Simviation Forum - Oh dear. A car only its mother could love!

Jan 12^th, 2009 at 10:14am

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7812490.stm

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Reply #1 - Jan 12^th, 2009 at 10:30am

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Still it is better than a 2CV Grin

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Reply #2 - Jan 12^th, 2009 at 10:59am

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Gawd that's ugly Smiley

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Reply #3 - Jan 12^th, 2009 at 2:47pm

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well Ferrari and Mclaren are the two teams who produce the style cars, so if you think thats ugly wait and till you see what the rest come up with.

I still think these changes are the biggest mistakes made yet, last years cars were beautiful in their design, the races were closer than they have been for a long time and we got a thriller of a season from it. Next year its going to be a lot differant and I can bet not in a good way.

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Reply #4 - Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:01pm

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3SpsV_9Uns

Onboard from Massa today, I really hope helmet cameras start to take the place of the T-cam. It gives a much better sense of speed and the whole thing makes you want to move your head with the driver. Cheesy

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Reply #5 - Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:14pm

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The top-down profile reminds me of 1992/93 cars.

I think this could be a very interesting year. Not nail biting, screaming my head off, and jumping up and down; but just interesting. Huh

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Reply #6 - Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:15pm

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Craig. wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 2:47pm:

well Ferrari and Mclaren are the two teams who produce the style cars, so if you think thats ugly wait and till you see what the rest come up with.

Don't worry, I've seen the release schedule in Autosport, and have "A car only a mother could love, pt II - IX" already lined up! Grin

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Reply #7 - Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:18pm

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C wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:15pm:

Craig. wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 2:47pm:

well Ferrari and Mclaren are the two teams who produce the style cars, so if you think thats ugly wait and till you see what the rest come up with.

Don't worry, I've seen the release schedule in Autosport, and have "A car only a mother could love, pt II - IX" already lined up! Grin

Mclaren tomarrow right?

"If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing" -Ben Franklin&&&&"Man must rise above the Earth to the top of the atmosphere and beyond, for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives." - Socrates&&&&" Flying is a religion. A religion that asymilates all who get a taste of it." - Me&&&&"Make the most out of yourself, for that is all there is of you"- Ralf Waldo Emerson&&

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Reply #8 - Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:19pm

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Craig. wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:01pm:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3SpsV_9Uns

Onboard from Massa today, I really hope helmet cameras start to take the place of the T-cam. It gives a much better sense of speed and the whole thing makes you want to move your head with the driver. Cheesy

That's a great helmet cam, far better than the idiotic one they stuck on DC in Brazil.

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Reply #9 - Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:36pm

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'Interesting' car...if it wasn't for the 12-storey tall rear wing, it'd look very nice Grin

That's a fantastic helmet cam video Craig, High quality looks fantastic! And that sound...amazing... Cool

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Reply #10 - Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:38pm

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The Ruptured Duck wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:18pm:

C wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:15pm:

Craig. wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 2:47pm:

well Ferrari and Mclaren are the two teams who produce the style cars, so if you think thats ugly wait and till you see what the rest come up with.

Don't worry, I've seen the release schedule in Autosport, and have "A car only a mother could love, pt II - IX" already lined up! Grin

Mclaren tomarrow right?

Depends whats the shipping time from Marrenello to woking? Lips Sealed

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Reply #11 - Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:59pm

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Craig. wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:38pm:

The Ruptured Duck wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:18pm:

C wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:15pm:

Craig. wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 2:47pm:

well Ferrari and Mclaren are the two teams who produce the style cars, so if you think thats ugly wait and till you see what the rest come up with.

Don't worry, I've seen the release schedule in Autosport, and have "A car only a mother could love, pt II - IX" already lined up! Grin

Mclaren tomarrow right?

Depends whats the shipping time from Marrenello to woking? Lips Sealed

They've given Nigel Stepney til Friday. Wink

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Reply #12 - Jan 12^th, 2009 at 4:02pm

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C wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:59pm:

Craig. wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:38pm:

The Ruptured Duck wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:18pm:

C wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:15pm:

Craig. wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 2:47pm:

well Ferrari and Mclaren are the two teams who produce the style cars, so if you think thats ugly wait and till you see what the rest come up with.

Don't worry, I've seen the release schedule in Autosport, and have "A car only a mother could love, pt II - IX" already lined up! Grin

Mclaren tomarrow right?

