesn't make any sense. So, where's the limitation?*
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/merc ... /10596354/
More downforce doesn’t always mean more speed. Optimal downforce in a broad spectrum of driving conditions results in lower lap times.Goblin42 wrote: ↑08 Apr 2024, 23:51The W15 is a really weird beast, from the comments that toto & team members are saying, the sensor package on the car is measuring alot more downforce but it can't convert that to lap time, any idea what could cause that
full quote from toto
*Mercedes boss : “We are measuring downforce with our sensors and pressure tabs, and it's saying to us that we have 70 points more downforce in a particular corner in Melbourne than we had last year.*
*“But, on the lap time, it is not one kilometre per hour faster. It doesn't make any sense. So, where's the limitation?*
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/merc ... /10596354/