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By vlad
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New Mercedes W03 will see the light of day next week in Barcelona. So, we'll see what will that chassis look like.
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By vlad
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"Seems that Adrian Newey has found a pattern for the exhausts that allows them to direct the flow towards the arms of the rear suspension, in order to use them as a 'trampoline' to bring the hot air towards the rear wing. This will explain the many heat detectors placed in that area and it also seems that the suspensions of the Red Bull have been previously subjected to heat treatment and thermo-reflective coated material."
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By bud
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I think most teams are trying to deflect the exhaust gas to that part of the car. Not a Newey brain wave no one thought of!
By What's Burning?
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I think most teams are trying to deflect the exhaust gas to that part of the car. Not a Newey brain wave no one thought of!


Some believe that even when Newey takes a dump, that it's aerodynamically influenced.
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By bud
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I think most teams are trying to deflect the exhaust gas to that part of the car. Not a Newey brain wave no one thought of!


Some believe that even when Newey takes a dump, that it's aerodynamically influenced.


Might have been where he got the idea for a blown diffuser, on the toilet...
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By acosmichippo
#290654
I think most teams are trying to deflect the exhaust gas to that part of the car. Not a Newey brain wave no one thought of!


Some believe that even when Newey takes a dump, that it's aerodynamically influenced.


Might have been where he got the idea for a blown diffuser, on the toilet...


Probably after slipping and hitting his head, like Doc Brown and the flux capacitor.
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By f1ea
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Some believe that even when Newey takes a dump, that it's aerodynamically influenced.


chuplunk vs shoosh...
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By spankyham
#290812
Is this article some well crafted McLaren sandbagging? IMO the last person you'd tell that to would be another driver.

Off the record Hamilton is disappointed with the McLaren MP4-27

Feb.16 (GMM) Behind the scenes, 2007 world champion Lewis Hamilton is quietly concerned about McLaren’s early performance with their 2012 Formula car, according to media reports.
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) McLaren MP4/27 in the pits. Formula One Testing, Day 3, Jerez, Spain, Thursday 9 February 2012.

Auto Motor und Sport reports that the first whiff of the Briton’s worry emerged last week, when the MP4-27 was tested over four days at Jerez.

Marca sports daily claims Hamilton confided to his former McLaren teammate Heikki Kovalainen at Jerez that he is “disappointed” with his new car.

“When I saw that all the other cars are high at the front, it did make me wonder if we had done the right thing,” the 2008 world champion, referring to the ‘step’ nose trend that McLaren has sidestepped, is quoted as saying.

Hamilton was quicker than his teammate Jenson Button at Jerez, with his 1.19 laptime set on Thursday close to Sebastian Vettel’s Red Bull pace on the same day.

The previous day, however, Vettel’s teammate Mark Webber had been the quickest of the 2012 car runners in the RB8.
10.02.2012 Jerez, Spain - Lewis Hamilton - Formula1 World Championship Pre-Season Testing - Jerez de la Frontera +++ © Copyright: Stange / RACE-PRESS.com

And when referring to his 1.19, Hamilton admitted that the lap was set while McLaren was being “aggressive”, implying that he was light on fuel.

If so, the MP4-27 is at least a full second off Lotus’ Jerez pace.

There are more clues: asked about the change in blown diffuser rules, Briton Hamilton said the MP4-27 is “difficult to control in the fast corners”.

That contrasts with Vettel’s comment that, “In the fast corners I don’t feel very much difference to before (in 2011)”.

On the record, he said: “I feel quite positive about where the car is at the moment and I’m confident that the guys can push it forward.

“You’ve got to remember that everyone is just focusing on their own programmes. It’s not a contest for who’s the fastest at the moment,” Hamilton insisted.

“Over the coming weeks we’ll get a better indication of where everyone is.”
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By bud
#290828
Marca sport? Enough said!

Doesn't sound very authentic I mean everyone had a high nose last season too, nothing's changed there I'm sure Lewis hasn't just noticed. :rofl:
By LRW
#290831
Is this article some well crafted McLaren sandbagging? IMO the last person you'd tell that to would be another driver.

Off the record Hamilton is disappointed with the McLaren MP4-27

Feb.16 (GMM) Behind the scenes, 2007 world champion Lewis Hamilton is quietly concerned about McLaren’s early performance with their 2012 Formula car, according to media reports.
Lewis Hamilton (GBR) McLaren MP4/27 in the pits. Formula One Testing, Day 3, Jerez, Spain, Thursday 9 February 2012.

