At Mercedes they are convinced that they have found the keys to the lack of competitiveness of the W13 and are working hard to try to revive the fortunes of the World Constructors’ champion team. Brackley’s team was convinced they had a car with extreme aerodynamics that should have given them a one second advantage per lap.
The facts have shown that this was not the case and, on the contrary, Lewis Hamilton and George Russell found themselves third force with the silver arrow that pays a gap of six to seven tenths per lap from Red Bull and Ferrari.
For the Mercedes technicians the main difficulties derive from the exaggerated frequency of porpoising that brings the nefarious hopping almost to the corner, while on the Ferrari it runs out much earlier when the maximum speeds drop.
While waiting to find out what Mike Elliott’s engineers have prepared for the fifth seasonal event (we are talking about a weight reduction of 3 kg), we must be content with observing the front wing of the W13 which was designed for the Miami straight. almost 2 kilometers long.
Mercedes W13, detail of the front wing
Photo by: Giorgio Piola
The image of Giorgio Piola Taken in the paddock, it shows how the adjustable flap has been redesigned to reduce drag: in particular, the incidence in the portion that goes from the nose to the support brackets has been reduced, while the trailing edge has been reshaped with clearly visible material removals that make the profile very shaped.
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