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Old 02-22-2018, 08:05 PM
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so did merc shorten their wheelbase and run more rake like everyone else or too early to say?
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so did merc shorten their wheelbase and run more rake like everyone else or too early to say?
too early i think, but doesn't look like their aero concepts have deviated much from the 2017 car. No obvious Ferrari cues anyways.
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Wow the halo makes it feel like a closed cockpit. Also might be harder to spot debris on the track...

In other, underwhelming and underdeveloped news...




Looks to me like many, many details have been omitted
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I wish teams wouldn't run blank spaces on the car. I understand it's to send the message "hey we're looking for sponsors" but if they had "McLaren" or the drivers names or something on the cars they would look so much better.
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so did merc shorten their wheelbase and run more rake like everyone else or too early to say?
Toto said wheel base was unchanged.

Ferrari is longer than last year.
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Merc has a very low T wing. Interesting...



Is it still a T wing? lol
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So Merc's wheelbase last year was 2 ft shorter than the length of my Integra (and this year wheelbase is claimed to be the same) lol

Merc wheel base is 4 ft longer than the Integra's wheelbase lol
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i dont see a T wing just suspension and floor

edit oh the green thing? no idea
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I wish teams wouldn't run blank spaces on the car. I understand it's to send the message "hey we're looking for sponsors" but if they had "McLaren" or the drivers names or something on the cars they would look so much better.
who could forget that company called "THIS IS A COOL SPOT"
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meet the new haas



same as the old haas
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Hass is a lighter shade of gray doe
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Do you think the kids will be alright?

Seems weird they've never had any Ferrari branding on the car. Even just a small yellow shield on the engine cover...
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oh cool looks like i'll get some new colors at 80% off come november

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Seems weird they've never had any Ferrari branding on the car. Even just a small yellow shield on the engine cover...
the cries are loud enough inside f1 circles about B-teams, no need to get genpop in on it also
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I'm saving my pennies for RB Honda swag fall of 2019
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Imagine Max Versenna driving a RB Honda to the Championship
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Thus far I think GA has claimed that RB and Ferrari cars are terrible. Haven't heard what he said about the Merc yet, but I'd bet he's drinking the koolaid. I'm sure he will declare the McLaren is the best car ever to roll out of Woking.
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From what I can see, McLaren has done a first-class job. There are lots of bits in all the right places, but only the team knows if it has got the best from them or if more development is required. I think with the Renault power unit package, McLaren is back on the right path.
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P much what I figured. Shocked planted and balanced hasn't been used by him yet...

Meanwhile Scarbs on his DriveTribe says there is a lot more to come and right now the McLaren is incomplete
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As they say, the devil's in the detail and as Mercedes admits it was a little confused with the 2017 car. So, from what I see, I think Mercedes has optimised what it had last year and will head into '18 will a better understanding of how to run the car.

But the changes to the front suspension will be interesting.
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