“Speculation, some people think” that Mercedes running “fake” trick on W16
A small part of Mercedes' F1 2025 car is under suspicio🐻n by a tech expert
168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mercedes have been accused of running a “fake” component on their F1 2🔯025 car to confuse their rivals.
The classic ℱtrick was spotted during pre-sea🐻son testing in Bahrain.
Testing is always a ba💜ttleground of innovation and trickery where Mercedes have historically used their br🐽ainpower to befuddle other teams.
'People think' Mercedes using 'fake' component
F1 tech expert Sam Collins noticed a pa𝓰rt of their car which does not do ꦑwhat it claims to do.
“Note the hump underneath the mechanic’s hand where you caඣn ဣsee George Russell’s driver number,” he said.
“There’s a little black painted section just in front of ꦏtha💯t driver number.
“That’s a fake driver cooling duct - it’s not real. It’s j𝔉ust painted on.
“Mercedes installed this hump on their nose partway through꧙ last season and said: ‘Oh, it’s just the driver cooling, there’s nothing underneath, there’s nothing complicated about it.’
“The driver cooling duct♍, at a lot of races, sat on top of that duct. And it wasn’t where thꦚat little duct is.
“There is ♐a lot of speculation up and down that Mercedes are doing something clever.
“If you notice, that’s where their front suspension pi🙈cks up.
“Some people think it’s something to do with the front suspension hidin🦩g under that ༒hump in the nose.”
Mercedes during their heyday were sma✨rt to never reveal their true performance potential during testing.
Now in their post-Lewis Hamilton era, this duct trick appears to be a way to 🅰baffle rivals who might be taking a close look at the W16.
Mercedes will be hopin♑g their latest car, the final one for the current rules cycle, is a substantial improvement on their last three.
Although Hamilton and Russell won grands prix last year, Mercedes were generally slower than McLaren, Ferr🐼ari and Red Bull.
Russell topped the timesheet on the final day of pre-season testing in Bahrain, and teammate Andrea Kimi Antonellꦗi was 10th.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade co✃vering everything♏ from American sports, to football, to F1.
