gaggle64 Posted January 29, 2010 Share Posted January 29, 2010 Bloody hell, that's one crazy looking car - it's looks like something straight out of the new Mass Effect game or a Star Wars prequel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaggle64 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 STUFF! Sauber unveils their new (largely sponsor absent) vehicle - http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81144 Announcement of Russian driver Petrov for Renault rumored imminent after turning up at Valencia. http://www.autosport.com/news/grapevine.php/id/81142 Testing commences tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 (edited) Actually, the more I see it the more I like it! Looks like they've gone with an evolution of their 'ironing board' nose from last year. EDIT: Oooooh... Renault have a new colour scheme! Edited January 31, 2010 by Retro_Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaggle64 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 That does appear to be Petrov on the left there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 (edited) That does appear to be Petrov on the left there.Does indeed!I'm looking forward to seeing a new livery now hopefully! EDIT: Oh and here it is!... much better than the last couple of years!! Only two race seats left!! Edited January 31, 2010 by Retro_Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaggle64 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Ooh, I like it - reminds me of the hornet theme Jordan used to have back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Ooh, I like it - reminds me of the hornet theme Jordan used to have back in the day. Was just going to say that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 Yeah it is very Jordan esque... Nice to have a very yellow car back on the grid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Saw the spyshots of that Renault a few days ago, so glad that they turned out to be real, great paintjob. Sauber colours look good too, right back to their early 90's original theme. Not a big fan of the fins of the McLaren, Renault or Sauber though, getting very excited for the start of testing now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 Not a big fan of the fins of the McLaren' date=' Renault or Sauber though,[/quote']I'm still not convinced they actually do anything! Also, apparently that Renault is the 2009 car with the 2010 livery. The 2010 car will be shown tomorrow in testing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaggle64 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 (edited) The fin on the Mclaren apparently houses some of the cooling systems as well as guiding the air to the rear wing. I imagine other cars with fins will be the result of similar solutions. Edited January 31, 2010 by gaggle64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goron_3 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Haven't posted in a while but my impressions on the cars so far: Ferrari: Love the colour scheme! The white on it actually looks really good and I get the feeling it's gonna look beautiful on tracks like Circuit De Catalunya with the sun baring down on it That said I'm not really liking the front wing and I dunno, it just looks a bit meh in some of the shots I've seen. Mclaren: Probably the best looking F1 car i've seen. Ffs it looks like it's gonna tear the track up. Sauber: Plain plain plain. That said I don't think that being plain is a bad thing, but I used to love the old Sauber look from back in the day. Hopefully they'll have a good season, would be great to see them getting regular points once again. Was always a fan of them growing up but that's mainly because they used (and once again will) Ferrari engines... Reanult: I've thrown up better looking things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 (edited) New cars from today: Mercedes W01: Complete with Red Bull nose! Think the livery looks much better on this car, than when they previewed it on last years car, still not a massive fan of it though. Toro Rosso TR05: Which could very well be last years Red Bull?! And what I guess is the ACTUAL Renault R30: Crazy rear wing!! Morning pictures: McLaren looks ace!! Edited February 1, 2010 by Retro_Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaggle64 Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 I do love that side shot of the Mclaren. The Merc looks like the designer fell of his chair while drawing the outline. Also, seems odd Williams haven't bothered to do a quick unveiling photo-op like the other teams yet. Is that coming later today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Loving this, so good having twitter to follow the various feeds and keep tabs on whats going on. Seems like Schumacher is already faster than Rosberg, I can't wait for the racing to get going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 haha, yeah the front of the Merc nose has got some angle to it alright! I'm not sure about Williams, they didn't give a launch date for their car, then they had a shakedown at Silverstone and nothing since! Looking at the McLaren and Williams in those two side shots, other than the McLarens engine cover, the rest of the car actually looks reasonably similar to one another. Hopefully that will bode well for them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 The more I look at the back end of the McLaren the more of a total mess it seems to be. None of it looks right put together, like they had a load of really good parts, all from different cars and thought if they just bodged them all together they would have a fast car. Granted that could well turn out to be the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 (edited) I reckon they've gone for something that really intergrates in well with the diffuser, so it might not be prettiest solution, but if it gets the job done! I couldn't be more pissed off about this diffuser thing. Once again, as with KERS (for Ferrari and McLaren), the teams have put money into R&D to develop cars around this complex diffuser, which wont even be on the cars next year! It's a complete waste of time and money, and the most annoying things is, it's for something that's actually making the sport worse! Edited February 1, 2010 by Retro_Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goron_3 Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 I agree with Retro on the diffuser stuff, they should've banned the damn thing last year :/ Oh well what can we do, tbh i'm looking forward to when they are banned; cars will have less downforce and will produce less dirty air, which can only be a good thing. They really need to make braking distances greater though.... :/ Schumacher was bloody quick today............