Imhotep Evil
Torque Titan
The cars look like crap.
The beauty of the old cars where those ridiculous fat slicks and wide-track.
The beauty of the old cars where those ridiculous fat slicks and wide-track.
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Imhotep Evil
Torque Titan
Who ever said winglets where making the cars ugly was a moron.
I know I'm one of these morons, any others around ?!
I know I'm one of these morons, any others around ?!
Imhotep Evil
Torque Titan
They won't change too much, if at all, as there are a lot lot more restrictions to the bodywork then before, and even more will come in 2010.
Without really fat rear slicks and a wide track they'll just look like crap.
Without really fat rear slicks and a wide track they'll just look like crap.
Centurion
Apex Apex Predator
True. The framework of regulation isn't large enough for the teams to develop something that remotely resembles the beauty you posted.
modena_360stradale
Autobahn Adventurer
Centurion
Apex Apex Predator
Well, I thought Singapore was fun. Ferrari put on a good show
If it wasn't for Piquet's crash, Singapore would have been just like Valencia where the pitlane offered more entertainment than the track itself. Courtesy of Ferrari off course.
Gullwing
Chicane Challenger
Well I thought the BMW was the worst looking car because of all it's winglets, maybe BMW is just trying for the ugly car again next year. If they can't win, at least they can be ugly
bmer
Tire Trailblazer
Wth is that?
That's Robert on a warming lap before drying his laundry:
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Imhotep Evil
Torque Titan
They're ugly as hell.
The track should wider, ditto the rear slicks.
The track should wider, ditto the rear slicks.
Usually I don't care if the cars look butt ugly as long as they look well developed and convey the high tech image of F1 racing. However these latest test cars with 09 spec aero looks like an absolute joke. I hope the real 09 cars look more sophisticated than this because at this stage, they don't look like they represent the pinnacle of automotive sport.
Imhotep Evil
Torque Titan
Their vision:
vs. my (photoshop ) vision:
Yes those are ridiculously fat slicks and a wide track.
Witch do you guys prefer ?!
vs. my (photoshop ) vision:
Yes those are ridiculously fat slicks and a wide track.
Witch do you guys prefer ?!
Imhotep Evil
Torque Titan
BTW, Honda wasn't testing the rear wing, and the chop is purely amateurish.
Not really happy with the nose so cut me some slack.
Not really happy with the nose so cut me some slack.
I think teams just don't have the resource to redesign the suspension system to accomonidate these wide rears, as well as adapting to the new aero reg and KERS, plus I don't think Bridgestone will want to invest in new machines to manufacture tyres which has a different width. There will also be packaging issues when transporting these new fat tyres.
Imhotep Evil
Torque Titan
Actually the initial plans included the return to a wide track and big slicks.
Why they've gone back on this I don't know.
Make no mistake about it, the change from groves to slicks and the ban on the winglets will imply a complete redesign of the suspensions regardless of the track.
Packaging issues ?!
How did F1 ever managed till 93 or till 98 then.
They could save a lot in therms of packaging just by using eCVT transmissions, add active suspensions a lot of the aero nonsense/upgrades wold be gone too.
Why they've gone back on this I don't know.
Make no mistake about it, the change from groves to slicks and the ban on the winglets will imply a complete redesign of the suspensions regardless of the track.
Packaging issues ?!
How did F1 ever managed till 93 or till 98 then.
They could save a lot in therms of packaging just by using eCVT transmissions, add active suspensions a lot of the aero nonsense/upgrades wold be gone too.
PanterroR
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Cant' believe guys like the nephew or the swiss are getting to F1 without having shown anything that justify it or some others has been like the jap and the spanish ready to make comebacks while gems like di resta are wasting their talent in DTM, Haug must seriously do something about him.
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