Mercedes F1 W08 Technical Analysis Malaysia
MERCEDES’ WIDENED TURNING VANE CAPE
Mercedes made the leading edges of its turning vane cape wider on both sides of the front end (compare yellow arrows). As a reminder, the turning vanes merge under nose to create a cape that forms a kind of extractor whose shape evokes a diffuser.
Along with the bargeboards, the revamped turning vane cape is part of a new Mercedes aero package brought to Sepang. After trialling the update in Friday practice, Lewis Hamilton did not run it in qualifying, unlike team-mate Valtteri Bottas who admitted afterwards that he should have stuck to the older spec.
