F1: Ferrari the first to show '09 car.

[Ferry_vO]

Called the F60 to celebrate sixty years of participation in F1, the F60 is fitted with a KERS system but it's not yet decided if the team will use the system from the first race. Have to admit it looks much better than the BMW hybrid that we saw during winter testing..

McLaren and Renault will show their new cars later this week.

 

[wombat666]

That rear wing is just plain fugly!!!!
:faint:

 

[demorier]

I can still see a heap of those front wings getting smashed during races. They just plain old stick out to much.

 

[wombat666]

Plenty of 'built-in' understeer there!!

 

[Panther_99FS]

Hmmm...
With that tiny rear wing and huge ones in front, I'd think the car would have more oversteer...

 

[Ferry_vO]

BMW have tested the new aerodynamics, and according to Klien overtaking should be easier as you can now follow a car in front of you much closer without loosing downforce..

 

[Ferry_vO]

Some shots of the first test, from WCF:

 

[lefty]

Looks kinda like, er, a Ferrari F1 to me.

Will someone please tell me who Alice is ??

 

[demorier]

I don't know either, but it's a sponsor. Also appears on the Ducati MotoGP bikes.

 

[Ferry_vO]

Will someone please tell me who Alice is ??

Didn't someone write a song about that once..?

IIRC It's an internet provider.

 

[Ferry_vO]

Toyota launced their TF109 today:

McLaren will show their new car tomorrow, Williams and Renault on Monday and BMW on Tuesday.

 

[lefty]

Yet another complicated and (very)expensive nose job that'll get demolished in the first corner!

What they really need is something like this.........

 

[Ferry_vO]

Cheaper engines, big fat slicks, less downforce; I thought it would look more like this:

:costumes:

 

[wombat666]

'ALICE' are the Telecom Italia ADSL service.

 

[Ferry_vO]

The new Mac MP4/24:

 

[smoores]

I'd almost expect them to handle like front wheel drive.

 

[wombat666]

Oh dear!!!
A chrome plated turd is still a turd ......... :faint:
As attractive as a hatful' of ar--holes to use a good old Aussie term.

 

[wombat666]

Hmmm...
With that tiny rear wing and huge ones in front, I'd think the car would have more oversteer...

My first reaction as well Ed, but I think the rear end would just keep pushing the front end straight ahead ...... there is such a thing as too much front end grip!
:hand:

 

[Ferry_vO]

The Ferrari, McLaren and even the Toyota have some nice lines I think, but the new Renault R29 has been beaten with the ugly stick at least twice! The design itself is unattractive and messy, but the colourscheme really hurts my eyes. They say that if something looks fast, it probably is. I hope for Alonso and Piquet that is not true...:

The new Williams FW31 (In a temporary livery) isn't much better looking:

:isadizzy:

 

[smoores]

they are starting to look like bi-planes now