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Mercedes re-entered the sport in 2010, having purchased the championship winning BrawnGP outfit. The first few seasons were a difficult time for the manufacturer but they embraced the rule changes ushered in for 2014 and have won three consecutive titles in the time that has passed since.
This post is an archive of the work I've done regarding the team.
BrawnGP - The Championship winning car that nearly didn't exist
The trouble at Mercedes - An overview of their 2010-12 seasons
Mercedes W05
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| Mercedes W05 at Monza, note the shorter chord flaps with aggressive V grooves and lack of Y150 winglet (monkey seat) |
Launch / Jerez
WO5 Launch analysis
Mercedes WO5 breaks cover and then breaks it's nose/front wing (Jerez)
Bite Size Tech: A close look at the WO5's Front Wing to see how it compares to it's predecessor - Jerez
Bite Size Tech: The WO5's Diffuser U Bend - Jerez
Bite Size Tech: The W05's serrated rear wing endplates - Jerez
Bahrain (2nd pre-season test)
Bite Size Tech: WO5 various cooling options
Bahrain (3rd pre-season test)
Bite Size Tech: WO5 new splitter
Bite Size Tech: WO5 twin element sidepod airflow conditioners
Bite Size Tech: WO5 roll hoop snorkels
Bite Size Tech: WO5 split and serrated bargeboards
Bite Size Tech: WO5 Y100 triangular diffuser vanes
Bite Size Tech: WO5 Twin floor strakes
Australian GP
Bite Size Tech: WO5 New Front Wing (not raced)
Bite Size Tech: New roll hoop inlet snorkels
Malaysian GP
Tech Talk: WO5 Upgrades (Front Wing, Cooling Options and Y100 Winglets/Diffuser Gurney Extensions
Bahrain GP
Bite Size Tech: WO5 Front Wing alterations
Chinese GP
Bite Size Tech: WO5 New higher nose
Spanish GP
Bite Size Tech: New Front Wing, Sidepods and Airflow Conditioners
Post Spanish GP Test
Bite Size Tech: New Y100 Winglet / Monkey Seat
Monaco
Monkey Seat Business (including Mercedes)
Canadian GP
ERS issues explained
British GP
Sidepod Airflow Conditioner amendments
Slimline (Low Drag) Y100 Winglet tested at post race test
Belgian GP
Low downforce rear wing
Restructured nose, turning vanes and brake duct fin
Italian GP
Extremely low downforce rear wing
New 'Tyre Squirt' slot
New wing mirror mount and cockpit canard arrangement
Singapore GP
New Y100 (Monkey Seat) winglet
Gear ratio change
Japanese GP
Detached floor scroll
Front wing amendments
Cockpit cooling slot added
New diffuser
Russian GP
Rear wing amendments
Abu Dhabi
MGU-K failure - Rosberg
Mercedes W06
Pre-season test (Barcelona)
New Diffuser and Y100 winglet
Sidepod cooling outlets and detached hoops
Crash structure upwash fins
Wing mirror / cockpit fins
Front brake duct scoop
China
Front brake duct fin
Japan
Front wing serrated flap
Brazil
Mercedes 'S' duct trial
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