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Alberto Rodríguez‏ @Albrodpul

[Mr Brooksy]

I don't know if this is relevant to Williams tyre heating issues, but from the photos here and elsewhere, Williams seems to be the only team (compared to McLaren, Ferrari, Merc and RBR) that consistently run a large plate like cooling duct. Everyone else uses various inlet tunnels. I wonder if this could be a cause for the tyre warm up issues Williams have been plagued with for years.

Anyone out there understand why Williams concept is so different to others?

[bill shoe]

I don't know if this is relevant to Williams tyre heating issues, but from the photos here and elsewhere, Williams seems to be the only team (compared to McLaren, Ferrari, Merc and RBR) that consistently run a large plate like cooling duct.

You mean the front brake cooling duct on the inside of the tire?

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https://twitter.com/F1icom/status/884716741368176640

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https://twitter.com/tgruener/status/884750181559926794 https://twitter.com/ScarbsTech/status/8 ... 8481538050
Now it is clear why Paddy Lowe wants the new gearbox and the new hydraulic rear suspension.

In summary:

- five teams have rear hydraulic suspension: Mercedes, Ferrari - not, McLaren, Red Bull, Toro Rosso, Force India.
- all of the teams with hydraulic suspensions preheated the oil in the hydraulic actuators (before the Sunday race - under Parc fermé conditions)
- FIA has banned this practice starting with the GP Azerbaijan

- there are artifices that can not be forbidden.
- no action against accidental heating an FIA man confirmed to AMuS that such a practice would not be punishable: "We can not prescribe anyone where he builds his suspension components and what is in their environment. Theoretically, one could also alienate an exhaust manifold for heating. We can only intervene if the warm-up happens in an unnatural way."
- there is only one way to make these grey zone out of the world. Hydraulic suspensions to be forbidden. That would go for 2018 only with unanimity. But 2019 is already on the agenda.

[Mr Brooksy]

I don't know if this is relevant to Williams tyre heating issues, but from the photos here and elsewhere, Williams seems to be the only team (compared to McLaren, Ferrari, Merc and RBR) that consistently run a large plate like cooling duct.

You mean the front brake cooling duct on the inside of the tire?

Yes. Sorry.

[Sushant008]

five teams have rear hydraulic suspension: Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren, Red Bull, Toro Rosso

AMuS website says that it's Force India not Ferrari. Makes sense as FI uses the same Merc gearbox and an identical rear suspension. Correct me if i'm wrong though.

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five teams have rear hydraulic suspension: Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren, Red Bull, Toro Rosso

AMuS website says that it's Force India not Ferrari. Makes sense as FI uses the same Merc gearbox and an identical rear suspension. Correct me if i'm wrong though.

Correct: it is Force India.
Sorry, my mistake!

[F1NAC]

And yet they git away with it. Especially merc who has that inovative and clever package. So there is an upper hand

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Albert Fabrega ES‏ @AlbertFabrega
Williams con diferente configuración aero en direccionadores d pontones. Stroll con la nueva especificación. Ambos con nuevos bargeboards

Williams with different aero settings. Stroll with the new specification. Both with new bargeboards.

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https://twitter.com/ScarbsTech/status/8 ... 8333073408

[godlameroso]

That looks like a SiC paste.

[SchuMassa]

The new front wing is on Massa's car.

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