Mercedes W13

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101FlyingDutchman
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butt , plugged

Unfortunate choice of words and comma placing 😂

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AeroDynamic
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morefirejules08
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Anyone notice FW tweaks on the W13🤔

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RZS10
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Interesting that they do not mention the imho apparent changes to the area where the floor connects to the engine cover.
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Note how the black panel sits higher relative to the sips and is partially covered by the green stripe, the petronas logo has not moved (check it's positioning and size relative to the panels and their seams) yet the black/bare carbon portion at the bottom appears to be lower in height, the edge at the bottom arguably looks different as well.

This was already mentioned a few pages back tbf ... whether it's changes to the engine cover and where it connects to the floor, higher tunnels or a thicker floor is anyone's guess

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You can notice what RZS is talking about in this shot a little bit as well. Its been re-profiled and may be evidence that the Venturi tunnels are bigger in that area. It's at the very least suggestive of the underfloor being developed and changed.

To point this out directly again, the floor has a steeper slope that meets the body of the car towards the bulge point behind the zero pod. (Right above where the 'e-perfomance' logo used to be in the previous floor spec)
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GrizzleBoy
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Old Pre miami front wing end plate spec on those pics.

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pocketmoon
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Whats's the function of the three metalic connectors here ? Are we seeing the top of the 'skate' (which is hidden underneath) ?

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KeiKo403
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pocketmoon wrote:
20 May 2022, 13:48
Whats's the function of the three metalic connectors here ? Are we seeing the top of the 'skate' (which is hidden underneath) ?

https://i.ibb.co/c83Gg19/sk.png
To my untrained eye it looks like a late addition and bolted on last minute

Edit - my untrained eyes were wrong. Correct answer in the post below
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RZS10
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pocketmoon wrote:
20 May 2022, 13:48
Whats's the function of the three metalic connectors here ?
It's a completely separate piece that is being held by those connectors
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KeiKo403
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Anyone watching FP1 live able to give an update on porpoising levels?

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Sevach
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Are these FW edges different again?

morefirejules08
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Miami FW endplates are back on