Today's unveiled Mercedes AMG F1 W09 resembles a lot its sucessful predecessor, the championship winning W08. And this is no coincidence, as team boss Toto Wolff reveals. However, there are some interesting changes to come this year with the new car.
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Merc not mounting any fairings on the Halo for the moment probably really means they have something much different from the other teams in store. At least as much to justify not putting the "default" fairings on....
Merc not mounting any fairings on the Halo for the moment probably really means they have something much different from the other teams in store. At least as much to justify not putting the "default" fairings on....
when you look at the front suspension top-down, you see that the pushrod is mounted to the upright, and is inboard a certain distance from the axis of rotation of the wheel. so as the wheel pivots, the distance from the pushrod mount on the chassis to the pushrod mount point on the uprights lengthens. as the pushrod length is static, that means that pushrod is pulling on one side and pushing on the other. if you mount the pushrod forward of the axle, that should lower one side and raise the other. i believe this is why the A-arms aren't parallel, in order to induce a tilting of the upright, and thus wheel under load.
disclaimer: this is my idea of how it would work. i have to admit i didn't give it a proofread.
Thank you
Yes I get it now The pushrod attachment is slightly offset where it meets the upright one side attached via ball joint on the front off the upright.....and the other side to the rear of upright as the steering is moved ....the ride height lowers very clever
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