Why Mercedes needed 'a huge internal redesign' for its 2022 F1 car
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The new Mercedes F1 car - back in its Silver Arrows livery after two years in black - was revealed prior to being shaken down at a stormy Silverstone on Friday, with George Russell the first to get behind the wheel during its filming day. Lewis Hamilton then took over on his first appearance since losing the 2021 drivers’ championship in last year’s controversial Abu Dhabi finale.
Hamilton put to bed fears he might walk away from F1, with the action announced by the FIA on Thursday evidently satisfying both driver and team.. So after two months of uncertainty, he will fight for an eighth world championship.
But the key question is will be Mercedes W13 be up to it, with team boss Toto Wolff saying that the team is treating its latest creation with its traditional scepticism. After all, despite its success, Mercedes takes nothing for granted.
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Disappointing.
No thanks
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The fat guy needs his Whopper money
Boooo
I love how each car actually looks different without having to squint.
By next year they will start to look more similar when the teams figure out what works and what doesnt
The Mercedes looks almost "under-developed" compared to the others we've seen. I'm really hoping they're just hiding what they need to and that this launch is more like what redbull did.
@@spoolin05srt yep, every set of regulations has this cycle. By year 3/4 they'll look very similar with 2 or 3 archetypes probably remaining and the car reveals won't be as exciting
I’m relatively new to F1 but I did notice that difference from last years cars- curious Why are they are all so different after new regulations?
New regulations means clean sheet for everyone.
Further down the line designs that are more successful will see more teams adopting them.
The new rules will always test a team's computational and creative capabilities. What is really interesting is that Mercedes' concept is very reminiscent of 2019-2021 style concepts, (front wing loaded outwards, tightly packed side pods and wavy floor sections). No other team has such close resemblance to their earlier machinery, so it will be really interesting to see if this concept was really a refinement from a blank slate, or something they knew works adapted to a new set of regulations.
yeah definitely looks like they played it safe, at least for the start. Im really liking the look of the ferrari. Hope it is as fast as it looks xd
37 year old mistake prone Hamilton will be the #2 driver
@@default123default2 I'm a Ferrari fan, make no mistake for Lewis' ability. The wilder nature of 2022 will place more weight on driver ability, it will be a true test for all top tier drivers.
Idiocy-prone Verstappen fan with a typical #2 comment.
The suspiciously familiar to W12 design simply tells us that Mercedes pulled off a bluff, especially given the fact that the render is different from the car that was presented today in real life. Red Bull presented the 2022 FIA car with the new livery, Mercedes went further and presented last year car with 2022 aerodynamic standards.
God these cars are gorgeous
Floor shape is like a some sort of alien waste packed into big vacuum bags. Probably feeding the engine with Ethanol
The cars are a big steaming pile of ugly turds.
@@alucardhellsing1037 Ill have what you're smokin on pls
@@alucardhellsing1037 OK Dracula no van Hellsing, what would make you happy car wise??
@@alucardhellsing1037 Your turds must be very impressive in that case.
Will you do the same for every car after the launch? That would be very interesting to see what they "hid" during the launch.
They always do preseason testing car break downs
That's where it starts getting interesting.
While this? IS mostly show, doesn't tell us anything nor do we know if it'll improve their cars or not.
IT's all preseason hype, but fun to watch.
The scariest part of this car is the alleged simplicity of its design. The car looks fit and efficient though.
I'd love these lot to be bad this year. I'm so bored of their dominance at this point.
@@gomisreef lmao, that's not what an f1 lover would say
Because I think lot of design is under the floor which we can't see.
@S3nse1 exactly, as a Mercedes fan I am really hoping Lewis gets his eight title but with a fight like the one we had last year
@@andygamer12 There has never been a team who won 8 championships in a row. Is it blasphemy to ask for it to change? Or am I "not an F1 lover"?
I would imagine that George's 1st outing in the new car fit a lot better than the last time he was in a Merc.
Who cares
@@remek5758 Damn bro clearly he did, enough to post a comment about it.
@@remek5758 Start with George Russell and work out from there, though I must admit that by the time it reaches you it's irrelevant.
