This is a little late as I was short on time yesterday but here's a roundup of the best technical images from day 2 of testing from Barcelona, courtesy of
Sutton Images.
Some of the images are captioned, others are not, it depends on if they need explanation...
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Toro Rosso STR11 rear wing endplate detail |
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Manor MRT05 rear wing endplate detail |
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Force India VJM09 rear end detail |
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Manor MRT05 cockpit detail |
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McLaren MP4-31 with kiel probe arrays mounted behind both front wheels |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv7yYbKU8DvCUBdfwki2mdlfejyEkujUub5oTaAb9QT9qMnjFmQwW4Y-XjaxgOoOY6nM2BG8obvashthA-MyhNbfpn5_si5ZOC8BOC82_1FcgGfT2uNZycAuvly5Giqnd9Yy_suHHdXkE/s640/dcd1623fe14.jpg) |
McLaren MP4-31 with kiel probe arrays mounted behind both front wheels |
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Mercedes W07 rear end detail |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA-lysF_mnWSHsA8HHgDAYrCAa0wedBY_Uinxu_oHsDdZrst6Sk4cC87SDgknHc0DGWlVzl1TvMh95wrSLcYeUigXY3Nx0j2seo2Q-Tw1K_-ILH8HNd50fmLDLvQOU1I76siHBUj-zKgE/s640/dcd1623fe103.jpg) |
Force India VJM09 rear wing detail, with flo-viz applied |
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Force India VJM09 rear wing detail, with flo-viz applied |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXf-mMclDY21KA6JIvUx34O493Ned-02jM7o2Ckk0D-s6KGHBCc8DMSuaOUV5Wr5n8i7ZlIWv3U7IkMxwa4PQfxyeyquAqpiyGSD-WX2tDUFljxUl-nz-ZQEHyUy9Eom4931BhLdJBv7o/s640/dcd1623fe114.jpg) |
Mercedes innovative serrated bargeboards and floor |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcR9Sh6egPyfqYEn6iwHUy2bIJc7WbrMLLBye5MMPc_Ytv516U5OoXNJ4z-dWaSfNWBOesyLTWBl18B6CPbPwxW7WZfeCZzBHTK0DJ09mxgf9WGNPIM6Yo0hBS23GJG-ufRTA9bfCSBnY/s640/dcd1623fe177.jpg) |
Red Bull RB12 splitter winglet. Positioned similar to the BrawnGP solution used in 2009 |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOM6Y1jRbyC9ZPBU0DrY9N9Qv-XYQ8Eiab4P0rc7ggXJfs7l8WjuHaw0lPk9ease92WvnSDNX8kXEhIoSgRuQJwFYcjJR3rmMRC8hLqh-z5JRqIutBKFitwz66Ea1BAYwFwnJilQYTAU/s640/dcd1623fe257.jpg) |
Mercedes W07 Turning Vanes and 'bat-wing' detail |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpt3YnOU80t2mRGQrxJU0D-X69IRN6rHwUFmPSXlkaJFkv-iFYKiNmi2kz6wcz41ux9QwdPrps60h68YU_S5I4FDIoA8NxUtDy9f0vf64Gs4w0qCL7IFbYoLHVWx9kzFemKTjaNErhaXA/s640/dcd1623fe258.jpg) |
Mercedes W07 rear end detail |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZPy2XfKg5ctn5iZcYx39k_nOY_p67JLWuy-3mH_-c21W6ggHlm2LKIuesqWUVo1ut5iX6fA9EciR3h2FZrPcmrOQ83RKJD1mA_w1GaZOM4NYf-5-oxuaP4oBDnwO1xoMZH22Tcr8e6Bg/s640/dcd1623fe259.jpg) |
Mercedes W07 splitter detail |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXtfl1CSyAAnVK4N-eeZ9-NhM4VnHiWlinNmDhICIB7pZ_8N0OQsLgsnXj3mOVPFsyuyqnBu9aOWz_kRKMONCfr6IIY9GFKcgzVh8_zmDaWWkda3nkTQVtnkm2Arg-y3MXFZ8G6xm3hEI/s640/dcd1623fe290.jpg) |
Toro Rosso STR11 |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZglhxYrjnmwzI623Hp_6xdHwDw-KNhpalaxDYKru95-2POiHxmDsh8MOkHGCdSiUVJ5N06-ylkc6urwyjLIzBQSfNw1pR2almCNGHei4moVJFmsYbnO2Rtthb8lLBqJDw8j274imkbaY/s640/dcd1623fe300.jpg) |
