Williams FW40 Mercedes

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[jagunx51]

Shots I took today... Felipe did a LOT of laps and was in the camera sights basically all the time...

http://i.imgur.com/Qjdbkva.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/RAgPJyY.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/yw7XcK1.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/7bh2duc.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/AdtbQ7v.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/JlWWsjW.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/PBkumvR.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/OAjyXMa.jpg

What are those red dots for?
Looks like paint

[PhillipM]

The dots are usually used as correlation points when checking the deformation/flex of parts.

[Bwoah]

Noticed in this video that the entire nose cone is flexing when running through the final chicane. Really starts to do it at about 33-34 seconds in the video, when the car lands off of the curb. Wonder if this is allowing the wing to flex towards the track at high speed.

https://youtu.be/Svthc6dGQnU?t=31s

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Late in the afternoon, Williams has applied paraffin red and white front spoiler, brakes and suspension. #TechF1

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Williams first chasers

The midfield pack appears to be very close, with Steiner unsure of where his team stacks up against a host of teams. However, he believes it is Williams that could emerge as the one closest to the top three.

“I think the Williams is a little bit better than the big group, but we need a few more days to be sure – and in Australia we will find out.”

Williams performance chief Rob Smedley was more cautious about where his team would end up.

He remained convinced that the development potential of all teams meant the order could change rapidly – even between this test and Australia.

“I think what we can take from this week’s running so far, and that is why we are trying to notch up more than 160 laps a day, is that there doesn’t appear to be at this point of time any fundamental problem with the car, either from a performance point of view or from any other point of view," he explained. "We are happy with that.

“Where we will fall out we will get a reasonable idea in Australia. But you will not get a really good idea until you have done four races.

“My point of view, and I’ve said this for quite a while, is it is not really important where you are now, because recovery will either be so quick for yourself or your competitors if you are having issues.

"So I think the main thing is to get development on the car as quickly as possible.”

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/top- ... er-881230/

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[roadie]

The angle of attack of the upper element of the rear wing is very steep when compared to some other cars, for example Red Bull.

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