Mercedes AMG F1 W09 EQ Power+

[f1rules]

[OO7]

Gorgeous packaging of the manifolds.

There also seems to be some new 'action' taking place directly behind the intake plenum.

I'm wondering if Mercedes have gone for a wider vs longer fuel tank, to help move the PU forwards?

[Sevach]

[ScrewCaptain27]

Via AMuS

[Sevach]

Extra hot air exit where the upper triangle connects with the body.

[Sieper]

What are the holes in the bodywork just below the halo for?

[Vanja #66]

Cooling.

[Morteza]

Via @LuisFeF1(the pink arrows are ERS radiators)

[OO7]

New front suspension innards:

2018:

This new design reminds me of the damper unit Force India used last year, albeit a little more compact

2017:

[daniellammers]

New front suspension innards:

2018:
http://www.f1i.fr/wp-content/uploads/20 ... _2-new.jpg
This new design reminds me of the damper unit Force India used last year, albeit a little more compact

2017:
https://imgr3.auto-motor-und-sport.de/M ... 114827.jpg

What might the difference be?

[OO7]

New front suspension innards:

2018:
http://www.f1i.fr/wp-content/uploads/20 ... _2-new.jpg
This new design reminds me of the damper unit Force India used last year, albeit a little more compact

2017:
https://imgr3.auto-motor-und-sport.de/M ... 114827.jpg

What might the difference be?

I believe a change in the monocoque regulations (a hold over loophole from 2015(?)) necessitated a redesign of those internal components. That Mercedes has (by my assumption) managed to maintain their specific, hydraulic philosophy and perhaps even improve upon the 2017 design, is quite an achievement, given the limited amount of real-estate that's now available to package the front suspension components.

[PhillipM]

Massive heave springing and very little in roll looking at that.

[ENGINE TUNER]

New front suspension innards:

2018:
http://www.f1i.fr/wp-content/uploads/20 ... _2-new.jpg

2017:
https://imgr3.auto-motor-und-sport.de/M ... 114827.jpg

Look how the two "eyelet" pieces that the arrows point towards are connected in the middle, have we seen this type of interconnectedness before? Instead of hydraulicly being connected, are they now forced to mechanically connect them?

[ENGINE TUNER]

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201803 ... 842f6e.jpg

You can better see how they are connected in the middle in this pic.

[Morteza]

Via AMuS