Mercedes W11

[zibby43]

New hi-res studio photos of the W11:

[Mansell89]

It has been incredible how Mercedes have had such a fundamentally sound car to work with these past few seasons.

I almost feel like mechanically they just have a major edge- everything about the car on a racing track just looks right. It seems to do what you want it to do. High speed or low speed.

A step forward in the engine and chassis really would set quite the benchmark for the chasing pack once again.

It once again looks wonderfully refined from the previous season and as always it will be fascinating watching on the testing footage for their stability.

[f1jcw]

Rear suspension change highlight

[F1Krof]

Rear suspension change highlight

[dtro]

It has been incredible how Mercedes have had such a fundamentally sound car to work with these past few seasons.

I almost feel like mechanically they just have a major edge- everything about the car on a racing track just looks right. It seems to do what you want it to do. High speed or low speed.

A step forward in the engine and chassis really would set quite the benchmark for the chasing pack once again.

It once again looks wonderfully refined from the previous season and as always it will be fascinating watching on the testing footage for their stability.

All I can think about is how having the money to develop a well designed baseline chassis makes all the difference.
The Lotus in the hands of Raikkonen and a few drivers before him was nigh-on a championship contender when everyone was getting paid, but they still didn't quite have RB/Ferrari/McLaren money at the time to truly wring out every oz of performance.
Merc bought Brawn's championship car and yes, suffered a few years of difficulty, primarily it seemed with keeping the tires performing optimally both over a single lap and over the course of a race stint. Now that Mercedes has been winning every year since 2014 they're able to carry over the performance year to year.

Seriously a marvel of engineering, every freaking year.

[HungarianRacer]

Curious-looking back end to the cape section under the bulkhead (open on new tab to view in full size):

[OO7]

New hi-res studio photos of the W11:

Nice find zibby! Thanks.

[zibby43]

New hi-res studio photos of the W11:

Nice find zibby! Thanks.

You are very welcome! Hopefully we’ll get some proper rear shots soon, as testing is only hours away now.

[OO7]

Does anyone know what the following part of the W10 (circled in red) does:

[Maplesoup]

Does anyone know what the following part of the W10 (circled in red) does:

https://i.imgur.com/js64Huc.png

Stops the diffuser from flexing too much I believe

[OO7]

Does anyone know what the following part of the W10 (circled in red) does:

https://i.imgur.com/js64Huc.png

Stops the diffuser from flexing too much I believe

I don't mean the diagonal stay, but the squared silver box like structure, underneath the gearbox casing.

[Zynerji]

Rear suspension hydraulics I'd guess.

[OO7]

Here's a picture of the Racing Point RP19 gearbox casing (I think they use the Mercedes system) and there appears to be a metallic connector which that box bolts onto. I'm now wondering if the box in question is ballast?

[Morteza]

[Sierra117]

Is it just me or does the car look incredibly stable versus W10/W09?