FishFright
More wheels than sense
Read about that earlier , if it's true there will be chaos with protests.
On the other hand if the FIA ban it Toto's reaction will be hilarious.
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Read about that earlier , if it's true there will be chaos with protests.
On the other hand if the FIA ban it Toto's reaction will be hilarious.
Profpointy
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It does look huge fun doesn't it?
Jody
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Cats out the bag and it looks like Merc have taken quite a unique approach. RB claiming it isn't within the spirit of the rules
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Has the master of the rule book Adrian Newey missed something? Horner! well he's just turning into a Panto characterRB claiming it isn't within the spirit of the rules
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Any team thinking of making big changes usually run it past the FIA to get a steer on whether it’s likely to be acceptable.
So you would hope they have thought of that already.
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Maybe Ross whispered in Toto's ear as a pay-off for the last race
Jody
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He will apparently be casting his beady eye over it during this week.
A video I was watching last night was on about Merc using something called CCS, which is a chemical cooling solution so they can reduce the radiator size.
It's certainly a radical solution.
matticus
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I have every confidence the chemical mix is completely harmless to the environment.
Jody
Stubborn git
Not sure 3 litres of coolant in 2 cars is going to be of a major environmental concern.
matticus
Guru
If it works, that will be all 20 cars on the grid pretty soon - and how often will that 3 litres get replaced?
Not a great example of sustainable trickle-down tech. But as I said, if it's harmless, great!
FishFright
More wheels than sense
They have done but that's never the end of it with the FIA. In this era of the cost cap and development restrictions I can't see the FIA banning this design , or any others, unless its a blatant rule break. Any ban would destroy this season for the team(s) affected and probably for a fair few seasons.
I do think it's brilliant how many different ways the teams have designed very different cars to meet the new rules. As times go on their designs will converge to a similar solution so best enjoy it while we can.
ETA That Merc is pretty cool !
Jody
Stubborn git
In the scheme of harmful pollutants and shipping 20 cars and personnel round the world for a year, it's not really that big of a concern.
matticus
Guru
I think you'll find "the scheme" is a lot bigger than that. I assume you live on the same planet as me, Toto et al? Are their pollutants ring-fenced somehow?
Explain how my concern should be dismissed?
[Yes, you've set me off, well done if you were just trolling ... ]
FishFright
More wheels than sense
Cats out the bag and it looks like Merc have taken quite a unique approach. RB claiming it isn't within the spirit of the rules
From Motosport.com
09:58 Horner on his comments about the Mercedes sidepod design, despite Red Bull stating "no official comment" has been made by the team: "I was slightly surprised to be reading comments that I was supposed to have been making. To be honest with you I haven't paid a great deal of attention to it, but it is obviously a fairly different concept, but that is for the aero guys and the designers to get into."
Jody
Stubborn git
Off the record comment has been put out there and now they're are scrambling for denials because it wasn't "official"
"To be honest" lol "I Haven't paid a great deal of attention to it"? Yeh, alright pinocchio.
During the first hour of pre-season testing in Bahrain, there appeared to be comment from Horner to a usually very credible media outlet in Auto Motor und Sport.
“The new Mercedes violates the spirit of the regulations,” Horner was reported to have said.
“For us, there are some parts that are not legal.
https://www.planetf1.com/news/christian-horner-mercedes-w13-not-legal/
