Mercedes AMG F1 W12 brakes duct comparison
Photo by: Giorgio Piola
Mercedes made an interesting change to the layout of the front brake duct inlet going into 2021, with the L-shaped design inverted when compared with the W11.
Mercedes AMG F1 W12 floor
Photo by: Giorgio Piola
Mercedes began the season with a new floor design featuring a wavy scroll section and a flap just above it.
Mercedes AMG F1 W12 floor
Photo by: Giorgio Piola
Unable to use the fully enclosed holes in the floor it had in the previous few years (inset), the team expected these wavy floor sections to help bridge the aerodynamic performance gap. The team also had the Z-shaped floor cutout that many others copied in the opening few rounds of the season [2] but had an upturn to the rear portion of the floor [3] along with numerous aerodynamic surfaces to help direct the airflow mounted above it.
Mercedes AMG F1 W12 floor
Photo by: Giorgio Piola
A top down overview of the Z-shaped floor cutout used by…
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