Williams FW40 Mercedes

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[Mattchu]

Well, well, well, there is a potential opening there and i don`t have to go to specsavers!
Williams must be pretty happy with the car as there doesn`t seem to be any changes from testing visible yet.
I have a question about the double T-wing. Would running the lower one negate the option of using a monkey seat? What are they trying to achieve with the lower one? It looks to me like the inner section turns the air down yet the outer turns it up. Maybe it`s to create a twisting action to force the rear down...

[Morteza]

FW40's steering wheel:

[roadie]

Some cracking photos, thanks!

These are the images I am most interested in:



So many elements of the car appear so much more simple than other cars. For instance the outer edge of the diffuser and bargeboard area compared to say the Ferrari.

Let's hope the car is well understood and easy to set up for every circuit.

[Sevach]

[Sevach]

[bill shoe]

Well, well, well, there is a potential opening there and i don`t have to go to specsavers!

Well played sir, and also to your opponent!

[Morteza]

[Morteza]

Williams cleverly route the exhausts through the wing mount and the rear suspension joins to it too

Via @ScarbsTech

[roon]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7pco2yVwAEAe36.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7pcprLUwAE4dlg.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7peM2tVAAAZyYn.jpg

Williams cleverly route the exhausts through the wing mount and the rear suspension joins to it too

Via @ScarbsTech

I wonder why more teams don't adopt this screen position. RB used to have a similar layout years ago. Having a constantly rotating LCD screen crammed in your face does not seem ideal i.e. when the screen is installed in the steering wheel.

[Morteza]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7pco2yVwAEAe36.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7pcprLUwAE4dlg.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7peM2tVAAAZyYn.jpg

Williams cleverly route the exhausts through the wing mount and the rear suspension joins to it too

Via @ScarbsTech

I wonder why more teams don't adopt this screen position. RB used to have a similar layout. Having a constantly rotating LCD screen crammed in your face does not seem ideal, by comparison.

I don't know, really. I think Williams are the only team with this setup. Even RB aren't using it anymore.

[Carinni]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7pco2yVwAEAe36.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7pcprLUwAE4dlg.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C7peM2tVAAAZyYn.jpg

Williams cleverly route the exhausts through the wing mount and the rear suspension joins to it too

Via @ScarbsTech

I wonder why more teams don't adopt this screen position. RB used to have a similar layout. Having a constantly rotating LCD screen crammed in your face does not seem ideal, by comparison.

I don't know, really. I think Williams are the only team with this setup. Even RB aren't using it anymore.

When u turned the steering when cornering, the steering wheel will block the screen

[Sevach]

[PhillipM]

Damn, I was convinced this wasn't a cooling outlet. Who was the one who correctly stated it? You can cash in an apology.

Great, can I claim use of the ban hammer for next years testing, when we have another round of people claiming that the teams bolt all their upgrades on for testing and don't fetch anything to Melbourne, and nobody does any sandbagging?
Ta

It'll be interesting to see if Merc and Williams actually use the cooling chimneys or not, perhaps they're reserved for really hot tracks rather than making the rear of the sidepods wider?

[Morteza]

Ben posted a photo in the SF70H thread that Ferrari are using one-piece engine covers now, but isn't this Williams engine cover also one-piece?