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But what's a strake? They're on about a floor strake. I thought it said stake at first.
But what's a strake? They're on about a floor strake. I thought it said stake at first.
But what's a strake? They're on about a floor strake. I thought it said stake at first.
The strake in that image is the black bit. Although you don't get to see it too well in that shot because its from above so you don't see its height etc. Put simply a strake is supposed to improve airflow for a better aero effect.
But what's a strake? They're on about a floor strake. I thought it said stake at first.
The strake in that image is the black bit. Although you don't get to see it too well in that shot because its from above so you don't see its height etc. Put simply a strake is supposed to improve airflow for a better aero effect.
Thanks Spanky. They're using that vis flow paint today, so maybe that's what they're working on.
But what's a strake? They're on about a floor strake. I thought it said stake at first.
The strake in that image is the black bit. Although you don't get to see it too well in that shot because its from above so you don't see its height etc. Put simply a strake is supposed to improve airflow for a better aero effect.
Thanks Spanky. They're using that vis flow paint today, so maybe that's what they're working on.
Either that or they've got some excess flow viz and want to look busy
For what it's worth, from the little I've seen of the Merc it looks very tidy on the track. I don't pay much attention to the times, but I think their car will be competitive this year and, I'd think they will be quietly thinking about notching up wins this year.
that's excellent news, hope you're right. Nico seems very pleased with it and can feel a big difference to last year.. Fingers crossed!
Despite some other top drivers suggesting it would be wrong to discount Hamilton as a title threat despite his move to the hitherto troubled Mercedes team, Hamilton is standing by his belief that he is unlikely to even win a race this season.
Asked by AUTOSPORT whether his scepticism meant he rated his victory chances as impossible or merely unlikely, Hamilton replied: "It doesn't mean it's impossible, but I think people are talking us up at the moment.
"[Sebastian] Vettel and maybe Fernando [Alonso] were saying I'm maybe going to be competing for the world championship, but I really don't see that happening at the moment.
"Of course that's our goal but you've got to remember the car was over a second off, sometimes two seconds off, last year and we've not caught a second up.
"And other teams will have put a second on over the winter. So we've not gained three seconds, that's a fact.
"Hopefully by the end of the year, that's our goal, but definitely not at the beginning."
Hamilton believes Mercedes' W04 currently holds a respectable position just behind the absolute frontrunners.
"It's a work in progress. We have stuff to add to it, stuff to work on, things that are better than what I have experienced, things that are not as good," he said.
"Downforce is not great but we have some updates. It's probably not fast enough to be the quickest but it's not slow, that's for sure."
He also remains adamant that Mercedes will thrive in the long term as recent changes take effect.
"I don't think there should be a reason not to succeed," Hamilton said.
"I think sometimes people lose their way and it takes a group of people to try and put the train back on its tracks. We've got lots of great people here who I think have been doing that and we're now rolling in the right direction."
The Brit, though, did acknowledge that Mercedes could be in a winning position should the rain come down. However, Hamilton says he would rather win on merit than in a lottery.
"When it rains, it definitely makes it more of a lottery. We're working towards being quick in the dry.
"We don't want to have these days gifted to us where some people fall off and we happen to overtake them through luck.
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