In advance it was known that Mercedes would bring another test week, some of the update components, but the change of scale was eventually surprising. Many people said Mercedes ajattaneen on Tuesday a completely new car compared to a week ago.Mercedes W10-car was a Tuesday, very different than last week. One of the most visible changes joined the canards of the end plates, which turn the now rear edge outwards. AOP
the most Visible changes was to make the bow I crafted, canards of the end plates, the floor and the side boxes and in front of them which are without guides. Canards of the end plates were on Tuesday similar to, inter alia, Ferrari and Alfa Romeo – such that they turn their rear edge facing outward. The side case had been clearly stated previously, the angular taken.
lap was a Tuesday morning, only set the eighth fastest, but on the other hand, the british made the best noteerauksensa other the hardest, the second hardest (C2) ring mixture. What changes into account, however, the most important thing, Hamilton toured Catalonia engine range during the morning as high as 83 times and produce this Mercedes-engineers plenty of data to updates related.
continue to work during the evening only seven rounds, as the Finnish car stopped along the track after the evening of the day section for starters. After Mercedes decided to change Bottas in the car with the new power unit.
– we had a oil pressure problem that stopped the car on the track. A preliminary audit after we decided to change the power unit, so that we can continue the day’s program and to analyze the problem, Mercedes announced on Twitter.
Panic?
the first test a week after there was talk that Mercedes would be up in a kind of panic car design solution in terms of, for Ferrari, which was considered the test opening after not only faster, also driving in the best car, was interpreted and exploited in this period made rule changes very differently.
– If the Ferrari is right on this point, Mercedes and Red Bull have a big problem. Mercedes still Red Bull higher, Racing Point technical director Andrew Green told Auto Motor und Sport.
Speeches are confirmed when both the Hamilton that Bottas have appeared in the interviews uncertain. At the same time, Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc are hailed by ferrari’s new SF90-a car that the cooling system was, however, on Tuesday some sort of problem.
– the Factory has been a difficult winter. I could see it myself, but I’ve also heard of it. This has been perhaps the most difficult winter, in particular, therefore, that the series will again rule changes, Hamilton said Tuesday RaceFans-site.
But if someone is able to translate the course, I believe that our people are capable of. Competition we currently ourselves and our own history. We’re trying to raise the bar. All the engineers at the factory do so. It is truly impressive to see the atmosphere in the garage all the success that we’ve achieved. Hunger enough to continue. All the press are full steam ahead.
Rabbit in the hat
Are the Mercedes of the changes made by it in response to the first test in a week or only strategy testing before the season opens? Although Brackleyn-factory work one of F1’s greatest person, during the weekend of changes to the scale is indicative of the fact that their background must be some kind of longer term planning.
the Driver after another is a test of the early interviews reiterated how Australia to see the cars are very different than the winter tests during the first day of wheels – not to mention, what kind of development work in the garage you do during the season.
As Hamilton said, a Mercedes, if someone can conjure a rabbit out of a hat, when such a need is. Years ago the british knocked out the tests love their Ferraris in the Australian grand prix time trials nearly 0.7 seconds.
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