Force India revealed early

[thestig84]

Only seems F1 Fanatic has picked up on this. Great site is you dont know it.

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/

Not a Mclaren clone in the end. Just shares the small side pod intakes for the merc engine. Looks ok really.

[RJB_666]

Good find. But why are they holding the Premier league trophy? Theres just no connection to either the English league or winning.

[lucky777]

Yeah, it looks loads nicer than their last livery (apart from the humungus sidepods). Really hoping that the pitlanefanatic guy does another of those comparisons photos like this one http://www.pitlanefanatic.com/viewtopic.php?f=39&a... there is a topic on the new Force India car there but so far there's no sign of the comparison shots, might be worth having a nose around later.

[mchammer89]

Looks really nice I think, plus it won't be getting confused with the McLarens anymore.

[acf8181]

What on earth is going on with the front wishbone angle!!!

[anonymous-user]

ouch, my eyes. Almost as horrible as the Renault to look at IMHO. But at least this year the cars are distinctive.

[FourWheelDrift]

How odd.

[rubystone]

Is that Liuzzi holding up the cup with Fisichella? I presume it's an Italian thing rather than a suggestion Sutil is taking a back seat. Interesting detail on the "bargeboard" - horizontal fin...

[mister.t]

I'm not sure to be honest - I think it looks 'okay' actually!

[ajprice]

That looks alright to me. A few details already been picked up on like the barge board fins, but how about the wing mirror mounts with the horizontal aero...

[ajprice]

acf8181 said:

What on earth is going on with the front wishbone angle!!!

High nose with no bodywork underneath it, so all the suspension is angled up to the bodywork instead of being horizontal. Some cars do this, other cars have a 'keel' under the front bodywork where the suspension is attached so it can stay horizontal.

Here's a Wiki article explaining it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_keel

[acf8181]

Yeah, i understand that.......its just i've read a column somewhere that highlighted the potential problems in terms of geometry limitations when the nose is that high (and thus wishbone angle that extreme). The article was talking about the toyota when it was released, and made a sense to me (that it wasnt a good idea). Mclarens wishbones are near horizontal as a comparison.

[skinny]

worst colour scheme on the grid this year?

[Nic Jones]

Is it sponsored by Ireland?

[Ponk]

Anyone else think the front wing is mounted in an incredibly fragile way? How many first lap pit stops to replace before they get fed up?