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Title: The new F1 cars Post by: Ash on January 26, 2009, 03:13:58 PM disclaimer: i'm not commenting on the decision to move towards more mechanical grip and away from aero grip. this is just an aesthetic commentary
commentary: GAWDAMN THE NEW CARS ARE UGLY. that is all. Title: Re: The new F1 cars Post by: Speeddog on January 26, 2009, 03:33:18 PM Linky?
Title: Re: The new F1 cars Post by: Ash on January 26, 2009, 03:41:58 PM ferrari: http://www.formula1.com/gallery/launches/2009/342.html
mclaren: http://www.formula1.com/gallery/launches/2009/346.html bmw: http://www.formula1.com/gallery/launches/2009/351.html renault (just 'cuz): http://www.formula1.com/gallery/launches/2009/348.html williams (same): http://www.formula1.com/gallery/launches/2009/347.html Title: Re: The new F1 cars Post by: derby on January 26, 2009, 04:05:02 PM once you get past the narrow rear wing, they look just fine.
Title: Re: The new F1 cars Post by: Holden on January 26, 2009, 04:06:06 PM IMO:
Front wing looks a lot better, rear wing looks better (higher up, more vertical area, supported at both endplates) and worse (much too narrow to look natural). Less bodywork in front of the rear wheels is... interesting. But at least the undertray looks good. Slicks doing what they do (looking fabulous) all over again. Is the track any wider, or is that an optical illusion? Title: Re: The new F1 cars Post by: Holden on January 26, 2009, 04:07:56 PM once you get past the narrow rear wing, they look just fine. It really opens up the rear wheels and has that... cute factor! :D Title: Re: The new F1 cars Post by: Speeddog on January 26, 2009, 04:08:13 PM Yeesh.
Um, yeah, not very handsome. :-X Better than last year, IMO, tho. Title: Re: The new F1 cars Post by: gm2 on January 26, 2009, 04:17:26 PM the ferrari and bmw remind me of riding mowers.
Title: Re: The new F1 cars Post by: Ash on January 26, 2009, 04:52:34 PM Yeesh. Um, yeah, not very handsome. :-X Better than last year, IMO, tho. the ferrari and bmw remind me of riding mowers. +1 that front wing is hideous. the rear wing just looks comical. maybe i'll get used to it over the season, but right now the F1 cars looks too much like the lower-spec formula cars including the BMWs: (http://www.jackieweiss.com/press/formula_BMW.jpg) just doesn't look premiere... Title: Re: The new F1 cars Post by: derby on January 26, 2009, 04:54:01 PM maybe i'll get used to it over the season... yeah, i think i've been lookin' at the spy shots for 3 months or so. Title: Re: The new F1 cars Post by: tufty on January 26, 2009, 04:55:42 PM commentary: GAWDAMN THE NEW CARS ARE UGLY. that is all. Are you kidding? That McClaren is sex on wheels. Title: Re: The new F1 cars Post by: Ash on January 26, 2009, 05:05:03 PM yeah, i think i've been lookin' at the spy shots for 3 months or so. so have i. they're still ugly. Title: Re: The new F1 cars Post by: Buckethead on January 26, 2009, 05:14:57 PM As long as they keep that Renault around, none of the others will look all that bad by comparison.
Title: Re: The new F1 cars Post by: superjohn on January 26, 2009, 05:50:07 PM Not the best looking F1 cars, but certainly not the ugliest either. From certain angles, the Ferrari and McLaren look good.
Title: Re: The new F1 cars Post by: swampduc on January 26, 2009, 06:14:23 PM Not the best looking F1 cars, but certainly not the ugliest either. From certain angles, the Ferrari and McLaren look good. +1. I preferred last yr's tho.Title: Re: The new F1 cars Post by: Buckethead on January 26, 2009, 06:33:25 PM At the risk of opening my mouth and jumping in with both feet:
I think that if the rules had been phased in more gradually, and you'd seen these designs evolve over the next five years, it wouldn't be such an issue. That said, the sudden change is a bit jarring. Title: Re: The new F1 cars Post by: duclvr on January 26, 2009, 07:26:22 PM Personal opinion
I don't like the new look. But what do I care. No Montreal and no US race. F/U F1 (http://www.fototime.com/FAD4F8260AD5609/standard.jpg) Title: Re: The new F1 cars Post by: BastrdHK on January 26, 2009, 08:03:45 PM The new front wing looks like a giant Mach 3 razor with wheels......no curb hopping with that thing poking out.....looks even more fragile that F1 wings normally are. Are they trying to keep guys off of each other and the sides of the track?
Title: Re: The new F1 cars Post by: Ash on January 27, 2009, 08:29:21 AM +1. I preferred last yr's tho. last year's ferrari was the tits Title: Re: The new F1 cars Post by: Ash on January 27, 2009, 08:30:23 AM Personal opinion I don't like the new look. But what do I care. No Montreal and no US race. F/U ;) Title: Re: The new F1 cars Post by: EvilSteve on January 27, 2009, 11:30:32 AM I thought I read somewhere that the track was wider but I might have just got that confused with something else (gossip).
I think, other than the rear wing, the cars look awesome. The winglets and crap adorning the cars last year were horrible, one of the worst offenders: (http://www.motorsport.com/photos/f1/2008/spa/f1-2008-spa-xp-1406.jpg) [puke] I'm glad to see them gone. Title: Re: The new F1 cars Post by: superjohn on January 27, 2009, 03:07:43 PM I thought I read somewhere that the track was wider but I might have just got that confused with something else (gossip). I think, other than the rear wing, the cars look awesome. The winglets and crap adorning the cars last year were horrible, one of the worst offenders: (http://www.motorsport.com/photos/f1/2008/spa/f1-2008-spa-xp-1406.jpg) [puke] I'm glad to see them gone. +1. I hated all the little winglets. I like a nice, clean looking F-1 car. Like a Lotus 49 or Maserati 250F Or, if I must, the cars of the late 80's-mid 90's were cool. Title: Re: The new F1 cars Post by: duclvr on January 27, 2009, 04:03:09 PM Title: Re: The new F1 cars Post by: MrFryMoto on February 12, 2009, 12:50:57 PM yeah... they are different
i look at them at one angle and like them, then i look at another and hate them (mostly that rear wing). (http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/images/large/145-1.jpg) ^^SEXY Title: Re: The new F1 cars Post by: Ash on February 12, 2009, 01:21:54 PM rrrawr
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