At least this time the car will fit him, he was just shoehorned into the car and really uncomfortable, then they called him in late to stop him winning, very theatrical.
@@brianfoster7794 so you agree that a person that has raced from what 5/6 years old wouldn’t feel a flat tyre at 200 plus miles an hour???? They had to stop him winning other wise it would of been proved anyone can win in Lewis’s car
I don't think anyone outside of F1 Media was uncertain that Lewis would return. It makes for good sensationalism, though.
I don't think anyone really cares
@@Barcodez5555 For real, the media sensationalised it WAY too much tbh
IMO if Masi wasn’t moved away from F1, HAM wouldn’t have come back.
Can always dream
@@motorsportfanboy7769 yep all off season all I've heard is Lewis this Lewis that... honestly anyone outside of nationalists and Lewis worshippers DOES NOT CARE... most of us don't care if a person who gets paid more than any other driver drones on about equality when we only show up to see them drive fast cars... not to think politicly
The race has been working overtime this week on these analysis. Appreciated.
I have watched all of these breakdowns and will continue to do so. Each analysis is concise, and easy to follow. I love seeing all of the subtle differences in detail and can't wait for races to begin! Thanks for all of the work that you put in to create these.
Absolutely love these launch videos. Brilliant insight into the teams and their designs
im watching the ARAMCO :) 2022 f1 car reveal series :)
you understand jack shit of what the narrator is saying
Indeed. The intricate details of all these complex aero details is staggering. Only a true expert could even comprehend these details, much less explain them.
@@SnapshotPT 😆 Neither do I, but I'm impressed by the brilliance and knowledge of the channel's technical expert! 😏
@@jeffrykopis5468 that was interesting, Jeff Kopis.
You guys are outrageously quick getting these vids together after the launches of each car - well done!
I've been an F1 fan for 20 years, I've never been so excited about the new season! Even after the rather depressing officiating of the last year. I wish this rule set was introduced earlier. 2009-2021 was an unnecessary detour on the road towards solving the problems that were known and well-understood back in the mid-'00s.
Pandamasque What are you talking about ? I doubt you have been watching F1 for 20 years as you claim, 2010 was the best season by far.
@@titanmode3888 u mean 2012 right?
@@titanmode3888 2009 cars were supposed to address the overtaking problem. They didn't. Things kept getting worse and led to DRS introduction, so now we don't have fighting for position, we just have "passing" most of the time. 2022 rules are supposed to do what 2009 rules failed to achieve. And 2009-rules cars were catastrophically ugly due to disproportionate wing dimensions set by the rules. 2022 grid on the whole is the best looking grid since about 1993 (before everyone followed Benneton with the raised nose).
@@Pandamasque Interesting! You've got me even more hyped than bfr.
These cars look fantastic. Bring on the season.
The more 2022 cars I see the more I think Aston have either got it really right or really wrong, leaning towards the latter
The Mercedes looks like the tightest packaging so far ( bar the cars we haven't properly seen yet)
That is what I think....hoping they got it right...
Makes it more and more frustrating that Barcelona testing is not televised
I really like the look of the Ashton Martin. I'm not so keen on the new look of the Mercedes
You guys are seriously quick with your uploads!
And your insights and quality are top notch 👌
Awesome stuff 🙌
I was worried the cars were going to look a bit too 'Hot Wheels' when I saw the concept car, but happily they're looking amazing so far!
Remember one thing Mercedes is one of the the teams with a lot of experience with low rake configuration.
Not in the short wheelbase configuration though.
Rake is non-existent now. Any experience a team may have with high or low rake is pretty much irrelevant with the new floor designs, ground effect is most effective with the floor flat to the track
@@andyf1210 these 22 cars are no shorter than the 14, 15 and 16 dominant mercs.
@@tyler_bt3326 flat to the track is the definition of low rake, and it also needs a specific suspension set up that is good to have experience with.
@@andyf1210 they have the largest wheelbase on the car
These cars all look very different. I dont think its set in stone that any one team is due to dominate.
That’s the best part!
