Mercedes AMG F1 W04 (pre-launch speculation)

[f1_junkie]

we've got it fully translated with our german speaking colleague
http://mercamgf1-fans.com/2012/12/27/th ... mpetitive/

Interesting what Michael says

The car that we had this year was indeed an evolution of the previous cars, and why development stagnated,

meaning they're moving away from the BGP001 bloodline! YES

Great news. That means now its Elliot's turn to find remaining deficit. I hope they will be able to close the gap at the start of Jerez test.

[Huntresa]

http://www.gptoday.com/full_story/view/ ... ash_tests/

"According to Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, one of them is Mercedes’ W04, to be raced next year by Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.

The report said the silver single seater will have a new and smaller gearbox, totally different sidepods for the Coanda exhaust, and rear suspension designed to be flexible to geometry changes if required to suit Pirelli’s new tyres."

[FrukostScones]

http://translate.google.de/translate?sl ... ml&act=url

AMUS article.

[Cocles]

Now we just need one of our resident photoshop gurus to mock-up the W03 with Redbull side pods/exhaust and a panel hiding the stepped nose.

[MercAMGF1Fans]

Now we just need one of our resident photoshop gurus to mock-up the W03 with Redbull side pods/exhaust and a panel hiding the stepped nose.

as the tread for the Mercedes AMG Petronas team 2013 thread is closed.. I guess i'll have to post this here..
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07Wm7SiJRoo[/youtube]

[PlatinumZealot]

according to this article they found 1.5 seconds and they will find another 1.5 seconds to Australia or to the tests?

OOHH.. Gigigity giggity! sounds too good to be true though.. lol ask the Merc faithful.

[Mika1]

The AMGW04 will have a pull-rod front suspension like Ferrari's: http://www.omnicorse.it/magazine/24049/ ... es-amg-w04

google translated: http://translate.google.nl/translate?hl ... es-amg-w04

[wesley123]

So they are going to dump together everything that is special from other teams? (Red Bull coanda ramp, Ferrari pull rod front suspension)

[NathanOlder]

Sounds that way, could be genius..... I hope

[Huntresa]

We got any concrete info on this merc gearbox compared to the gearbox of williams? I mean williams have found large amounts of space at the abck cause of its gearbox but havent used it correctly tbh.

[PlatinumZealot]

Williams had gobs of rear down-force though as evidenced in Barcelona. So the slim-line gearbox can only be a good thing.
I hope all these stories turn out to be true!

[NathanOlder]

Yeah, llts of "good news" stories coming out of The Mercedes 2013 project. 30 something days and we will begin to find out.

[Forghieri]

The AMGW04 will have a pull-rod front suspension like Ferrari's: http://www.omnicorse.it/magazine/24049/ ... es-amg-w04

google translated: http://translate.google.nl/translate?hl ... es-amg-w04

And developing an ultra compact gearbox, leaving more space, it seems they need that for their diffuser and probably a passive system to stall the rearwing, as the article says.

[Holm86]

If all these things are true then the W04 could be one of the most exciting cars of next year.

[MercAMGF1Fans]

The AMGW04 will have a pull-rod front suspension like Ferrari's: http://www.omnicorse.it/magazine/24049/ ... es-amg-w04

google translated: http://translate.google.nl/translate?hl ... es-amg-w04

And developing an ultra compact gearbox, leaving more space, it seems they need that for their diffuser and probably a passive system to stall the rearwing, as the article says.

So DRD might be on it?