Auto Motor und Sport reports that the first whiff of the Briton’s worry emerged last week, when the MP4-27 was tested over four days at Jerez.

Marca sports daily claims Hamilton confided to his former McLaren teammate Heikki Kovalainen at Jerez that he is “disappointed” with his new car.

“When I saw that all the other cars are high at the front, it did make me wonder if we had done the right thing,” the 2008 world champion, referring to the ‘step’ nose trend that McLaren has sidestepped, is quoted as saying.

Hamilton was quicker than his teammate Jenson Button at Jerez, with his 1.19 laptime set on Thursday close to Sebastian Vettel’s Red Bull pace on the same day.

The previous day, however, Vettel’s teammate Mark Webber had been the quickest of the 2012 car runners in the RB8.
10.02.2012 Jerez, Spain - Lewis Hamilton - Formula1 World Championship Pre-Season Testing - Jerez de la Frontera +++ © Copyright: Stange / RACE-PRESS.com

And when referring to his 1.19, Hamilton admitted that the lap was set while McLaren was being “aggressive”, implying that he was light on fuel.

If so, the MP4-27 is at least a full second off Lotus’ Jerez pace.

There are more clues: asked about the change in blown diffuser rules, Briton Hamilton said the MP4-27 is “difficult to control in the fast corners”.

That contrasts with Vettel’s comment that, “In the fast corners I don’t feel very much difference to before (in 2011)”.

On the record, he said: “I feel quite positive about where the car is at the moment and I’m confident that the guys can push it forward.

“You’ve got to remember that everyone is just focusing on their own programmes. It’s not a contest for who’s the fastest at the moment,” Hamilton insisted.

“Over the coming weeks we’ll get a better indication of where everyone is.”


So their sources are - a German Newspaper (they have no reason to put Hamilton down) and a spanish sports news outlet (the Spanish have always been un-biased when it comes to Hamilton).

:rolleyes:
By Big Azza
#290833
Some believe that even when Newey takes a dump, that it's aerodynamically influenced.


chuplunk vs shoosh...


Lol. This just reminded me of this http://www.cs.utah.edu/~luke/Humor/poo.html

GHOST POO : You know you've pooed. There is poo on the toilet paper but none in the toilet.

TEFLON COATED POO : Comes out so slick, clean and easy that you don't even feel it. No trace of poo on the toilet paper, you have to look in the toilet to be sure you did it.

GOOEY POO : This has the consistency of hot tar. You wipe 12 time and you still don't come clean. You end up putting toilet paper in your underpants so you don't stain them. This poo leaves permanent skid marks in the toilet.

SECOND THOUGHT POO : You're all done wiping and about to stand up when you realise it, you've got some more.

POP A VEIN VEIN IN YOUR FOREHEAD POO : This is the kind of poo that killed Elvis. It doesn't want to come out until you're all sweaty, trembling, and purple from straining so hard.

WEIGHT WATCHERS POO : You poo so much that you lose several kilograms.

RIGHT NOW POO : You better be within 30 seconds of a toilet. You burn rubber getting there. Usually, it has its head out before you get your pants down.

KING KONG POO : This one is so big that you know it won't go down the toilet unless you break it into smaller chunks. A wire coat hanger works well. This kind of poo usually happens at someone elses house.

CORK POO : ( Also known as a floater.) Even after the third flush, it's still floating in the bowel. My God! How do I get rid of it??

WET CHEEKS POO : This poo hits the water sideways and makes a big splash that gets you all wet.

WISH POO : You sit there all cramped up for a few minutes, but no poo.

CEMENT BLOCK POO : You wish that you'd gotten a spinal block before you pooed.

SNAKE POO : This poo is fairly soft, about as thick as your thumb, and at least three feet long.

MEXICAN FOOD POO : ( Also called the screamer.) You know it's okay to eat again when your bum stops burning.

BEER DRUNK AND MEAT PIE POO : This happens the day after the night before. Normally your poos don't smell too bad, but this one is BAD!! Usually this happens at someone else's house, and there is someone standing outside the door waiting to use the bathroom.
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By bud
#290834
Didn't Lewis do his fastest times that day on the hard compounds? I know Alonso was on softs for his fastest time of the day, so if as the story suggests they were being aggressive they would have done the times on softs like Alonso and Vergne.
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By scotty
#290836
That McLaren story reads a bit like classic journo hype. I heard somewhere that Button said the car was good in quick corners!
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