Mercedes W17

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Mercedes W17

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Car thread.

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The usual reminder of the rules for car threads:

Car threads (the crown jewels of this site) are moderated more strictly than other threads and are meant to focus on the hardware and interpretation of how it works. Deletions will be frequent for excursions off topic. Why that rear wing will reduce drag is on topic, how that rear wing will give you a podium is not on topic.
We want them to be ultra focused and not unusably long.

- The thread will open when there is actual decent pictures of actual hardware, or at least a convincing render. Until then, plese, stick to the speculation threads or the team threads.

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Motörhead
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No FWD break duct cooling?

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It's not the FIA render, but somehow I am not convinced this is the real car either. Very basic front wing. Sidepod inlets remind me of the W15. A render thrown together with random assets for the livery reveal?
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Agreed. Pretty underwhelming undercut on the side pods also…..

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Taking on board that this may not be the real car.

Is there a slight scallop to the upper side of the side pods, or is that an optical illusion, perhaps due to the livery design?
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is the arm (or stay) connected to the new badge-boards strictly ruled in terms of its dimension and position, as far as you know?

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Vanja H:
Mercedes W17 - First Analysis ⬛️

Simple front wing shown, but very detailed floor fence and sidepods that form a massive wing area

Beautiful sculpting by Mercedes F1 engineers
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Sidepods remind me of those Ferrari 'bath tub' ones from earlier in the last rule set?

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That's a pretty extraordinary place to put the tyre temperature sensor

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Looks like Ferrari 2022 sidepod
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