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One thing I will be glad to see the back of is high-rake F1 cars. Being an old fart F1 cars should be slammed to the track, not have their arse a foot in the air!
Yes, the recent Adrian Newey cars remind me of dragsters - everything compromised for the launch out of the blocks, the whole car flexing just to get that last ounce of rear tyre grip.
That really is a nice looking car...
https://twitter.com/AstonMartinF1/status/1492108160672448517?cxt=HHwWioC-te6dhLUpAAAA
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...looks like it's running steelies too! 🙂
That really is a nice looking car…
Yeah, hubcaps aside, I think the new regs have at least made the cars look cleaner and less cluttered.
I think the new regs have at least made the cars look cleaner and less cluttered.
You mean unlike the 2008 cars?!
little video clip, front wing looks high!
https://twitter.com/AstonMartinF1/status/1492125278054895623
That Aston is one smart looking F1 car.
That looks very smart! Makes it all the more baffling why they aren't doing the usual coverage of the "shakedown" first test...
So, Seb’s barnet then? Transplants, sirup or combover?
I was thinking the same when I saw it on Instagram, combover imho.
Hopefully the new green livery is more distinctive on TV as well, though with Merc supposedly reverting to silver this year the 'which dark coloured car is that?' confusion may go away. (Plus of course, the Aston doesn't look like last year's Merc 😀 )
Those front wing 'end plates' are going to make things interesting when they're taken off by a rear wheel...
Or, are they now stronger as it looks like they're part of the lower wing?
Ruddy ‘ell McLaren are dragging this launch livestream out! 🤣🤣
Those front wing ‘end plates’ are going to make things interesting when they’re taken off by a rear wheel…
Or, are they now stronger as it looks like they’re part of the lower wing?
I think they're designed to be stronger so there is less debris on the track if there's any contact. Less debris = Less safety cars (sorry for mentioning safety cars!)
That was a long drawn out launch! Gorgeous car though, really like that McLaren…
Sooooo glad to see they’re not all identikit cars - the McLaren is massively different to the Aston Martin.
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McLaren's MCL36 has been revealed.. I'm getting mid 2010s Specialized Stumpjumper vibes.
It looks neat, no doubt some of the more important details are yet to be shown. Pullrod suspension means that there's less to get in the way of airflow. I'm slightly disappointed in the lack of louvres, but am hopeful of more podiums this year.
Serious undercut! 😱
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louvres
What are they?
What are they?
It's where the teams keep their halos
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louvres,
Shit. Sorry, I let the team down...etc.
Shit. I let the team down…etc
Yeah but what are they?
Apparently the report is out later today
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-faces-crunch-credibility-test-as-fia-presents-abu-dhabi-report/8160558/
We're obviously all feeling a bit 'meh' about another render livery launch from Alpha Tauri! 🙂
Yeah, its not even that impressive a render. If it matches reality then it looks like a very sculpted sidepod and engine cover design, but what mostly caught my eye was just the little HRC logos on the side
At least they've had the decency to show a render of the actual car, not just taken us all for mugs like their colleagues at Red Bull and their show car with a new livery nonsense! Looking forward to the Williams launch tomorrow, be interesting to see the new livery and if it's an actual car.
I'm quite impressed with the variety of solutions on offer from the teams thus far.
AM, McL and AT all have significantly different sidepod concepts, and AT having a long nose, while the other two a short nose and "hanging" main plane of the front wing. It also looks to me like the AM has a more pronounced anhedral shape to the front wing, that may get more/cleaner air to the centre of teh floor/venturi's...
Waiting for the big boys to launch now... Lets see what RB/Merc/Ferarri have to show... THough I reckon at least one will have a sub-optimal concept that needs heavy revision through the season.
lawman91
Full MemberAt least they’ve had the decency to show a render of the actual car, not just taken us all for mugs like their colleagues at Red Bull and their show car with a new livery nonsense! Looking forward to the Williams launch tomorrow, be interesting to see the new livery and if it’s an actual car.
I'm concerned that the show car with a livery is the new Williams
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Just seen that Williams have signed with Duracell? Black and gold back in F1??? William Storey will be gutted. Huge risk for Duracell though, the press will already be preparing their headlines "No other car looks like it. No other car comes last like it."
Huge risk for Duracell though
The only risk is it turns out that the Williams is so slow that whatever duracells they're using don't last the full race.
And the rest of the paddock will be preparing their Duracell powered rampant rabbit pranks! 🙂
Looks like the FIA is taking a leaf out of Sue Grey's book - no inquiry outcomes or proposals yet, perhaps some update 'later this week'. But we get 3 sprint qualis. Yay. (#sarcasm)
The Sprint Race qualifying seems a contradiction, there's a price cap in place, no-one is going to go balls out except MV because he can't see the big picture in the race.
I think over the course of the three sprints last year Checo lost out twice and Hamilton had a massively impressive drive in the last one.
Did anything else even remotely interesting happen?
Waiting for the big boys to launch now… Lets see what RB/Merc/
Ferarrihave to show… THough I reckon at least one will have a sub-optimal concept that needs heavy revision through the season.
Not sure Ferrari can be classed as a big boy anymore. I don't see them doing anything at all until they get some clear leadership.
Yeah, I hesitated while typing Ferrari there... It feels like a team with the biggest potential to get it sufficiently wrong that heads will roll.
That being said, Binotto has led their recovery over the last couple of seasons quite well. Maybe Ferrari need a calm, technicians hand on the tiller to stop them from self destructing?
I reckon at least one will have a sub-optimal concept that needs heavy revision through the season.
McLaren have gone in the opposite direction to everyone else so far on suspension layout. I have a feeling they're going to be the team that either look like geniuses or fools.
Rumour on ****ter over the weekend was that Aston are planning a virtually new car for mid-season. And Williams can't actually get their car to fit together at the minute.
Not sure Ferrari can be classed as a big boy anymore
Came third last season. Supplies engines to two other teams...I think we can say they're a "big" team.
Rumour on ****ter over the weekend was that Aston are planning a virtually new car for mid-season.
I suspect that all the teams have a backup plan to do a massive update midyear if it turns out they've missed something big. Kinda makes sense to take a fairly basic car to the first test, see what everyone else has, then figure out updates from there.
And Williams can’t actually get their car to fit together at the minute.
Are you sure the algorithm hasn't been recommending news from a few years ago?
New Alfa spotted at Fiorano shakedown. Looks like another different sidepod interpretation and very different front wing shape, so much for the cars looking identical as initially feared!
so much for the cars looking identical as initially feared!
I hope it remains that way but I suspect that next year they will all look like whatever car turns out to be fastest this year.
Came third last season. Supplies engines to two other teams…I think we can say they’re a “big” team.
Narrowly beating a bastardised car that had a different engine fitted into it than it was designed for. They won no races last season and have not won a championship since 2008 despite having a vast budget. They will be midfield at best once again this season, especially with the design changes.
Oh and here is some Ferrari news:
https://www.planetf1.com/news/ferrari-aerodynamic-doubt-2022-report/
Well, looks like Williams have done a Red Bull... 😒😒
This is quickly turning into an anticlimactic "launch season". I did read a great idea on Topgear, where launches should be held across 10 days, each team gets a set day in reverse championship order and the car you present has to be the car you take to the first test. Would be much more interesting than this "we've put a new livery on the showcar F1 gave us, but it's the new car really, honest" crap.