F1 2009 Season discussion/development thread

El_Watcher · 27 Feb 2009 at 12:13

Skeeter said:
The team would also have to arrive without having shaved in the morining, and wear last nights clothes.

Not much of a stretch for Jensen then

Flibster · 27 Feb 2009 at 14:06

Williams have unveiled their new paintjob for '09

It's really quite empty of sponsors.... but thats not the worst bit. A couple of new things have arrived on the car - vertical shark fins either side of the copckpit..

Yuch.

Kimi · 27 Feb 2009 at 14:12

Hmm not sure on blue

Smit · 27 Feb 2009 at 14:24

I preferred the very dark blue they used during testing

Kimi · 27 Feb 2009 at 14:48

Yea this one looks a bit crayola

daveski · 27 Feb 2009 at 16:17

Anyone know if public are allowed to show up for the 'shakedown' days at Silverstone? Just tried calling but there doesn't appear to be anyone there at the moment.

Skeeter · 27 Feb 2009 at 16:25

daveski said:
Anyone know if public are allowed to show up for the 'shakedown' days at Silverstone? Just tried calling but there doesn't appear to be anyone there at the moment.

No. The public are (well, were) only allowed to the in season testing 3 days they used to have in the summer. Pre season shakedown tests are all meant to be private. They dont want anyone and his dog comming along and stealing there ideas. Think the only change to this has been the group test this year at Jerez where the public were allowed in.

And no shock again with the "Great looking Test colours, total rubbish looking actual colours" of the Williams. This is what, the 3rd or 4th year they have done this?

PinkFloyd · 27 Feb 2009 at 17:22

I don't think it looks that bad. It isn't as nice as the testing colours. But I don't see how it can be called rubbish.
Those little fins are interesting

Type_R · 27 Feb 2009 at 19:08

I sure hope those cockpit fins get banned before the start of the season as from a medical extrication point of view, I can't see them helping us one bit from where they are located!

I guess the blue Williams are using is RBS blue and that will go when RBS goes!

Alibaba99 · 27 Feb 2009 at 21:22

Owenb said:
The mass damper? That was suppose to counter the bumps on the track and was banned when Mclaren complained that it was movable ballast- mainly because their own version was rubbish!
The atlasf1 forums thing is just a joke, I would assume- just someone poking fun at the large front end?

You mean the mass damper that Ferrari successfully had banned by claiming it was a moveable aero device.

dalin80 · 27 Feb 2009 at 21:24

Alibaba99 said:
You mean the mass damper that Ferrari successfully had banned by claiming it was a moveable aero device.

Also wasnt the mclaren version the J-damper which has proved to be pretty much excellent the past couple of seasons?

timbob · 27 Feb 2009 at 22:52

Flibster said:
Williams have unveiled their new paintjob for '09

It's really quite empty of sponsors.... but thats not the worst bit. A couple of new things have arrived on the car - vertical shark fins either side of the copckpit..

Yuch.

I like the colour scheme - it's reminiscent of the good old days of Rothmans sponsorship.

Duke · 27 Feb 2009 at 23:28

Looks alright.

Memphis · 27 Feb 2009 at 23:52

Type_R said:
I sure hope those cockpit fins get banned before the start of the season as from a medical extrication point of view, I can't see them helping us one bit from where they are located!

I guess the blue Williams are using is RBS blue and that will go when RBS goes!

Awwwww, now please don't tell me you have anything to do with marshalling.....

Quite like the Williams livery actually.

Type_R · 28 Feb 2009 at 07:55

Memphis said:
Awwwww, now please don't tell me you have anything to do with marshalling.....

Quite like the Williams livery actually.

Techincally an FIA appointed doctor at Silverstone has to be a marshal to be allowed to do what he/she does, so yes I am a marshal.

Flibster · 28 Feb 2009 at 09:18

Arrrrgggh! MY EYES!

Duke · 28 Feb 2009 at 09:48

Flibster said:
Arrrrgggh! MY EYES!

Thought the launch wasn't until tomorrow?

I quite like it - cleaner looking than last years colour scheme.

Dup · 28 Feb 2009 at 10:32

I'm loving this years Fisher Price shapes and colour schemes. They reak of old school in a good way.

orderoftheflame · 28 Feb 2009 at 11:55

Flibster said:
Arrrrgggh! MY EYES!

Has the photo been removed?

MTA99 · 28 Feb 2009 at 13:45

I'm heading over to the test tomorrow at Jerez

Weather isn't great down here at the moment, occasional rain showers, but might be able to see the effect of the new rear wings in the rooster tails