Red Bull RB12 front wing |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHgG8EpK2idBCDyOX3FtbsJKAeygkJOWMxFyhoCMzEG0Pqr71c2AMxRmNWwZPVNc3U5iznVSn2a1hO8w-QKkN6rpjXVE7uP0czCrIP2u2qvoDejBCMeIeIRHUuhsxATvGUGBTWGwC11Q/s640/dcd1623fe303.jpg) |
Toro Rosso STR11 turning vanes |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3b35IuZ0AJ7kTzwM89Hng4_cdUgnTVtGToRAfi_dN4C1Nwa-3T-1O8BcLsGY09hecxuG4Lld0xExPXgqhOZYKkHLsF9GhAMA16CN3ddxmyaljczorZ9IzT2tC6F7yiWuGZPXQHjdK3EQ/s640/dcd1623fe304.jpg) |
Toro Rosso STR11 rear end detail, note how the louvres in the leading edge appear to be disconnected from this angle... |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaNCi41Wl7WcyljvTzbzkwK92mfL0i8OCStEYiUCt-q21TfJQcqDLiir64oGWcU06ZLAJlcBEkAMGizzzFCBHi0NGgTzHS2OytuFJRMHfTWWhIbILTAmmEbrYQz6pu9Is58oRvFepKt_4/s640/dcd1623fe307.jpg) |
Toro Rosso STR11 diffuser detail |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjULyJVUQZaMmJbwPhce4Ip9hmDwZBJRPdxmgbvOb5nUs8nboV4kD3QoryTK90h4158eB7alpocYU6LpYHn4gnurmGbgLV2ZWJM7gqmJ014o8cMCqgtVPptoMofxuc7MBxNjUZvK8Ls3G0/s640/dcd1623fe310.jpg) |
Toro Rosso STR11 - Ride height sensor shaped differently to what we usually see |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_S9f27PFiJlJy7VLLNCsRoKZ8z-IM9c1tnGCpU2N2BfEk4iU2cMpKsY3_UeadFFEAH23lu-p-8E7re0YA2FXEC1rRH0q_NvshyyRLYbieZ7efFC8FRHALUUOGi4Dr5sCRW6uM9_Za3aM/s640/dcd1623fe312.jpg) |
Toro Rosso STR11 blown front axle, note the shaping of the cone inside the wheel nut... |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl0OMbNW08Bd-6W0-FdhDi8o6XRpj0imTH2vL1GzcFc0m9vFKSXgDtn4-hMs8ioWzBLEnqX3drgdWJFFP8A0LLjlhKaw3SjALQ1qDYbGF5dcyaAykRND2g1fdpGus_6aw8ccx4qRVPy8Y/s640/dcd1623fe314.jpg) |
Toro Rosso STR11 rear wing endplate, note their novel louvre solution |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLxsXQAmT4jcVP1RGRKm8XtE3i2bobqx0GEilD704scNFmU3L-h_Z9BMW_kz4glQE9yKpNyBEqkFyyUeC9GMdZizsyetguzJwB1Hr-tm7epEeSSlGyrYh5nvlOUiKYYyEQ_TALzgYgAA/s640/dcd1623fe323.jpg) |
Williams FW38 rear wing endplate detail, note the metal fixtures between the vertical strakes |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjktWhZLOtyyy_1QJxWXORLnXGGKw6RpYZNLka9xY6AVNrXj1HK7CcD9DWtNHWhQUa6uyh-w0JVk7bdTA4N34Sk0F2st4Y8xrCc_MCcAjSLRVNldFivSvCMjxfInzE4zom2s7qknqIQeEY/s640/dcd1623fe324.jpg) |
Strewth Dan, I think you've flat spotted that tyre |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNJM-uGiPGKeu5Wn25WBcGBJLgSu8VnZuqj3fjh5aJk-x2FiFOZbm9_4BovxGW9Fjui9atTaq7guF-QgC-xyURzv633Ux3ZBT54a0j2UQ6PlF5s4wl__63GaKYZeHzGICDm0HOH-K9jbI/s640/dcd1623fe907.jpg) |
Mercedes W07, note how the enlarged airbox is also slanted backward |
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McLaren MP4-30 note the team using a Y150 winglet (rarity) |
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipZhd25J97UV_EAXG8R9bIOzk8Zc_7-KDP2CJiEwHHMYlJoBDio2KYLwrTDkiXEwbo279CH8p8tM-py2HOv8mduiq2JXXPbTMU7C-l2wVoKe9M6sNYgtc4SRmc36mk1qDCe4uSdgSalN4/s640/dcd1623fe1058.jpg) |
Toro Rosso STR11 rear end detail |
Thanks as always for the photos, I would be interested in hearing your thoughts on Mercedes's unique aero treatment. I'm guessing that we haven't yet seen the definitive front wing that goes with the floor/bargeboard treatment... Thanks again.
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Nice
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