Na one team will dominate, 2nd season is where we will likely see a closer championship
@@deeznoots6241 completely agree with this, they’ll be one team that has found a few 10ths in one area and it will take time for all the other teams to adapt
Haas wins every race and Schumacher is champion. Mark my words.
@@deeznoots6241 i was more pointing to the fact that it could be any team that ends up dominating
Looking forward to how it performs on track. Nice video. Keep up the good work.
They was focused on the engine more than on Airflow. Because wings can change during the coming years, but not engine.
Don’t you understand that the engine department is separate working in a separate facility. You need an equally competent chassis to get the best out of the engine
Engine development is also not part of the cost cap
I really hope we have 3 teams fighting for the title this season
at the least
I very much doubt that this is going to happen....because the chances of 3 teams acing these new regulations, and delivering different cars which challenge one another for the duration of the season is remote....especially since 2 teams had a massive head start on, and invested way more money & expertise in their car design & development than any others!
@@hicm1of124 Don’t see how Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull will miss the mark. You can be skeptical of McLaren and Aston for title fight but not those 3.
@@saad7044 - I didn't say that Mercedes & Ferrari would miss the mark, or indeed suggest that Red Bull would be miles off....but the complete opposite! Even though none of us can be certain about anything until after Barcelona testing, and the first couple of races at least, the fact that Mercedes & Ferrari devoted the vast majority of their time & resources even throughout the whole of last season on their 2022 New Era cars - despite the fact especially that Mercedes was involved in The Mother of All Championship Battles says everything!! 😙😙 Red Bull in going all out for 2021 title glory may well have "left them stuck on their starting blocks" for the opening rounds of this coming new season: whilst Mercedes & maybe Ferrari disappear into distance?? 😙😙
The other point which you raised about McLaren & Aston Martin is a very reasonable one....however, given McLaren's propensity for ground breaking innovation, I wouldn't put anything past them! Furthermore, Aston Martin in essentially being Mercedes' B Team will most likely have had access to a significant amount of Mercedes R & D >> design schematics & technical components, etc....just like they did for their "Pink Mercedes", therefore if they do end up running far higher up the pecking order this year, then they'll be no surprises there!! 😉😉
I heard from a design engineer at Mercedes that this generation they were able to add secret compartments for extra sandbags.
can u explain abit more?
@@kasperboisen589 it is a joke about mercedes putting weights to their car to appear slower
At 3:33… bottom left corner of screen…those clever ripples, taken from observing nature, brilliantly diffuse the airflow.
That engine cover looks like a teardrop, far nicer than some of the others, and most probably more efficient too. Seems like Merc have nailed it again, time will tell.
This car will be fast in a straightline, its slimmer and beautiful. The changes are under the hood but the outside is also different, I have a great feeling about This car, simple and elegant
Mercedes could very well dominate the next era as well. Their strong suit has been the motor, which is staying the same obviously. Even with the impressive work Honda did, Mercedes’ PU is ridiculously strong.
And thats very true, are the engines from ferrari and alpine/renault staying the same like last year?
I think that is unlikely to happen. A lot of smart people have left them and i believe it is time to see the others shine
@@poxer1 And an organization like Mercedes can't acquire other smart people? Plus you do realize the primary technical core has stayed the same.
@@crozgs4474 yeah every engine is being freezed at the start of the season until 2025, meaning no more power upgrades for the engines
Except Mercedes used like 11 engines last year.
One overlooked fact in all this is that Merc does understand the low rake concept far better than anyone else which should help them with these new cars.
It's going to be cool to see how these designs match up and the changes race to race taking bits from everyone else. Lot of variety between the teams which is pretty cool to see who got it right and who didn't. Considering the work to test everything, it's going to come down to who worked harder and chose wisely.
“Past achievements mean nothing, we start from zero.” Not entirely true, given that Mercedes is blatantly ahead of everyone in the engine department
4 teams are using that engine
@AdmiralOddSock Rory Byrne and Adrian Newey does have some experience on ground effect
Aramco is now the main sponsor of Aston Martin and they´re making videos outright attacking competitor cars. If that doesn´t let you know F1 is corrupted I don´t know what will.
