Mercedes AMG F1 W03 (pre-launch speculation)

[dren]

I have to go look it up but it's something along the lines of having to stay in 1st gear for a certain length/speed. The teams were able to alter ignition timing between shifts for a sort of traction control. It eliminates shifting early.

[raymondu999]

Until 100kph

[yener]

Its the old car they have testing. The complete aero packet is the 2011 W02's.

Even the exhaust are still blowing the diffuser. Maybe they have someting under the Aero Packet we can't see, but i dont think so.

In my opinion you should be stupid or hiding something if you dont use periscope exhaust in the first test.
And offcourse, they will test the new car later. But didn't the teams get a young driver test? And didn't they had periscope exhaust on the WO2?
They did! Why shouldnt they now?

One Simple Reason...

[raymondu999]

So the comparison data would be more comparable, relative to their old data?

[Schulteiss]

Its the old car they have testing. The complete aero packet is the 2011 W02's.

Even the exhaust are still blowing the diffuser. Maybe they have someting under the Aero Packet we can't see, but i dont think so.

In my opinion you should be stupid or hiding something if you dont use periscope exhaust in the first test.
And offcourse, they will test the new car later. But didn't the teams get a young driver test? And didn't they had periscope exhaust on the WO2?
They did! Why shouldnt they now?

One Simple Reason...

and that would be the 2012 tyres.

[elf341]

They are probably testing the new starts using only first gear. The team was really good at starts last year. The new regulations may hurt them a bit in this area.

What is the specific new rule, which would hurt their starts this year?

If I recall correctly, under the new rules they must stay in first gear until they reach 100kph.
There were some rumours going around that some teams were able to implement automated traction-control-style launch systems under the guise of an anti-stall system, and the first gear rule should eliminate this loophole.

[Gridlock]

Someones, Scarbs I think, mentioned in passing that this (the 100KPH combined with the updates to the shifting rules) is actually Technical Directives from last year put into the main regs, rather than a new rule.

Secret TDs that we don't know about = ah, must be Bernie's Flying Circus

[retpog55]

Loving the pics guys...keep em coming tommorow.

[adrianjordan]

Sorry this is as OT as they come, but Gridlock...is your avatar a screengrab from Sherlock?

[retpog55]

Schumy currently tops the times on day two - 1m18.561s, 6 tenths quicker than anybody else.

Autosport state that no obvious new parts etc on the W02.

[pocketmoon]

Schumy currently tops the times on day two - 1m18.561s, 6 tenths quicker than anybody else.

Autosport state that no obvious new parts etc on the W02.

But still enjoying the benefits of an EBD ?

[Gridlock]

Sorry this is as OT as they come, but Gridlock...is your avatar a screengrab from Sherlock?

No it's a screengrab of reality from my drive last week

[Raptor22]

Schumy currently tops the times on day two - 1m18.561s, 6 tenths quicker than anybody else.

Autosport state that no obvious new parts etc on the W02.

But still enjoying the benefits of an EBD ?

it wasn't the most effective EB around.
Better comparision would be his times this year compared to last year's Jerez test session.
Howmuch time did they find over the season vs others and how much has the others lost

[xpensive]

Schumy currently tops the times on day two - 1m18.561s, 6 tenths quicker than anybody else.

Autosport state that no obvious new parts etc on the W02.

It's all in the mercury, which is not obvious from the outside, I just hope and pray it won't be banned?

[munudeges]

It's all in the mercury, which is not obvious from the outside, I just hope and pray it won't be banned?

It all seems to be in the front wing now. Apparently Merc have a new front wing and the sole purpose for not bringing the new car to the test and squandering valuable mileage is so that other teams don't get to see it.