The Testing and How will the cars look in 2009 Thread

EC83 Wrote:
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> Early 2004 Williams after a Matchbox makeover :P

But you must admit that those clean sidepods look good =B

Im really hoping for these wing to fail. On kerbs, easier than before in slight touches to other cars, in tight corners of Monaco,.. Something just most go wrong, because these look so horrible. :S :D

Kimi, so, Massa Fernando Sebastian is faster than you. Can you confirm you understood that message?

I quite like the honda nose actually, it looks pretty sharp.
But the BMW,eurgh.

awful looking cars, the front wings look like they're made of planks of wood.

and the narrow rear wings make them look like small Formula BMW cars or something.

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RIP Jules, never to be forgotten. #KeepFightingMichael

I've just been thinking about it...that BMW looks quite hideous yes, but I think it's the livery that looks bad, especially on the nose. The shape is quite square yet the livery is sort of rounded at the front where the 'moustache' is, as if they've just stuck the old stickers on the new shape. I wouldnt be surprised if they adapt the lines to fit the new shape better before the start of the new season

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Liverpool Waterfront Circuit (WIP)

Man 2009 will be the year of ugly thats for sure, so many people thinking that it will be better when in fact the cars are 100 times worse.

i agree with you dan, i was thinking that white was making it worse than it is - williams' one in dark blue hides it well, i doctored it in photoshop to see, and it looks much less like a box! :D




Jenson drives it like he owns it; Lewis drives it like he stole it

Now thats what I'm talking about that I can live with! All we need to do now is find Dr Mario Theissen's email address...

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Circuit Thermalito

Liverpool Waterfront Circuit (WIP)

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williams i think is just beautiful! even matching bmws white monster wing and nose...




Jenson drives it like he owns it; Lewis drives it like he stole it

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I can live with a F1 being like that! Someone please mail it to BMW :P

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/20/2008 04:26AM by Bruninho.

BMW will use F1 to test more efficient designs for their F-BMW series

danm Wrote:
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> williams i think is just beautiful! even matching
> bmws white monster wing and nose...
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Those edited pics you've posted look so so so much nicer!

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

Actually yeah - I mean I don't think I'll ever like the fat front wings but the blue-front wing BMW does definitely look so much better

@Bruno - cheers, though I think I'd need to send it to the FIA :\

at least the teams can raise more money from sponsors, now their logos will be twice the size on the front wing...

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2013 - Nando must come through..

what the hell is that?...it seem there a wire, maybe trying to support the fw

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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/20/2008 04:52PM by SAMF1.

Looks to me like the ends of it don't like the stress it gets when it's got a big downforce load on it at high speed... Because it's too f*ckin' wide.

Although they're hideous right now, i'm sure we'll be used to them within 6 months. I remember being repulsed by the first lot of cars in '98, and again in '04 with the extended engine covers and read wing endplates.

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Agreed, they do look like some of sort of structural support to prevent flexing.
No doubt when a race version is made it will be structurally strong enough and rigid enough not to flex to the extreme of needing those kind of supports.

Have to say now after 3 days of seeing the BMW's front wing and rear wing combo, it looks pretty normal to me now.

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

I agree with Chet, I'd even go as far as saying it looks nice in that last photo.