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Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes today had 2 rear lights that were fitted on the endplates of the rear wing, similar to LMP1 class of endurance prototypes. The 2 new lights work independently of the rear light near the exhaust. Don't know if they're aimed for wet weather visibility or just for general usage.


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Its probably for wet weather, because the ERS harvesting light and the wet weather lights use the same light which is far from ideal.

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It's probably just to look cool as f*ck in night races. An idea I'm fully supportive of. Let's LED these bad-boys.

Yip, in keeping with the new Liberty entertainment image, its important to look cool.
Wait until you see the infotainment systems in the 2010 cars.

They are for Max.

To be honest, I am not sure even the teams would want this as it tells everyone following driver the exact breaking point of each corner, which is a huge advantage for the following driver.

Was under the impression they are for better visibility not brake lights

Let's get team colour lights underneath the cars!

Have fun

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I think they will also flash in line with the marshall's flag system, so yellow, red etc. Seems like a good idea.

Seems like a waste that, given how light LEDs can be, some teams haven't moved to have LED-lit sponsors on their cars. I reckon it'd be a great move, especially for night races.

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I think every race should be a night race, with the white lines on track replaced entirely with LEDs.