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Old 08-03-2009, 01:06 PM
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Anyone else think due to the new aero rules that it's made the 2009 F1 Cars ugly?
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Old 08-03-2009, 01:16 PM
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only the rear spoiler. !

although last years cars were foookin awesome in comparison!
Old 08-03-2009, 01:22 PM
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Didn't think any F1 car was ever pretty..........they're just computerised testbeds on wheels, hardly an object of beauty.
Old 08-03-2009, 01:28 PM
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i would comment but F1 is
Old 08-03-2009, 01:41 PM
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I like them,they remind me of the F1 cars of the seventies,my favorite cars were the 05 cars the last of the v10s.
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Originally Posted by mechanic28
i would comment but F1 is
That too ! Never followed it, like a large parade lap. No enjoyment for me at all.
Old 08-03-2009, 02:28 PM
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they do look a bit silly,but lets hope it makes the season a good one!
Old 08-03-2009, 02:36 PM
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I quite like the look personally, its getting back to basics instead of all the splitters,fins,gills,spoiler, everywhere.
Just need to bring turbo's back and it'll be sorted.....never gonna happen though is it.
Old 08-03-2009, 02:46 PM
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vrooooom! analise data.
Old 08-03-2009, 02:50 PM
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Ugly as F**K
Old 08-03-2009, 07:27 PM
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The new nose's are a bit fragile
Old 08-03-2009, 10:03 PM
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the cars looked mint last year and now they look shit, bernie is a cunt wanting to change it all the sport is about speed not trying to slow them down.
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I like them and like all F1 cars they will evolve as time goes on, then we'll get another rule shake up and they will change again. Its all part of the sport. I dig it!

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yes they look ugly, but yes we will get used to them and grow to love them
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i think they are beggining to look like the yank indy cars, also has any1 seen the new kers system they are proposing? check the link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8j-zuG9vY4


should be interesting
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Think the rear wings look stupid, the're too narrow.

To reduce downforce they should have had a standard rear wing, set up like they would be for a high speed circuit. It would be nice to see the back end's sliding.

Good to see proper slicks back though.
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Originally Posted by S2PAUL88
i think they are beggining to look like the yank indy cars, also has any1 seen the new kers system they are proposing? check the link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8j-zuG9vY4


should be interesting
nothing like an indycar
Old 09-03-2009, 12:48 AM
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the smaller rear wing is not made that way to slow them down, its supposed to help over taking, by reducing to width of the dirty air, and allow the wider front wings to pick up downforce when following closely
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Originally Posted by mechanic28
i would comment but F1 is
So is Cricket

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Only look ugly because we are not used to them yet.

If it helps overtaking im all for it

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Wonder how many nosecones are gonna be lost in the first corner.
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I like them, something about the cars looks good to me.
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Originally Posted by Mr S1
That too ! Never followed it, like a large parade lap. No enjoyment for me at all.
Worlds most mongaloid comment.

If you never follow it how do you know what happens?

The last two championships have been bloody exciting. Plenty of overtaking and plenty of different winners and lots of controversy.
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Originally Posted by S2PAUL88
i think they are beggining to look like the yank indy cars, also has any1 seen the new kers system they are proposing? check the link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8j-zuG9vY4


should be interesting
Good link! What's that KERS all about then LOL! Can you fit KERS to a Cossie ??!
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Originally Posted by TurboShed
Good link! What's that KERS all about then LOL! Can you fit KERS to a Cossie ??!
lol you probably could if you had the knowhow and enough ŁŁŁŁŁ or possibly if you owned your own f1 team haha
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F1 engineers don't design the cars to be pretty
Old 09-03-2009, 02:41 PM
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i was at the auto-salon in geneva switzerland last weekend.renault had the new f1 there.i liked it,it looks simple but nice
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Originally Posted by Mondeo Man
I like them, something about the cars looks good to me.
Lack of bits pointing out all over the place? Love the sidepods on the Brawn GP. Lets hope they work as good as they look.
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Old 09-03-2009, 03:11 PM
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Think they look pap anyway.

Never liked F1, boring.
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Originally Posted by TurboShed
Good link! What's that KERS all about then LOL! Can you fit KERS to a Cossie ??!

Yes, that's the idea behind the tech. To eventually offer it on road cars.

However, a word of caution BMW found out the car can be a bit electrified when they first ran it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__DpDTDyc4g




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thats the new BMW anti car jacking system
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