@@buzzbuzzard3809 Interesting...I will have to check it out, F1 has always had politics, fowl play, and corruption. Hard not to with how international the sport is, how much money it costs to fund/participate in the sport, and the pressure from NATO to "ban" ICE engines. Which is a load of crock if you ask me. Someone with enough money, power, and influence will simply be able to have their choice of an endless array of fun cars to drive once it has been outlawed for the common citizen, as it will now become government property. I would imagine this would also include old f1 cars as well
@@TheTororist I always thought that the other teams get tuned down version. Why should merc give it competitors the same engine? Or are there rules so that they have to sell the same engine as they use?
Love the massive tires on this year's cars ! The Mercedes looks very skinny at the back, The Ferrari has that interesting dip ( trying to describe) behind the driver on each side.
What's the song at the end?
I realize it's probably royalty free. That's not an issue however, as we are subscribed to numerous royalty free services.
I just need to know where to find it. Please?
Are ground effects same on all cars? Besides for diffuser?
It looks dangerous as it is and this isn't even its final form. They have tried to use implementable learnings to help overcome the short comings of this generation of cars. This will be critical for maximising pace.
Mercedes, Ferrari and Williams have all shown some interesting and innovative solutions so far.
Dont forget the AMR22...not sure whats innovative about the Williams though
Every single car launches have their car different from one another, I love that all of the teams are still trying to learn this new regulation!
What music is this and where are you guys getting it from?
Good video. Nice series. Background music is a bit irritating.
What caught my attention on this is how calm the whole Mercedes team look. There’s like this supreme level of faith and trust in what that are doing.
I also can’t believe how much they have allowed to be seen- I’m convinced they are playing with the competition a bit here and hiding some of the actual details (eg is the floor/old barge board area here just to throw people off their concepts and they’ve got a different configuration ready for Bahrain?)
Feels like 2017 all over again...
Will Ferrari have the engine this time, as the SF70-H was let down by engine power/reliability.
Still remember Vettel's engine failure in 2017 at Japan... I swear if Leclerc loses his title due to some engine failures... From 2021 you can already see how much these retirements cost you... And Mercedes always comes back in the 2nd half
@@abhiverma9316 That engine problem came right after Singapore were Vettel crashed with Max and Kimi. Vettel was ahead in the WDC until he threw it away, we not gonna blame Ferrari
@@titanmode3888 ? Vettel literally had a engine change in Malaysia (got a new engine), the race before Japan.
@@titanmode3888 👈🤡
The music in the background always make this videos even better.
Ed talked about restrictions on the number of CFD and wind tunnel runs are made by the leading teams. However, since all 10 teams have the same annual budget cap then Mercedes will have more money to put into other areas. It may balance out for them anyway.
I really like Mercedes, and yes, they've maintained a stranglehold over the sport for almost a decade but that fact makes it easy to forget their early struggles, just after buying the title winning Brawn team. If we are talking about rule changes affecting them in negative ways then it has to be said that, yes they did nail the hybrid crossover rule change, but their return to F1, initially, was pretty much a 3 year stint of dead seasons. With Schumi and Nico for all three of those seasons I'd like to think we all expected much more from them. Fast-forwarding back to now, I'm not necessarily interested to see merc "fail", rather then I'd like to see other teams get it really right. If, for whatever reason, merc doesn't get this rule change 100% right, we could very well see this powerhouse fall from grace. I'm so excited for this season
💯 spitting facts. Most people just want them to fail. There's a reason they dominated for so many years. If other teams were good they would have dethroned them by now.
As a George Russell fan, I'd very much like them to succeed.
They were building the team back then, It takes time to grow
Dont worry George boy will get them to the top His co driver will add to the fight L.O.L.
I expect this to be another "building" phase, if for no other reason, the lack of R&D resources permitted compared to the other teams. This rule shake up can't be taken lightly, nobody is even on the track yet and the cars look so radically different from each other, I am really excited to see a team like Alpha Tauri or Aston Martin really close that gap and challenge for results.
The Merc car looks a bit more purpose built, where as most of the other cars feel like they are trying something new to see if it works, this could be Mercs downfall but I feel like Merc knows what they needed and nailed it. Will be interesting once the cars hit the track.
