Strange contraption on Ericsson's car at Malaysian GP

Strange contraption on Ericsson's car at Malaysian GP#443279

By everway9 - 29 Sep 17, 22:24

- 29 Sep 17, 22:24#443279

Hi everyone.

I'm new here so a big HELLO to you all.

Watching the F1 Malaysian GP practice sessions today and I'm sure you will all have noticed the strange contraption on the left side of Marcus Eriksson's Sauber. The commentators assumed that it was a camera but it's unlike any camera I've ever seen before on a F1 car. It looks similar in shape to a F3 car's air box.

Is it Sauber experimenting with a more aerodynamic camera or is it something else entirely?

Many thanks in advance.

Re: Strange contraption on Ericsson's car at Malaysian GP#443282

By Van Der Shaft - 30 Sep 17, 10:56

- 30 Sep 17, 10:56#443282

Hello and welcome, everway9

Was it this thingy?

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Re: Strange contraption on Ericsson's car at Malaysian GP#443283

By everway9 - 30 Sep 17, 11:06

- 30 Sep 17, 11:06#443283

Hi Van Der Shaft.

Yes... what is that thingy... above and too the left of the 25. The black torpedo shaped thingy.

Re: Strange contraption on Ericsson's car at Malaysian GP#443285

By overboost - 30 Sep 17, 13:33

- 30 Sep 17, 13:33#443285

Torpedos. Cool.

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Re: Strange contraption on Ericsson's car at Malaysian GP#443287

By Van Der Shaft - 30 Sep 17, 15:23

- 30 Sep 17, 15:23#443287

Yeah looks like a new aerodynamic camera, though I think they should add one to the other side too if thats the case, give the cars some cool, retro 50's flare

Re: Strange contraption on Ericsson's car at Malaysian GP#443289

By everway9 - 30 Sep 17, 16:15

- 30 Sep 17, 16:15#443289

I think they look pretty ugly. But hey, that seems to be the way F1 cars are going these days what with the shark fins and teletubby aerials. But torpedos would spice up the racing I guess.

Re: Strange contraption on Ericsson's car at Malaysian GP#443292

By sagi58 - 30 Sep 17, 18:06

- 30 Sep 17, 18:06#443292

Hi everyone.

I'm new here so a big HELLO to you all. ...)

and...

After the agony of defeat, success will be sweet!

Re: Strange contraption on Ericsson's car at Malaysian GP#443294

By everway9 - 30 Sep 17, 19:20

- 30 Sep 17, 19:20#443294

Cheers sagi58.

Can we not give likes to each others posts here.. or add reputation... or things like that?

Re: Strange contraption on Ericsson's car at Malaysian GP#443295

By everway9 - 30 Sep 17, 21:26

- 30 Sep 17, 21:26#443295

I just saw Ted Kravitz talking to Charles Leclerc. Kravitz said to Leclerc "was it on the side of your car, that weird sort of sensor that looked like it was an F3 car?" Leclerc said "yeah exactly, that's it.... I can't say anymore".

So maybe it is a sensor ......or some sort of ultrasonic weapon they're going to use to try and mess up the electronics on their competitors cars. Who knows. :hehe:

Re: Strange contraption on Ericsson's car at Malaysian GP#443297

By myownalias - 30 Sep 17, 21:55

- 30 Sep 17, 21:55#443297

Firstly, welcome everway9.

It could never be a camera as the camera mounts are a fixed FIA design, even back in the day, when not all cars had a camera, every car had to have the T-bar whether it had a camera installed or not to level the playing field. As far as I know, this has not changed, except everyone has a camera now.

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Re: Strange contraption on Ericsson's car at Malaysian GP#443298

By everway9 - 30 Sep 17, 22:07

- 30 Sep 17, 22:07#443298

Hi myownalias.

Thanks for the info.

We'll find out what it is soon I'm sure. My initial thoughts were that it wasn't a camera.

Re: Strange contraption on Ericsson's car at Malaysian GP#443300

By Van Der Shaft - 01 Oct 17, 05:54

- 01 Oct 17, 05:54#443300

I just saw Ted Kravitz talking to Charles Leclerc. Kravitz said to Leclerc "was it on the side of your car, that weird sort of sensor that looked like it was an F3 car?" Leclerc said "yeah exactly, that's it.... I can't say anymore".

So maybe it is a sensor ......or some sort of ultrasonic weapon they're going to use to try and mess up the electronics on their competitors cars. Who knows.

Next year, once Sauber have perfected their torpedo system, all other teams will learn their rightful place in F1 and Marcus Ericsson will finally reign supreme. :yes:

Re: Strange contraption on Ericsson's car at Malaysian GP#443302

By everway9 - 01 Oct 17, 10:57

- 01 Oct 17, 10:57#443302

Wishful thinking.

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