Ferrari 2008

Stan Wrote:
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> chet Wrote:
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> > Whats this ?
> its a small chamber for Ballast


Ahh !
Thankyou :D

Long time no see too!

Also, i think this is the first Ferrari I really like since the F2004 or the GA.

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 01/06/2008 04:21PM by chet.

looks fantastic, not really sure about the raised cockpit sides yet though...

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X (@ed24f1)

so...

F2007 was a good car with some weak points, so its pretty common sense they would stick with the design, only with some improvements to kill those weak points

F2008 doesnt look that bad, it has some ARGH! areas but overall the colour just makes you love the car

Hang on, if that picture is to be believed, the wheel base has been lengthened again?! It was already one of the longest in 2007, after all.

#I don't know why she's leaving or where she's gonna go
I guess she's got her reasons, but I just don't wanna know
'cuz for twenty-four years i've been living next door
to alice
twenty-four years, just waiting for a chance,
tell her how I feel, maybe get a second glance;
now i've got to get used to not living next door
to alice...#


so who the **** is Alice :D ?

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Red_Bull Wrote:
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> Hang on, if that picture is to be believed, the
> wheel base has been lengthened again?! It was
> already one of the longest in 2007, after all.

You can't take photos with anything more than a pinch of salt regarding dimensions. You don't know the focal length or what lens is on. You can tell they've both been taken with quite a wide-angle lens, so straight-away any comparison is very limited. Do the wheels really toe in and out so much? :P

It seems to have a slightly longer wheelbase than the 2007 car. So it could be better on long sweeping circuits (most of them these days, and crap at places like Monaco and Hungary and Singapore?

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Everyone knows that million-to-one chances happen 9 times out of 10; indeed, it's a common requirement in fairy tales. If the human didn't have to overcome huge odds, what would be the point? Terry Pratchett - The Science Of Discworld

GPGSL S5 Race driver for IED.

nose is a bit ugly in the 2nd pic in the above post, but looks ok from the front. i did like the Toyota wing with the smaller frontwing winglets attached to it.

the nose does look thinner from angled shots, would be nice to see the wing on its own without those extra wings joined to it, just to see how much it differs from the F2007.

and i might have missed it as i just quickly skimmed through this thread looking at pics, but is it named the F2008, or F1-2008, as suggested earlier?

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RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael

turkey_machine Wrote:
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> It seems to have a slightly longer wheelbase than
> the 2007 car. So it could be better on long
> sweeping circuits (most of them these days, and
> crap at places like Monaco and Hungary and
> Singapore?


wheelbase is actually shorter and yes shorter wheelbase will mean it will be better on tracks like monaco and hungary :D



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/06/2008 06:48PM by vesuvius.

That looks very nice. The wheelbase does look shorter...hopefully it'll bring them some good performance in tighter circuits. I also hope they fixed their issues for Monza...I'd like to see Kimi winning there for the first time

Muks_C Wrote:
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> and i might have missed it as i just quickly
> skimmed through this thread looking at pics, but
> is it named the F2008, or F1-2008, as suggested
> earlier?

I think its the F1-2008 as that is what they say on their site.

Edit: Checked again, its F2008

NickKK Wrote:
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> #I don't know why she's leaving or where she's
> gonna go
> I guess she's got her reasons, but I just don't
> wanna know
> 'cuz for twenty-four years i've been living next
> door
> to alice
> twenty-four years, just waiting for a chance,
> tell her how I feel, maybe get a second glance;
> now i've got to get used to not living next door
> to alice...#
>
>
> so who the **** is Alice :D ?

Telecom Italia's new name or brand, been there since last year



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/06/2008 07:10PM by Monza972.

OK, I thought the nose was only supposed to have one element that provided downforce...

The rear of the car is practically identical. I wouldn't be surprised if they've made the gearbox lighter or changed the suspension.

The head protectors on the cockpit, I think, should be extended about, at most, half a foot. There's still room for a car to take out the driver's head there. Of course seeing the mirrors are a priority, but they're that wide you could afford to have more protection.

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Everyone knows that million-to-one chances happen 9 times out of 10; indeed, it's a common requirement in fairy tales. If the human didn't have to overcome huge odds, what would be the point? Terry Pratchett - The Science Of Discworld

GPGSL S5 Race driver for IED.

yeah, but higher it goes the drivers won't have the space to turn their necks if they wanted

I know this happens every year, but did anyone else see this when they first saw the front



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turkey_machine Wrote:
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> OK, I thought the nose was only supposed to have
> one element that provided downforce...
>
> The rear of the car is practically identical. I
> wouldn't be surprised if they've made the gearbox
> lighter or changed the suspension.
>
> The head protectors on the cockpit, I think,
> should be extended about, at most, half a foot.
> There's still room for a car to take out the
> driver's head there. Of course seeing the mirrors
> are a priority, but they're that wide you could
> afford to have more protection.


Gearbox lighter? If so then well done seeing as though its got to last 4 races now !

And it was Renault last year who launched with an idential rear to the R25, obviously it was changed by the first race but like always I dont expect these cars to bare much similarity to the ones we will see in Melbourne.

Mclarens turn tomorrow. tbh not expecting much. Its Williams and Hondas iam really looking forward too!

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"Trulli was slowing down like he wanted to have a picnic" LOL

The nose lloks like a hammer-shark!

LOL @ flat_tyre