Depends whats the shipping time from Marrenello to woking? Lips Sealed

They've given Nigel Stepney til Friday. Wink

UPS or FedEx?

"If you would not be forgotten, as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing" -Ben Franklin&&&&"Man must rise above the Earth to the top of the atmosphere and beyond, for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives." - Socrates&&&&" Flying is a religion. A religion that asymilates all who get a taste of it." - Me&&&&"Make the most out of yourself, for that is all there is of you"- Ralf Waldo Emerson&&

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Reply #13 - Jan 12^th, 2009 at 4:12pm

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The Ruptured Duck wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 4:02pm:

C wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:59pm:

Craig. wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:38pm:

The Ruptured Duck wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:18pm:

C wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:15pm:

Craig. wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 2:47pm:

well Ferrari and Mclaren are the two teams who produce the style cars, so if you think thats ugly wait and till you see what the rest come up with.

Don't worry, I've seen the release schedule in Autosport, and have "A car only a mother could love, pt II - IX" already lined up! Grin

Mclaren tomarrow right?

Depends whats the shipping time from Marrenello to woking? Lips Sealed

They've given Nigel Stepney til Friday. Wink

UPS or FedEx?

It's only a day's drive with a pair of drivers. Wink

Italian job style.

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Reply #14 - Jan 12^th, 2009 at 4:32pm

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C wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:59pm:

Craig. wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:38pm:

The Ruptured Duck wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:18pm:

C wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:15pm:

Craig. wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 2:47pm:

well Ferrari and Mclaren are the two teams who produce the style cars, so if you think thats ugly wait and till you see what the rest come up with.

Don't worry, I've seen the release schedule in Autosport, and have "A car only a mother could love, pt II - IX" already lined up! Grin

Mclaren tomarrow right?

Depends whats the shipping time from Marrenello to woking? Lips Sealed

They've given Nigel Stepney til Friday. Wink

But does that include the stop off at Renault though Grin

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Reply #15 - Jan 12^th, 2009 at 4:38pm

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expat wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 4:32pm:

C wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:59pm:

Craig. wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:38pm:

The Ruptured Duck wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:18pm:

C wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 3:15pm:

Craig. wrote on Jan 12^th, 2009 at 2:47pm:

well Ferrari and Mclaren are the two teams who produce the style cars, so if you think thats ugly wait and till you see what the rest come up with.

Don't worry, I've seen the release schedule in Autosport, and have "A car only a mother could love, pt II - IX" already lined up! Grin

Mclaren tomarrow right?

Depends whats the shipping time from Marrenello to woking? Lips Sealed

They've given Nigel Stepney til Friday. Wink

But does that include the stop off at Renault though Grin

Matt

They'd have to drive further to the Renault factory than they do to get back to Woking. Wink

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Reply #16 - Jan 12^th, 2009 at 6:29pm

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Agreed, the picture linked to by the OP does make the F60 look bleedin' awful, but if you have a look here I think it actually looks quite elegant.

(rear wing excluded Wink

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Reply #17 - Jan 12^th, 2009 at 6:42pm

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something I've been confused about since the first picture. Whats happend to the KERS? The track car had the warning symbol on it but didn't have any sign of the system at all. Now either Ferrari have figured out a cooling system for it that no other team have yet, and have managed to package it so well it doesn't really show. Or they aren't running it and may not do so for a good few races.
I found an interview from I believe Aldo costa the cheif designer that Kimi was looking to drop weight which leads me to believe Ferrari are running the KERS system which makes the cars design very interesting. Cant wait to see a few more launches to get an idea.

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Reply #18 - Jan 13^th, 2009 at 5:50am

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I see that the car still has wheel hub covers/trim. I seem to remember reading that these are no long allowed in the new regulations. Anyone got any input regarding this?

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Reply #19 - Jan 13^th, 2009 at 6:00am

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A quick read of the rules suggests the idea of scrapping them was dropped. I cant see any mention of it in there.

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Reply #20 - Jan 13^th, 2009 at 10:44am

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expat wrote on Jan 13^th, 2009 at 5:50am:

I see that the car still has wheel hub covers/trim. I seem to remember reading that these are no long allowed in the new regulations. Anyone got any input regarding this?

Matt

Getting rid of them would lose space for sponsorship (particularly for cars with a less than ideal record of retirements) - not ideal in the credit crunch! Grin

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