2019 Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team

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Re: Mercedes-AMG F1 W10 EQ Power+

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djones wrote:
13 Feb 2019, 13:27
It must make people (jn the team) so mad that Lewis never does the shakedowns or really cares about testing.
Won't he drive this afternoon?

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NtsParadize wrote:
13 Feb 2019, 13:29
djones wrote:
13 Feb 2019, 13:27
It must make people (jn the team) so mad that Lewis never does the shakedowns or really cares about testing.
Won't he drive this afternoon?
Yes, he will. Valtteri in the morning and Lewis in the afternoon.
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Re: Mercedes-AMG F1 W10 EQ Power+

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NtsParadize wrote:
13 Feb 2019, 13:29
djones wrote:
13 Feb 2019, 13:27
It must make people (jn the team) so mad that Lewis never does the shakedowns or really cares about testing.
Won't he drive this afternoon?
Doesnt it make you mad that people assume that Hamilton doesnt care isnt dedicated and is never there to test, help, do shakedowns ect.
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Re: 2019 Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team

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W9 en W10 side by side
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Bottas during shake-down
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Edit: missed the W10 thread. just left the Pics not seen yet. Thanks @Thunder
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Re: 2019 Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team

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Espresso wrote:
13 Feb 2019, 14:47
Was surprised not see any W10 pictures yet.
There is a whole Thread dedicated to the W10. ;)
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So we have some rear end changes - supposedly to make the car kinder to its tyres but its hard to say if it makes a (positive) difference from the limited shots.

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FeelingLucky wrote:
13 Feb 2019, 15:15
So we have some rear end changes - supposedly to make the car kinder to its tyres but its hard to say if it makes a (positive) difference from the limited shots.
They even won´t know until the car makes som milleage.

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djones wrote:
13 Feb 2019, 13:27
It must make people (jn the team) so mad that Lewis never does the shakedowns or really cares about testing.
You need to remove your foot from your mouth!
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Re: 2019 Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team

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Vasconia wrote:
13 Feb 2019, 15:34
FeelingLucky wrote:
13 Feb 2019, 15:15
So we have some rear end changes - supposedly to make the car kinder to its tyres but its hard to say if it makes a (positive) difference from the limited shots.
They even won´t know until the car makes som milleage.
The sims must tell them it will assuming the have good corolation. Presume they can analyse the tyre contact patch fairly quickly

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Re: 2019 Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team

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beard looks much better on bottas.
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gandharva wrote:
13 Feb 2019, 19:11
Manoah2u wrote:
13 Feb 2019, 19:08
beard looks much better on bottas.
Definitely!

Sadly Hamilton still looks like a clown, but it seems one can get away with that when beeing a stellar driver. ;)
Why exactly?

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How about googeling his fashion style and building your own opinion? It's not measurable. It's just a matter of taste. Don't you have your own taste?

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gandharva wrote:
13 Feb 2019, 19:11
Manoah2u wrote:
13 Feb 2019, 19:08
beard looks much better on bottas.
Definitely!

Sadly Hamilton still looks like a clown, but it seems one can get away with that when beeing a stellar driver. ;)
How exactly does Lewis look like a clown?