Marko Hanželic
For a short time, we had a feeling we could Sebastian Vettel in Lance stroll got an extra boost due to the new hidden weapon in the shape of the bottom of the car, but already the first run Valtteria Bottas z Mercedes W12 she revealed that Mercedes is clearly one step ahead of everyone this year as well.
Gearbox problems the first day of testing changed the team’s plans a bit from Brackley, but again, they seem to be at the bottom of the race car at Mercedes again one step ahead of the competition, which they also claim strokovnjaki, who are still largely amazed at how effectively they got it all started again at Mercedes.
Compared to the bottom of the car Aston Martin AMR21 ima Mercedes W12 additional five waves with the extra surface lost by the teams due to the new rules regarding the design of the rear part of the bottom of the car with a more pronounced diagonal cutout. At the same time, these waves direct the air up and along the side of the car to diffuser at the rear, which has also been given a new shape, as its central part is designed to direct the air towardsredini rear car in principle "Bottle neck".
Let us return once more to the bottom of the race car, which is now from Mercedes at multiple segments and no longer from a single piece, making it easier control air flow on individual parts, a novelty that only Mercedes has, there is also an aerodynamic element just in front of the rear wheel, which directs the air flow partly towards the ground and partly also in the direction intended for cooling the brakes.
