F1i's technical snapshot - Australian Grand Prix

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MERCEDES STICKING TO ITS SEGMENTATION PHILOSOPHY

Pioneered on last year’s title-winning W07, the aero philosophy of segmentation is back on Mercedes’ latest challenger with the reigning world champions taking the serrated concept to another level.

Indeed, the bargeboard area is divided into a series of elements that fraction the airflow before re-energising it with small vortices, which are created by the components’ profiled shape.