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted February 1, 2010 Author Share Posted February 1, 2010 Yeah good times from Schumacher today, firmly on the pace. However, after last year I'm not going to read anything at all into testing this year... unless there's a car consistently at the front 0.5/1sec faster than the rest, as we had with Brawn in the 2nd week last year. What with the big fuel tanks this year, there are too many possible weights for the cars to be running with. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81190 Rosberg should 'get out' says Barrichello Rubens Barrichello has warned Nico Rosberg that he may need to 'get out' of Mercedes GP if he wants to achieve his full potential in Formula 1, now that Michael Schumacher is his team-mate. Barrichello has mixed emotions about his lengthy spell alongside Schumacher at Ferrari - especially as he had to play a number two role for most of his time there. When asked if he had any advice for Schumacher's new team-mate Rosberg, Barrichello's cheeky response was: "Yeah. Get out of there! That is the only thing I can tell him. He needs to drive fast and don't crash: Ross will always tell you that before the race." Although Barrichello admits his comment is slightly extreme, he does think that the speed that Schumacher showed on his return to F1 action at Valencia should serve as a warning to Rosberg. "He [Nico] is a great talent and I wish him all the best, and maybe tomorrow you will see the newspapers saying, 'Rubens tells Nico to get out of there', but I am not being bad about it," he said. "Knowing what I know, and seeing how fast Michael went today, it is going to be a tough job. I wish him all the best because I think he is a talented boy who can be world champion. If he has the chances of being world champion in the same team as Michael, then he can be world champion anywhere. Let's put it this way." Despite his comments about racing alongside Schumacher in the same team, Barrichello has welcomed the return of veterans like the seven-time champion and Pedro de la Rosa to F1 this year. "It is good to see them back," he said. "I think after last year, when I drove a competitive car and almost won the championship, it honestly gives some of the people from the paddock a different sensation. "Because five years ago it was all about Kimi Raikkonen and new drivers - F1 wanting new drivers all the time. With [Robert] Kubica it was all the same. Now with the lack of testing, no testing, it makes the older drivers attractive." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerald Emblem Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 Unofficial Monday test times from Valencia: 1. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 1:12.574, 102 Laps 2. Pedro de la Rosa, BMW Sauber, 1:12.784, 74 Laps 3. Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP, 1:12.947, 40 Laps 4. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP, 1:13.543, 39 Laps 5. Gary Paffett, McLaren, 1:13.846, 86 Laps 6. Rubens Barrichello, Williams, 1:14.449, 75 Laps 7. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso, 1:14.762, 18 Laps 8. Robert Kubica, Renault, 1:15.000, 69 Laps Is this a early vision of things to come? We'll soon find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harper Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 Does anyone know how long these cars are in comparison to last years? It might just be me but the new Mclaren looks a fair bit longer than the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted February 2, 2010 Author Share Posted February 2, 2010 (edited) ^ The McLaren is longer than last years car, the reason being the larger fuel tanks, as a result they've also lowered the chassis. Ferrari have also said their car is inevitably longer as a result, and I'd imagine all the other cars aswell. Well it's that time of year again, for us fans to be completely ignored in the seemingly pointless... http://www.lgf1racingfansurvey.com/ I'll fill it out later, hopefully there's a 'fuck off Tilke' tick box in there somewhere! EDIT: What were everyones Top 5 tracks to keep? Mine were... Belgium, Brazil, Britain, Canada, Japan Top five least important were... Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, China, India, Korea, Edited February 2, 2010 by Retro_Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goron_3 Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 ^ The McLaren is longer than last years car, the reason being the larger fuel tanks, as a result they've also lowered the chassis. Ferrari have also said their car is inevitably longer as a result, and I'd imagine all the other cars aswell. Well it's that time of year again, for us fans to be completely ignored in the seemingly pointless... http://www.lgf1racingfansurvey.com/ I'll fill it out later, hopefully there's a 'fuck off Tilke' tick box in there somewhere! EDIT: What were everyones Top 5 tracks to keep? Mine were... Belgium, Brazil, Britain, Canada, Japan Top five least important were... Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, China, India, Korea, Exact same track choices as you Retro BUT i chose Italy instead of Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted February 2, 2010 Author Share Posted February 2, 2010 Exact same track choices as you Retro BUT i chose Italy instead of Japan *high five* yeah I ticked and unticked between Japan and Italy a few times, but in the end went with Sazuka! : peace: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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