Williams FW36 Mercedes

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You're allowed a bigger gap between the two flaps this year so there's more travel needed for the top one.
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LookBackTime wrote:Today pictures:

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No slot on top of the sidepod.

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Bottas with the yellow T cam, for any T cam fans.
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They should just have larger numbers on the sidepods... :roll:
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JDC123 wrote:Why is it that this year teams have really large DRS activators/hinges compared to some of the extremely small one last year. I can't see this being because of the reduction in rear wing depth.
Have a look at the F14T''s, it's tiny.

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rjsa wrote: No slot on top of the sidepod.
If it's purely aerodynamical and not integral to the cooling system it would be standard procedure to have for example, Massa using it and Bottas not in FP1, and after that both drivers converging on one choice.

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I have no idea why, but this nose and the contours / lines are starting to really grow on me!
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New rear wing on Massa's car.

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Bottas for comparison.

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Looks like Williams didn't have a screen on their steering wheel.
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You are correct, Williams has the old display (and it's in the cockpit not the wheel).

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Sevach wrote:You are correct, Williams has the old display (and it's in the cockpit not the wheel).
The RBR/Williams style display fixed to the cockpit is imo the best solution, I'd find a moving display on my steering wheel annoying as hell!
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Sevach wrote:You are correct, Williams has the old display (and it's in the cockpit not the wheel).
I didn't notice any screen on the cockpit, just some rev lights. Same with Force India. I think some teams don't actually have a screen.
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I'm sure this has been posted before:
http://www.mclarenelectronics.com/Produ ... uct/PCU-6D

There are LED digits below the row of rev indicator lights.

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Yeah I knew about that. It's large square screen display that some teams have. I thought all teams would have them but it looks like that's not the case.
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You can choose wether you want it or not, Williams and Red Bull don't want it (at least thus far).

It's very hard to spot, but it seems the sidepod slot is on the car.

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