A secret of Mercedes’ 2014 dominance has been compared to the game-changing ‘double diffuser’ innovation of a few years ago.<\/p>\n
It emerged in Bahrain that, beneath the skin of the dominant Mercedes-powered cars in 2014, the new turbo V6 features its turbine and air compressors uniquely packaged at either end of the ‘power unit’.<\/p>\n
It means that, although McLaren, Williams and Force India are also benefitting from the sleek layout, the works Brackley based team had vast lead-time in designing the aerodynamic concept of the dominant W05 around it.<\/p>\n
“We’re talking about 2014’s double diffuser with the exception that you can’t copy it this year,” Mark Hughes, a highly respected F1 technical analyst, told the British broadcaster Sky in Bahrain.<\/p>\n
“Its impact is maybe not quite as big as active ride (suspension), which was in the order of two seconds per lap, but it’s certainly a major technical advantage that they’ve engineered themselves in for the rest of the season.”<\/p>\n
Hughes explained that, although the customer Mercedes teams are running precisely the same innovation, it is the works squad that is taking most advantage.<\/p>\n
“They gave themselves a big head-start — it was the chassis team’s concept to ask for this from the engine people, and they delivered it.<\/p>\n
“The difference (for the customer teams) is that they found out about the detail of the engine when they signed the contract.<\/p>\n
“But the works team gave themselves three years to conceive the car around that feature.<\/p>\n
“For the (customers), it’s presented as a little bit of a surprise, but they’re still getting an advantage from the system,” he added.<\/p>\n
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