2009 car launches thread

Bruninho Wrote:
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> Piquet Snr was smart to explore the holes in the
> rules (like tyre warmers back then) and also was a
> master in car-setup.

He just drove for teams which pushed the rules beyond the limit... a bit like a certain "cheater" you also seem to refer to a lot.

not really a car launch, but Force India has present a little sneak preview of the future colors



ok, it's abstract, but motorsport-total.com say, that the colors will be used this season.


image-source: Force India 2009 Calendar

Bruninho Wrote:
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> Geraldinho Wrote:

> > It could be worse. Massa could be a Guinea Pig
> > without even a seat, struggling for one with
> only
> > his famous name... Oops, just like that @#$%&
> on
> > your signature!
> >
> > About the car, it's a little bit ugly...
> hopefully
> > we'll get something better from BMW, McLaren
> and
> > Renault!
> >
> > Wait, something is telling me Massa IS the
> number
> > 3. ;*
>
> Know what? Who the f$*% cares about the number.
> Ferrari's team leader is Kimi Raikkonen no matter
> what number is painted in his car. The Guinea Pig
> will be back to his role of following team orders
> to let Kimi win after his "1999 Eddie Irvine lucky
> year".
>
> And @#$%& is you! At least he did not spun 10
> times in a race like your beloved Guinea Pig!



Well, I don't care about the numbers, but you did... changed your mind quickly...

And I also don't care about who is the first driver, I just want good racing.

"And @#$%& is you!". I don't remember offending you, fanboy. Any need for that? Are you in your PMS days? Any Admin in the house?

And I don't love Sen... Guinea Pig or Massa. As I said, I love good racing.

Bruninho, grow up, be quiet or be gone, for everyone's sake.


Back on topic: I'm used to the F60 rear wing already. But that doesn't mean I like it!

I'm not really expecting a innovative, good looking or even fast car from Toyota. They never knew how to spend their money, and I don't see them doing it now...

I'd be just fine with the rear wings if they were 20cm lower and 15cm less in length, especially if the wings were black

SAMF1 Wrote:
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> shakedown photos
> [www.motorsport.com]
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> im use to the rear wing already

Angled shots I'm fine with but when I see the car from the front. I start vomiting.

i have completely fallen in love with this car!! it just feels to me like so much more of a proper racing car for some reason than the previous f1 cars of late, back to 1997 i guess. in fact yep, these i think will be my favourite f1 cars since 1997.

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Join the club, Paul

And those Force India colours look nicer than last year's, will be good to see more variety in colours over the grid. Bit more relevant to India, too.

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In those shakedown pics the car looks beautiful! Absolutely stunning.

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Stunning indeed. The most I look at it the most I like it. 2009 aero gives it a less robust and more fragile look, it's somewhat retro and romantic. But I still hope we'll see something more revolutionary. I'm putting my hopes on Adrian Newey and his Red Bul RB5! Mclaren, Renault and BMW too, but not too much...



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/14/2009 01:10AM by Geraldinho.

it almost doesn't look bad on the track!!!



GPGSL WDC Season 4

Like The Lopper said, the overhead shot is hot. The body looks like fresh lava flowing onto old, but that F60 front wing looks like a hammerhead shark, or a leaf collector, or a fly with an overgrown proboscis coated in jam.

Prepare for a Toyota resembling a butterfly with wings attached to its head.

Bah, I still don't like these 2009 specs. It's a good thing that all the flaps dissapeared but the frontwing is too big.
This would look so much better.Frontwing a bit smaller and the rearwing lower and wider.




Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/14/2009 03:40PM by Ju-StF1.

I am starting to love the new f1 cars, like good old days ugly, but back then they weren't considered ugly, but nice to see that f1 is changing, we needed that, looking for simpler times now.

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It would look awesome with a lower nose, like early 90s


and I think cars will look better on Monza Spec





Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/14/2009 03:58PM by Frantic.

lmao they are already monza spec, they will just alter the rear wing angle

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yeah i was thinking that too, i instantly nabbed one of them for my desktop. i like the front wing, it reminds me of 1992 era. rear wing is ok once you get used to it and the actual shape of the car is very nice.

slicks again woohoo

not sure about Force India livery. you can also see it here [club.forceindiaf1.com]

it would be good if they had a light blue car, for example like the indian A1GP and cricket teams. this would definitely stand out, although it doesn't really fit in with Fly Kingfisher much.

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X (@ed24f1)

dont forget the 2009 Toyota launch everyone in just under 20 minutes!!

[www.tf109-premiere.com]

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X (@ed24f1)

Was about to ask indeed, what time it was going to happen.

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Some say... he's even smaller than 20kb.
And some say... he's so offensive he could get you into trouble...
The only thing we know is that he's called...

THE SIG


Felipe Massa, World Champion 15:34:11pm- 15:34:21pm.

Tsss, nothing happend. Only the counter was replaced by "Out now!" and after refreshing the site wasn't available.

/update: something is showing, but slow and premature it seems, if you do things which such a counter, I think you have to make sure after zero something really does show up. Now it looks like after zero, they are quickly making a whole site and uploading pictures.

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Some say... he's even smaller than 20kb.
And some say... he's so offensive he could get you into trouble...
The only thing we know is that he's called...

THE SIG


Felipe Massa, World Champion 15:34:11pm- 15:34:21pm.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/15/2009 12:04PM by Sapo.