Mercedes GP are determined to be one step ahead of their rivals for the 2012 season in terms of innovation and have reportedly reinvented the F-duct, legally of course.
The original F-duct, which allowed drivers to alter the airflow over the rear wing thus increasing top end speeds, was pioneered by McLaren in 2010, but teams agreed to scrap the technology for the following season as some felt it contravened the rule that bans movable aerodynamic devices.
Mercedes though have reincarnated the device - which is on the tip of the front wing - and tested it at the Japanese Grand Prix a few weeks ago.
According to Auto Motor und Sport the system is not manually triggered by the driver and the airflow that comes from the tip of the nose will be redirected down the inside of the front wing supports before exiting at the rear of the wing.
The Brackley-based squad of course is no slouch when it comes to innovation as they were part of the so-called "diffuser three" which got a head start in 2009. The technology played a major role in helping the team, which were operating under the Brawn GP guise back then, to win the double that season.
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