A selection of the best technical images from Interlagos courtesy of
Sutton Images, this gallery will be updated throughout the weekend. You can also keep up to date with the technical story as it evolves on my
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Thursday
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| Red Bull RB11 front wing detail |
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| Williams FW37 front wings |
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| McLaren MP4-30 front wing selection (lower of the two is the newest specification) |
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| Lotus E23 front wing detail |
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| Toro Rosso STR10 chassis detail |
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| Lotus E23 chassis detail |
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| Ferrari SF15-T looking across at the back of the front wing, shows the shape of the under flap strakes |
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| Pirelli readying the tyres for the Brazilian GP weekend |
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| Sauber C34 chassis detail |
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| Sauber C34 front wing detail |
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| Marussia MR03B front wing detail, note the upper of the two is the latest specification |
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| Force India VJM08 front wing, note how the trailing edge of the flaps and the leading edge of the strakes are coated differently so as to aid the airflow |
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| Ferrari SF15-T front brake duct |
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| Mercedes W06 chassis detail |
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| Mercedes W06 chassis detail, note tray placed on top to conceal any setup work being done |
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| Red Bull RB11 rear wing detail |
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| Williams FW37 chassis detail |
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| Sauber C34 internal pipework which collates airflow from the 'ears' either side of the airbox |
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| Force India VJM08 front wing close up (especially of the Z vane that is back on the car this weekend) |
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| Sauber C34 front brake duct |
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| Toro Rosso STR10 chassis detail |
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| Force India VJM08 Y100 winglets (Monkey Seat) unmounted |
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| Red Bull RB11 front wing detail |
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| Red Bull RB11 brake duct detail |
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| Red Bull RB11 nose detail |
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| Red Bull RB11 nose detail |
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| Force India VJM08 rear wing and Y100 winglet |
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| McLaren MP4-30 sidepod detail |
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| Mercedes W06 chassis 'S' duct |
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| Mercedes W06 rear end detail |
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| Ferrari SF15-T floor and sidepod detail |
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| Ferrari SF15-T front wing from behind detail |
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| Ferrari SF15-T front wing from behind detail |
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| Red Bull RB11 rear wing detail |
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| Red Bull RB11 front wing detail |
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| Red Bull RB11 front wing detail |
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| Red Bull RB11 chassis and turning vane detail |
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| Mercedes W06 floor detail |
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| Ferrari SF15-T bargeboard and sidepod detail |
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| Red Bull RB11 turning vanes, note the gull wing conenction with the ride height sensor |
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| Mercedes W06 floor detail |
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| Mercedes W06 front wing detail |
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| Mercedes W06 chassis 'S' duct |
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| Mercedes W06 front wing from behind |
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| Red Bull RB11 diffuser detail |
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| Ferrari SF15-T chassis detail |
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| Williams FW37 turning vanes |
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| Red Bull RB11 exposed detail of the centre mounting pylon |
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| Mercedes W06 chassis detail |
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| Williams FW37 diffuser, gurney and Y100 extensions detail |
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| Mercedes W06 chassis 'S' duct detail, taped off |
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| Ferrari SF15-T rear wing louvres |
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| Ferrari SF15-T rear end detail, note the crash structure winglets |
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| Ferrari SF15-T tyre squirt slots |
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| Ferrari SF15-T rear wing centre mounting pylon |
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| Ferrari SF15-T rear wing and diffuser detail |
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| Ferrari SF15 - Turning vanes and 'Bat wing' |
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| Ferrari SF15-T rear wing detail |
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| Ferrari SF15-T front wheel / blown axle, note the shape of the inner axle outlet |
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| Mercedes W06 rear wing and Y100 winglet |
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| Mercedes W06 nose detail |
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| Mercedes W06 - Engineer applying tape to close off the chassis 'S' duct |
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| Mercedes W06 - tape being applied to close off the chassis 'S' duct |
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| Mercedes W06 - rear brake duct |
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| Mercedes W06 chassis / 'S' duct detail |
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| Williams FW37 rear wing detail |
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| Williams FW37 Y100 winglet detail |
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| Mercedes W06 - Mockup of the vanity panel above the chassis to show where airflow might be coming from to exit through the 'S' duct. |
Friday
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| Red Bull RB11 floor detail |
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| A selection of images showing the W06 painted with flo-viz, it's worth noting the most interesting section is where the engineer is taking photographs around the pitot tube stack and leading edge of the 'S' duct wedge. That's because this will be scene of the post separation caused by the 'S' ducts addtion. You'll note the engineer taking photo's is also using an ultra-violet light... |
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| Mercedes W06 steering wheel detail |
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| Mercedes W06 front brake detail |
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| Ferrari SF15-T rear end detail, note the team are using their maximum cooling package |
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| Mercedes W06 steering wheel detail |
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| Mercedes W06 with pitot tube mounted on the mainplane centreline |
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| Ferrari SF15-T with kiel probe array mounted to the rear of the car, assessing flow structures around the wheel/tyre, rear wing, diffuser and brake ducts |
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| McLaren MP4-30 rear end detail, note the change in layout at the diffusers edge, with the outer strake turned further outward and the inner one moved further inboard |
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| Mercedes W06 under nose detail, the hollow cavity at the noses base is where the lip/chin/tongue of the bulkhead is inserted |
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| Toro Rosso STR10 with new rear wing, note the shape of the top flaps trailing edge, which now curves down at its outer edges. |
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| Red Bull RB11 with kiel probe arrays mounted behind the front wheels (red arrows) whilst another pair of vertical kiel probe stacks are mounted either side of the chassis (circled in blue) |
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