Pre-Season 2024 Launches & Testing

[F1Brits_90]

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[F1Brits_90]

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[F1Brits_90]

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[F1Brits_90]

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[F1Brits_90]

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[FB]

How exciting, a slightly different shade of green one.

 

[F1Brits_90]

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[cider_and_toast]

Apparently, (according to Scarbs on Twitter) Mercedes have done something interesting with the design of their new front wing.

Mind you, he also said a few days previously in response to a question about another car's front wing that you couldn't trust the appearance of wings on a launch car

 

[The Pits]

Scarbs has made a living out of drawing great detailed pictures and explaining the pictures, rather than understanding what these things will do and how they will perform.

 

[F1Brits_90]

Apparently, (according to Scarbs on Twitter) Mercedes have done something interesting with the design of their new front wing.

Mind you, he also said a few days previously in response to a question about another car's front wing that you couldn't trust the appearance of wings on a launch car

i have heard that, mercedes have found a loophole in the front wing & have been quoted as saying they've change everything compared to 2022 & 2023. which isnt a surprise to anyone considering how Brutal Toto was when he wrote the season before theyve even raced a wheel in anger in bahrain qualifying

 

[F1Brits_90]

here we are the car, that might lead F1 into its biggest crisis since 2004. as if nobody can catch these, as sport we could be trouble as we cant afford a driver to win every race again

https://twitter.com/x/status/1758218086111494321

 

[F1Brits_90]

it would be 1 almighty kick in the teeth if this worked

i did find that this was weird 1 because i dont know why they would go to Mercedes concept. because the zeropods were 1 of big reasons for the porpoising if i remember correctly & it was roundly derided so much so toto wolff gave up on before the 1st race of the season

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/red-bull-set-to-unleash-more-extreme-mercedes-style-f1-sidepod/10576566/ng

 

[Dartman]

Perhaps Mr Newey knows a way round the problem.

 

[cider_and_toast]

Perhaps Mr Newey knows a way round the problem.

He probably found a copy of Patrick Head's 1979 classic book "Everything wrong with the Lotus Types 79 and 80 and how I fixed it on the Williams FW07"

 

[F1Brits_90]

how on earth are we at testing already. its madness. it feels like it was Christmas, January & F1 is back. feels like should be 4-6 weeks away. it doesnt feel that long ago it ended around Halloween & we did get F1 until mid march.

 

[FB]

Mercedes are now "partnering" with What's App and this is the pit comms button on their steering wheel.

 

[cider_and_toast]

That's going to add 2 Tenths right there

 

[F1Brits_90]

why does this have an ominous feel about it

https://twitter.com/x/status/1760259596432601321

 

[P1]

why does this have an ominous feel about it

https://twitter.com/x/status/1760259596432601321

Yes doesn’t look promising. Also Mercedes pace doesn’t look promising either.

 

[P1]

Unless everyone is sandbagging, then F1 is in trouble.