Mercedes AMG F1 W04

[mantikos]

Singapore 2013 - Tursday (19.09.2013)

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See a couple of new little vertical vanes on the nose and of course the fact that the nose is open for cooling...wonder what updates they have hidden under the sheets there

[Just_a_fan]

I think the little vanes under the nose are just parts of the turning vanes that sit below the chassis. The rest of the vanes are attached to the tub with just these little bits happening to be on the nose because of where the vanes sit in relation to where the nose and tub join.

[k.ko100v]

Singapore 2013 - Tursday (19.09.2013)

[heimana]

no photos of the rear?

[mantikos]

I think the little vanes under the nose are just parts of the turning vanes that sit below the chassis. The rest of the vanes are attached to the tub with just these little bits happening to be on the nose because of where the vanes sit in relation to where the nose and tub join.

Entirely possible, just thought that those vanes were too finely profiles and finished to be just attachment points...of course as with everything, could be totally off base

[mantikos]

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Aaah never noticed the little notched flow conditioner on the side starting from the camera pod before

[krisfx]

Singapore 2013 - Tursday (19.09.2013)
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Aaah never noticed the little notched flow conditioner on the side starting from the camera pod before

Haven't they ran this since 09?

[krisfx]

Singapore 2013 - Tursday (19.09.2013)
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Aaah never noticed the little notched flow conditioner on the side starting from the camera pod before

Haven't they ran this since 09?

Edit: Apologies for double post.

[mantikos]

Aaah never noticed the little notched flow conditioner on the side starting from the camera pod before

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Haven't they ran this since 09?[/quote]

They have run the flow conditioner/vortex gen since '09 yes - but this is the first time I've noticed it connected to the camera pod location - I don't want to say it's new, but it might be

[gray41]

We will probably see the rear of the car opened up a bit for the weekend, still no shots though...

[reallydumb]

Hmmmm! Seems like the updates are working.

[heimana]

Hmmmm! Seems like the updates are working.

I don't see any updates on the car...

[mantikos]

Hmmmm! Seems like the updates are working.

Pics?

[atanatizante]

One thing you can say for sure is that the rims primary purpose is for both convective cooling and radiant cooling.
The black paint is a give-away sign.

RedBull also have black inner rims donkey's years ago i believe.

Had they have multiple little extrusions how could they maintain the pressure inside the tyre or maybe they have a double decker inner rim wheel?

[Morteza]

Anything new on the car? It looks the same as it did in Hungary...