Perhaps they nailed it early by having better computer simulation of airflow.
It amazes me that FIA still limits the permitted wind tunnel test time, considering that computers have been used to simulate the aerodynamics of car bodies & engine internals of production street cars for more than 2 decades now.
@@woah.9411 I said "perhaps." When I said "better" I meant software design quality, not time spent or CPU power. Also, nobody knows what happens at the home of a team's design chief. He could do a lot of preliminary simulation there, and bring the successful outcomes to work (where FIA is watching). If FIA wants to see the development steps, bring every 5th one from home to demonstrate an accelerated process.
@@woah.9411 As my grandfather said 50 years ago: "There's none so blind as those who won't see."
Would have been better if the video used photos from the filming day runs. The launch car may have hidden some details.
The speed at which you analyse script, record and edit the video under 10 hrs is mind blowing
The Mercedes 2022 reminds me the Ferrari 2009, that was practically the very efficient car of 2008, without all the fins that had been banned by the new rules.
Unfortunately, all those fins were what made the 2008 car so efficient.
it looks like the least risky approach so far, yet the most elegant. thats why its scary, for me, as a red bull/mclaren fan. but im also a fan of design in general
its also scary as a merc fan. its not nearly as radical as Ferrari who have been projected as the next Mercedes. so fingers crossed they have dont something else i cant see
@@johnbenoy7532 projected as the next mercedes😂😂according to what metrics? That's like saying man utd are projected to be the next man city
@@Stinkmeaner420 You’ll be eating your own words after the bahrain Grand Prix don’t ghost us ok. It has already been predicted that Ferrari will dominate.
I love the colour embellishments used during the explanations in this video. The cars should be painted like that.
Very well xplained mate,
Something is giving me the feeling that the simplistic, no BS designs of Mercedes and Mclaren are actually gonna reign supreme over crazy ones such as ferrari and aston
Something very German about that mentality, simple, elegant, efficient
i think so too, redbull picture on track shows its also pretty simple and very narrow just like mercedes
i hope not I am a lewis hardcore fan but, i want to se Ferrari be back again;(
The merc looks like it's gonna dominate again
It looks like shit
The look of this car from the side is very similar to the previous cars to me. This one is the only one I can say that about.
That Mercedes looks underdeveloped
The new rear wing actually looks a lot more conventional than the ones from other cars, doesn't it?
The Mercedes and Ferrari look beautiful! 😍
"On paper" this merc looks like a great package.
What song is playing the background at the 7 min mark?
I'm honestly shocked at how similar this looks to the previous archetype, I wonder if they're hiding more than they're letting on.
AMG MB may pull off what they did (I think) in 2019 season. When they showed up with a heavily revised car on the second test! Dr. wanna be RB character was talking big after first test that Ferrari and RB were 1,2 and MB only 3rd. We all saw what happened.
It’s mind blowing how fast you upload a video of newly launched cars!
Getting late 80's/early 90's vibes from these cars. Love it.
only with the ferrari
Is it Melbourne yet??
How is Gary going to approve this design but tear into the Ferrari design when the side pod has the same flat edge it’s just the backside that differs Ferrari is going for up wash towards the rear wing Mercedes is going for a downwash towards the Coke bottle diffuser and b wing area. They better hope that front wing concept is doing some serious work for them because everyone else on the grid seems to have taken a different philosophy of sacrificing front down force to power up the Venturi tunnels and the wing and the diffuser.
A simple but elegant interpretation, I wonder if Mercedes can keep their competitive edge given that Ferrari have a really agressive design for their 2022 car.
aggressive design does not equate performance. It could be a hit or a big miss or indeed just in between. We will only know come Race day 1
Im convinced ferrari will be a flop.
I see people everywhere calling Ferraris design ''aggressive'', but what is aggressive really? Or should we call all new unique shapes for aggressive...?
Ferraris car looks very draggy and complex. I wouldn't be surprised if they had more correlation issues than lets say Mercedes, AM and Mclaren for example.
A draggy car can be compensated with a very powerful PU, but it is very unlikely that they will have 30hp more than Merc and Honda.
