New car reveals
Discussion
StevieBee said:
They are a bit of an oddity aren't they.
From some angles and up close they look stunning and from others, they look like kit cars made from bath tubs.
Exactly this. When the new LMP1 rules came in the Toyota especially looked pretty damn good, as time has gone on they’ve followed the Audi route more and that’s not a nice shape. There is some amazing details on them though. From some angles and up close they look stunning and from others, they look like kit cars made from bath tubs.
What the "lightened up" photos of the front of the Haas and the overhead of the Williams have brought home to me is how ridiculous the aerodynamics are getting now. It's a real conundrum: Formula 1 is "the pinnacle of motorsport" and the cars are amazing pieces of engineering and technology, but (from my armchair enthusiast's) understanding, it's no wonder the cars can't follow each other/overtake (in most cases) without DRS - the aerodynamics look so intricate that any disturbance to the airflow hitting them must cause major upset to the effectiveness.
Dynamic Space Wizard said:
amgmcqueen said:
The front wing is a complete joke!
What should it be like?Anyway my point is they look a bit daft.
If I compare the looks of this FW41 to an FW07 from 1980 I think i know what looks right.(it isn't the 41).
Still a Williams fan though!
Piginapoke said:
Santander, CNN, Johnnie Walker, Calsonic, Star Sports Network, Castrol, Michael Kors and (which seems a bit harsh) Great Britain and Northern Ireland
For ‘lost’ read ‘reached the end of their term’ I’m surprised about Castrol though. They swapped them for Esso with RBR, right? Are they forced to take a French lubricant supplier now?rubystone said:
Piginapoke said:
Santander, CNN, Johnnie Walker, Calsonic, Star Sports Network, Castrol, Michael Kors and (which seems a bit harsh) Great Britain and Northern Ireland
For ‘lost’ read ‘reached the end of their term’ I’m surprised about Castrol though. They swapped them for Esso with RBR, right? Are they forced to take a French lubricant supplier now?Red Bull RB14 https://redbullracing.redbull.com/article/appetite...
Not the race livery though (shame, it looks cool)
Not the race livery though (shame, it looks cool)
Eric Mc said:
Sorry folks - these cars are abominations. They look like they have been designed piecemeal by different groups (which is probably EXACTLY) how they have been designed.
Putting the second word in caps for no reason doesn't make that combination any less of an oxymoron. Once you've told us all how crap F1 is nowadays and how much better it was in your day can you please leave the rest of us alone to enjoy the season as you did (eventually) in 2017?
Eric Mc said:
They look like they have been designed piecemeal by different groups (which is probably EXACTLY) how they have been designed.
You think the RB14, headed up by Newey's famous design skills, has been designed piecemeal? Seriously? You know, the designer who starts with pen and paper and focuses on the whole car package?
HustleRussell said:
Putting the second word in caps for no reason doesn't make that combination any less of an oxymoron.
Once you've told us all how crap F1 is nowadays and how much better it was in your day can you please leave the rest of us alone to enjoy the season as you did (eventually) in 2017?
For goodness sake. This is supposed to be a discussion forum. Are you the type of "thought tight" person who only wants to hear views that are in accordance with your own.Once you've told us all how crap F1 is nowadays and how much better it was in your day can you please leave the rest of us alone to enjoy the season as you did (eventually) in 2017?
The great thing about the internet is that it allows open debate.
The really bad thing about the internet is that it also allows some people to think that views that are only in accordance with their own should be aired. I will continue to post what I think and how I feel about modern F1 even if it annoys you and I most definitely won't be going away.
Sorry if that'[s not what you want to hear but, tough.
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