F1 2009 Season discussion/development thread

El_Watcher · 17 Nov 2008 at 12:01

I personally don't mind the rear end, and I love the fact it doesn't have bits coming out of every flat surface.
What I don't like is the front end. The width of the wing looks ridiculous, and surely the end fences will cut into tyres easily.

gord said:
F1 Wacky Races!

They may as well add circular saws, and machine guns, they would do as much damage as those wings

Malt_Vinegar · 17 Nov 2008 at 12:10

Think of all the times those little sticky up things on tight corners that get nailed in the first lap by people cutting the corner, those wings would soon put a stop to that!

NathanE · 17 Nov 2008 at 12:50

They'll have to be careful with those front wings at Monza and Monaco... on the high kerbs... could put an end to McLaren's J-damper

(Although Ferrari seem to have had it too in the '08 season...)

Pete19s · 17 Nov 2008 at 14:14

Duke said:
That BM 09 car looks awful!

Indeed it does, also interesting is that its running an 09 aero package on groved tyres and not slicks.

Skeeter · 17 Nov 2008 at 16:31

MY EYES! THEY BURN!

Wheres the fat bird in the babes thread, I need something good looking to stop my eyes from bleeding!

Malt_Vinegar · 17 Nov 2008 at 16:44

I am not experienced in between season development, but I strongly believe the final cars will look a lot different to development mules, which I imagine are just a guestimate to give a starting point for the rest of the development. Aesthetics are not exactly top of the list during the development stage, expecially when dealing with radical regulation changes.

Am I wrong?

Mad_Jay · 17 Nov 2008 at 17:46

Honda -
http://www.f1-live.com/f1/photos/2008/tests118/diapo_120.jpg

Williams-
http://www.f1-live.com/f1/photos/2008/tests118/diapo_177.jpg

Another one of BMW
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g303/Speedworx41/Random Photos/XPB_281246_HiRes.jpg

Giedo van der Garde also crashed while testing.

Duke · 17 Nov 2008 at 17:57

They look awful!!!!

Mad_Jay · 17 Nov 2008 at 18:03

I actually hope all the cars turn up at Melbourne looking like that.

Just for ***** and giggles and the comedy value.

gord · 17 Nov 2008 at 18:40

Mad_Jay said:
I actually hope all the cars turn up at Melbourne looking like that.

Just for ***** and giggles and the comedy value.

Welcome to Melbourne..

AND ITS GO GO GO..

AND ALL OF THE FRONT WINGS ARE GONE GONE GONE

Lopéz · 17 Nov 2008 at 18:44

Mad_Jay said:
Honda -
http://www.f1-live.com/f1/photos/2008/tests118/diapo_120.jpg

Williams-
http://www.f1-live.com/f1/photos/2008/tests118/diapo_177.jpg

Another one of BMW
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g303/Speedworx41/Random Photos/XPB_281246_HiRes.jpg

Giedo van der Garde also crashed while testing.

The Honda nose looks neat.
Not sold on the Williams.
Sauber is okay.

Why the big wing on the Honda and the narrow wings on the other two?

The cars look *so* much better on slicks, althought the front tyres are still too big IMO.

I haven't seen a really good looking F1 car since ooh, I dunno - the MP4/7?

steve45 · 17 Nov 2008 at 18:51

the new cars are actually growing on me, theres no denying that they are far from pretty but i dunno, i'm beginning to really like them

GingerNinja1989 · 17 Nov 2008 at 18:54

That Honda doesn't look as bad as the others, or is it just the photo?

philjohn · 17 Nov 2008 at 18:58

GingerNinja1989 said:
That Honda doesn't look as bad as the others, or is it just the photo?

From the looks of it they're running a 2008 reg rear wing on the thing (looks wider than the sauber).

utajoker · 17 Nov 2008 at 19:01

the honda is using 2008 rear wing?

i like the front wing but it doesnt match with the rear so it looks stupid. the big wing with slicks looks mean but then the waffer thin tiny back wing stuck 2ft up looks stupid.

Duke · 17 Nov 2008 at 19:06

Yep old rear wing.

GingerNinja1989 · 17 Nov 2008 at 19:10

Duke said:
Yep old rear wing.

Bugger. Thought that rear wing with that front wing looked pretty cool

Mad_Jay · 17 Nov 2008 at 19:20

A mate of mine is at Barcelona atm who works for the Renault Test Team, Finally found some pics of him

Here is Richard with Giedo Van Der Garde.

Isn't there a chap on these forums who works for Renault?

Bennah · 17 Nov 2008 at 20:01

Sebastian Loeb fully testing for Red Bull?

Thought he was only having a one off session for PR etc.

MTA99 · 17 Nov 2008 at 20:55

Nodirection said:
Planning to go up to jerez (prolly 16th December) for the F1 testing, less than an hour's drive from Gibraltar...been a couple of years since i've not seen F1's in the flesh

Will (hopefully) be taking a photographer mate (Alex53 on this forum iirc) with me.

I've just moved to Jerez but not sure i'm going to be able to make the test (or the one a week before). If i make it to the circuit or not i'll be able to hear the cars. The spanish bike championship was there on sunday and the noise carried for miles