@@rooftopv4664 as an hardcore tifoso Ferrari i cannot deny you a like
@@rooftopv4664 how the hell do you know that are you a f1 designer no so shut it
after seeing the 22 merc i gotta say it seems like they nailed it again. the car just looks so efficient. simple and functional.
ferrari and aston got it wrong, i think. but lets see. i‘m excited.
looking good ,mr lewis nice to have u back ,that car need u
As a RB fan, this car looks worrying. Such an efficiënt design.
As merc fan i would love to see RB making same level beast as merc so ve have another great season.
Adrian Newey's genius with the interpretation of new regulations is also equally worrying for other teams.
For the good of the sport I wouldn’t mind seeing Ferrari come back to the front although I am not a fan of theirs. Given what occurred during the last season I wouldn’t mind if RB drop back for a while and let the dust settle a bit….
@@jannadrielcervo7753 Newey made some good cars but also some bad ones. When he was at McLaren one was so bad they couldn't even use it in a season and had to revert to last year's.
@@kityhawk2000 from all accounts that was his quickest car, but failed the crash test again and again until he refused to tweak it
Now that all Mercedes, Ferrari and McLaren have revealed ACTUAL cars -with some hidden stuff, granted-, it just seems more funny to me that Red Bull just made a livery reveal
Thank you for this wonderful content.
What is the song playing in the background during the "engine gains" section? starts playing at 8:51.
This car looks like a winning car. Not just because it‘s a mercedes but the overall expression is huge!
What do you personally think about ferraris design lol
@@randomdude8877 I‘m pretty sure that the ferrari will be a flop. Ferrari is too much focused on beauty and the car look pretty heavy! Also Aston looks pretty heavy. Let‘s hope I‘m maybe wrong!
That’s a beautiful livery. There’s something about the Silver that’s sophisticated, whereas the black looks purely aggressive. Like them both, love this new one.
Your level of analysis is superior and that's why we keep coming back to The Race
2022 cars looks like Fighter Jets on Wheels 🏎
I liked the black liveries and I love the meaning behind them, but wow it feels great to have the silver arrows back
the black livery would have been cool if it wasnt for the meaning
Lewis can make his own F1 team and have black liveries. Mercedes is not about him.
This car looks like a sleeper but a real winner actually! Merc seem to be the first who really go all in on the new ground effect possibilities, they seem to want as much air as possible going to the underfloor (hence the front wing) and the entries for the venturi tunnels are huge!! I really like this and have high hopes for this car to be an absolute beast
Hearing the discussion about HAAS on track in Barcelona makes me think it would be nice to see an in-depth look at their car now that the real car has been revealed
Pity that you did not mention that the car at Silverstone a few hours later looked dramatically different than the one with the launch in the studio ...
Just have a bad feeling that Mercedes naild it and will be miles ahead of the field
But they still will not be allowed to win......even if they arrive first.....
@@newsonginspections8866 they had years of winning regardless of the rules, it's all corrupt. They even got Masi fired.
Hope so, I hope Hamilton destroys everyone, and in such a convincing way, that no last race manipulation can reverse the outcome.
@@johnlander6359 He does so by manipulating the fia and rules, you are correct.
@@baclava69 you’re deluded
Mercedes will be the leader once again, make no mistake about it.
That wavy, corrugated floor on this car is one of the coolest and most satisfying aero-design features in F1 imo.
I'm curious to know if there are any personnel limits on the number of employees you can hire if you're an "engine manufacturer". I ask insofar as Toto Wolf mentioned "2000 total employees" on a number of occasions during the 2022 Team Launch. Such a claim clearly suggests the cost cap seems to be a play on words, at best.
The cost cap will hit them hard, RB used to spend $250M per year compared to Mercedes' $500M. That's double.
Based on their performance, I'd say Redbull gets more for their money; and are likely to benefit from this cost cap.
At this point, I'm not sure.
You get the law of diminishing returns, and with amount that big... I'm not sure it is that different in real life, even if the money is a huge difference.
I don't know where you got your figures from, but Red Bull spent $800 million.
