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Much better looking than last year's car. Looks longer and sleeker.

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/new-mercedes-f1-car-breaks-cover-at-silverstone-876241/



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I don't really know. The tracks and tires are definitely wider. Maybe it just looks longer because the rear wing is lower.
 
Mercedes F1 W07 Hybrid (2016 car)

The F1 W07 Hybrid, driven by Lewis Hamilton, during the 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix.
Category Formula One
Constructor Mercedes
Designer(s) Aldo Costa (Engineering Director)[1]
Geoffrey Willis (Technology Director)[1]
Paddy Lowe (Executive Technical Director)[1]
Predecessor Mercedes F1 W06 Hybrid
Successor Mercedes AMG F1 W08 EQ Power+
Technical specifications[2][3][4][5]
Chassis Moulded carbon fibre & Honeycomb composite structure
Suspension (front) Carbon fibre wishbone and pushrod activated torsion springs & rockers
Suspension (rear) Carbon fibre wishbone and pullrod activated torsion springs & rockers
Length 5,000 mm (197 in)
Width 1,800 mm (71 in)
Height 950 mm (37 in)
Engine Mercedes PU106C Hybrid Turbo
1.6 litre – 1,600 cc (97.6 cu in), 90° -
V6 engine, limited to 15,000 RPM in a
mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive layout
Electric motor Motor Generator Unit–Kinetic and
Motor Generator Unit–Heat
Transmission Semi-automatic sequential gearbox
with 8 forward gears and 1 reverse
Battery Mercedes litium-ion batteries solution
Power 750–950 horsepower (560–710 kW)
@ 15,000 RPM [6][7]
Weight MWR: 702 kg (1,547.6 lb) (incl. driver)
Fuel Petronas Primax
Lubricants Petronas Syntium & Tutela
Brakes Brembo Carbon brake discs, pads
and calipers with rear brake-by-wire
Tyres Pirelli P Zero (Dry/Slick)
Pirelli Cinturato (Wet/Treaded)
Advanti Racing Wheels: 13"
Competition history
Notable entrants Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team [8]
Notable drivers 6. Nico Rosberg
44. Lewis Hamilton
Debut 2016 Australian Grand Prix
Last event 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Races Wins Podiums Poles F.Laps
21 19 33 20 9
Constructors' Championships 1 (2016)
Drivers' Championships 1 (Nico Rosberg, 2016)
 
Cannot find any details yet but this was the proposal:

Proposed bodywork changes for 2017



2016 2017
Tyres Front 245mm wide thread 305mm wide thread

Rear 325mm wide thread 405mm wide thread
Suspension Track 1800mm 2000mm

Legs +/- 5 degrees profile incidence +/- 10 degrees profile incidence
Front Wing Wing 1650mm span 1800mm span, swept plan view shape

Endplates
Simplified endplate legality
Rear Wing Top wing 750mm wide, 950mm high 950mm wide, 800mm high

Endplates Rectangular endplate Swept endplate in side view and tucked in front view
Floor Steep plane 1400 max width; 1300mm min width; Edge radii <50mm constant 1600 max width; 1400mm min width; Edge radii <100mm variable

Reference plane Starts 330mm behind front axle Starts 430mm behind front axle

Plank Homogeneous Plank Pocketed plank for weight saving

Diffuser 125mm high, 1000mm wide, starts at rear axle 175mm high, 1050 mm wide, starts 175mm ahead of rear axle
Bodywork Width 1400mm max width 1600mm max width

Sidepods No constraint Swept leading edge in top view

Bardgeboards Big exclusion zone behind front wheels Reduced exclusions zone allowing for larger bargeboards
Weight
702kg max weight 722kg max weight + tyres (est 5kg)
 
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