Motorsport Off Topic Thread

Guerrilla · 12 Nov 2013 at 16:25

Ewwww.

Skeeter · 12 Nov 2013 at 17:01

OH DEAR GOD!

What the hell is the point in that? I understand the low nose rules, but why the thin ends?

PinkFloyd · 12 Nov 2013 at 17:24

I don't get the thin nose idea. Surely that just means it's potentially more likely to puncture into bodywork and other objects it might hit :s
I really wish they'd go properly low nose, rather than basically flat from the driver up to the front wheels - it would aid driver visibility to no end...

El_Watcher · 12 Nov 2013 at 17:28

Isn't there rules on car length, and wouldn't that make the car too long?

Indy500 · 12 Nov 2013 at 17:35

Heh, F1 cars really are an eyesore these days. :confused:

Skeeter · 12 Nov 2013 at 17:43

El_Watcher said:
Isn't there rules on car length, and wouldn't that make the car too long?

No. The nose doesn't stick out any more than the current nose tips. There is just a minimum width half way down the nose and then a smaller minimum tip width, which is different from the current single width all the way.

Nismo · 12 Nov 2013 at 18:33

Red Bull should paint theirs a flesh colour.

To mimic Vettel's finger. Obviously.

Flibster · 12 Nov 2013 at 18:38

Was hoping the teams would go for the MP4-18 or MP4-19 style nose...

I now know why Newey was saying that the RB10 was ugly. Ugh.

413x · 12 Nov 2013 at 19:01

Duke said:
Great, so the cars next year will have a penis sticking out the front

that is exactly what i thought
who will have the biggest?

Skyboat · 12 Nov 2013 at 19:33

Flibster said:
Was hoping the teams would go for the MP4-18 or MP4-19 style nose...

So much for me hoping they'd look more like the Brawn BGP 001

MagicBoy · 12 Nov 2013 at 19:36

Eww.

That's just an appendage for ramming things with. They should mandate it's made out of foam or something before someone gets speared with it.

tummelv · 12 Nov 2013 at 21:26

Meh we'll get used to it pretty soon I think.

Skeeter · 12 Nov 2013 at 22:39

Skyboat said:
So much for me hoping they'd look more like the Brawn BGP 001

The side profile is pretty much what the Brawn was. They have just allowed the final 30cm or so to be a lower minimum width than the rest of the nose.

Indy500 · 13 Nov 2013 at 05:41

this_is_gav · 13 Nov 2013 at 08:31

MagicBoy said:
Eww.

That's just an appendage for ramming things with. They should mandate it's made out of foam or something before someone gets speared with it.

It is just designed to fly off or crumple in a crash, like the vanity panel is. The crash structure starts way further back.

It's unlikely to cause any damage to anything.

~Mike~ · 13 Nov 2013 at 09:34

Indy500 said:
http://i.imgur.com/sRW05yl.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]

LOL

Nismo · 13 Nov 2013 at 10:10

If any team turns up with that the FIA should tell them to get lost.

I know the stepped nose was bad and we got used to them, but this is something else

GravyMonster · 13 Nov 2013 at 11:02

I was looking for the LMP Porsche thread but it seems to have vanished, so I'll leave this here:

leaskovski · 13 Nov 2013 at 14:04

Read into this as much as you want...

http://en.espnf1.com/lotusf1/motorsport/story/134777.html

ESPN said:
Hulkenberg turned down an offer to stand in for Kimi Raikkonen at Lotus for the final two races of the season, according to his manager Werner Heinz.

PinkFloyd · 13 Nov 2013 at 14:39

Interesting sounding engine on that Porsche, can't really tell what it is! Sounds nicely different to both the Audis and Toyotas of last year though, some variation is always nice.