@@therrydicule Well, Redbull are better at using their money. Mercedes won't be midfielders, but they don't have the same talent anymore and are used to overspending. RB have poached quite a few of Mercedes' key staff, especially from/for the engine department. I'd reckon they'd be the next car to beat.
Yeah last year with cut out of floor gifted then best car for more viewers
WELL, to be honest, Mercedes operations are just on a bigger scale altogether so when it comes right down to it I think their possibilities are truly enormous.
Interesting how different the cars look at launch. Won't last long, superior aero will be established and they will look much more similar after 1st half season. And Boo for Saudi blood 💰
that barge board is very sneaky though
The anticipation for the season opener is huge right now.
I think they'll dominate this era too. The engine was already a rocketship last year. Albeit, worse than Honda at high altitude.
With the incoming engine freeze it'll only act as a massive boon for them.
Nah it wasn't really worse than Honda at any altitude, Brazilian GP went the way it did for some reason
Just looking at the grayish mercedes gives me old vibes. The battle between mclaren, ferrari, mercedes and red bull is on. We are all heading to an insane season boyzz.
I'm curious about those array of tiny antennas on the side skirt of the car, what are those for? Anyone here knows?
I know it's a long shot but anyone know the tunes in this video or where they get it from?
Im curious, is the rear wing almost spec? Because, apart from those ondulations in the lower part from the Mercedes, almost most of them looks exactly the same as the show car.
Is it heavily restricted or are they hidding something?
Definitely the latter
It is heavily restricted to make sure its dirty air gets deflected up and away from the following car
It's heavily restricted, but also... I must say, your eyes must be broken. Go back and look at all the different wings we've seen, so far, this year. They are actually all wildly different in terms of shape, length, etc...
Basically we won’t know until testing who has the advantage… More accurately, we won’t know until mid season who is striding ahead with their car… This is why it’s a fascinating season
Beautiful car. If there are significant power gains it will be the usual Merc front row lock out
I wonder how different the new cars will look come new week during the first official test
Well said about last years rules basically gifting the high rake cars the win. Total respect for you mate not scared of upsetting the 33 fans.
That’s not what he said. He just said it hurt high rake which is obviously true. It is unfair that Mercedes that they changed the rules with development mostly frozen.
However, that did not hand max the win. If you go back and look Mercedes ran a smaller wing at almost every track meaning they needed less downforce from wing than redbull and had advantage on straights
Mercedes won the constructors championship despite max winning the drivers championship. That should tell us something. Bottas still beat Perez more than Perez beat him. Furthermore bottas beat max more than Perez beat lewis. Mercedes had more 1-2 finishes and front row lockouts as well. All of that means one thing. Mercedes car was faster.
There were plenty of low rake cars that didn’t have a chance at beating Mercedes. Clearly that’s not the definitive factor. McClaren even had a Mercedes engine, so you can’t argue the engine made up for the rake.
All teams had to adapt to new regs. Aero is very sensitive to minor changes. After perelli came out with new tire and Mercedes figured out how to make high rake work with new regs they were faster.
Wow, there's our World Championship car, wow! Looks like a shorter wheelbase and the floor and narrow undercut sidepods look phenomenal. Massively different than McLaren or Ferrari.
Can anyone explain the flap on the sidepod? And that the sidepod is actually indented ??
This video was so much better than the actual launch film.
The new Mercedes is beautiful, maybe the best looking 2022 car imo. I hope it is as fast as it is good looking!
Ferrari looks better
@@avogader9169 I really don't like the pointy nose of the Ferrari, doesn't work well with the flowy lines of the bodywork imo
@@rolandmdill how the hell do you know that your not an f1 designer are you
@@danielvenomgent5418 I never said it wouldn't work aerodynamically, we were only talking about the looks mate ;-)
The car looks stunning, can't wait to see it running for real
It looks like shit compared to the Aston and the Ferrari
@@michaeltrumph121 It really doesn't, dunno what your smoking.
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It does, it's not flowing smoothly like the rest
@@michaeltrumph121 LOL, engineers knows what best. Smooth & aggresive design but lack benefit? show off?
The Merc looks good back in its silver