The Testing and How will the cars look in 2009 Thread

MarcLister Wrote:
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> Guimengo Wrote:
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> > They could have come up with regs that would
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> > had the cars resemble this if they wanted, and
> > still favor close racing with overtaking:
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> > [mdh-photography.co.uk]
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> Or the FIA could just have told teams to dig out
> their 1997 cars and use those for a few years!


It would be a perfect idea - 1997 McLaren was ace

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Pfff the Williams was better :P

Bruninho Wrote:
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> MarcLister Wrote:
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> > Guimengo Wrote:
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> > > They could have come up with regs that would
> > have
> > > had the cars resemble this if they wanted,
> and
> > > still favor close racing with overtaking:
> > >
> > > [mdh-photography.co.uk]
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> > Or the FIA could just have told teams to dig
> out
> > their 1997 cars and use those for a few years!
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> It would be a perfect idea - 1997 McLaren was ace
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Pfft McLaren were useless in 1997.

J i m Wrote:
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> Pfff the Williams was better :P

Amen. Or use the 1996 Williams, better looking and Hill won.

:D:D!

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

Piquet ?

Phwoar! Enough said...

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Circuit Thermalito

Liverpool Waterfront Circuit (WIP)

that first picture in particular looks fantastic!

still haven't seen it with the new rear wing though...

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X (@ed24f1)

i dont like the splitted portion side by side of frontwing of that mclaren,looks unstable to me

razgriz Wrote:
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> i dont like the splitted portion side by side of
> frontwing of that mclaren,looks unstable to me

What portion? I'm sure any instability is purely visual - if it was unstable it would have become clear quite quickly

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Why are McLaren still using 2008's rear wing? Considering the new regs, you'da thought they'd have a 2009 chassis on track, as it's all well and good developing new parts on an old car, but the data you get won't necessarily match up between the old and new cars.

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GPGSL S5 Race driver for IED.

Maybe the new wing isn't ready yet? There are only four teams that have tested 09 parts at all (BMW, Honda, McLaren, Williams). The rest doesn't even have any parts ready yet.

that nose remind me of F2001

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so far i like the cars using 2009 specs in this order:
williams, bmw, mclaren, honda.

dont see why so many in this forum are raving about mclaren shape, possibly cos its their favourite team.

Yeah that Mclaren looks good but it's nowhere near the 2009 regulations.Let's wait and see when they release the full car if it stills looks good.

dkpioe schreef:
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> so far i like the cars using 2009 specs in this
> order:
> williams, bmw, mclaren, honda.
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> dont see why so many in this forum are raving
> about mclaren shape, possibly cos its their
> favourite team.


It's my favourite team, yes. But I like the McLaren nose the most because it's got some curves, unlike the blocks that Honda and BMW have created.

Nickv Wrote:
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> dkpioe schreef:
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> > so far i like the cars using 2009 specs in this
> > order:
> > williams, bmw, mclaren, honda.
> >
> > dont see why so many in this forum are raving
> > about mclaren shape, possibly cos its their
> > favourite team.
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> It's my favourite team, yes. But I like the
> McLaren nose the most because it's got some
> curves, unlike the blocks that Honda and BMW have
> created.


Ferrari fan, but i like this mclaren' maybe it's the livery...

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Man these cars are ugly...I thought the new rules would bring back gorgeous ones. Maybe when the cars are finalised they will look better, although the narrow wings just look like airbrakes to me and all the teams seem to be going for front noses you could launch a 747 off of. I'm obviously no aerodynamicist, I can't understand how all these winglets and stuff work, I thought there must be some point where a streamlined body is faster than a genuine Picasso on wheels.

Nickv schreef:
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> Renault will be launching their car at the 19th of
> the 1st of the 2009th.


And the same goes for Williams

but they will not release their livery until closer to Albert Park

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X (@ed24f1)

Fincent Wrote:
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[www.motorsport.com]

> Phwoar! Enough said...


Wow, love that Mclaren and Paffet Helmets switch perfectly with Mclaren's colors