F1 2011 Car Launches

Ceryndrion · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:03

best reveal ever that was... gosh... hmmm interesting sidepod

half the car is missing...oh wait, here it comes..

GravyMonster · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:05

Oh i get it, some PR bull**** for Vodafone where their employees are 'helping' bring out bits to build the car.

SPARC · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:06

Interesting engine cover.

GravyMonster · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:07

Oil/KERS inlet on the engine cover behing the rollhoop too.

Ceryndrion · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:08

This is the strangest, most random piece of god knows what, that I have ever seen.. of course, I know this isnt the official reveal, but still.. brains would have done all this part, behind closed doors..

SPARC · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:10

I hope they fire it up after all this pap I'm watching.

Ceryndrion · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:14

You get the impressions that LH/JB haven't got any idea as to what to do, just sorta milling around.. looking at it, pointing.. yup.. its a car..

GravyMonster · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:14

@ScarbsF1 said:
#MP4-26 "L" shaped sidepod inlets keep the sidepod low and the inlet in the dirty air, leaving clear path for air to flow to the rear wing

sunama · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:14

Ceryndrion said:
This is the strangest, most random piece of god knows what, that I have ever seen.. of course, I know this isnt the official reveal, but still.. brains would have done all this part, behind closed doors..

I think this is the official reveal.

I must say that I prefer the "normal" method. I don't like all this - assembling the car live in front of the camera - business.

SPARC · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:16

who gives a **** about the Vodafone CEO.

Talk about the car !

Ceryndrion · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:17

Okay, so it was the official reveal.. what a half hearted steaming pile of german rubbish..

SPARC · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:21

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/02/04/mclaren-mp4-26-launch-first-pictures/

SPARC · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:24

WTF!!. look at those side pods. Proper mental.

sunama · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:33

SPARC said:
who gives a **** about the Vodafone CEO.

Talk about the car !

Mr.Fantastic · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:35

I think Vodafone got more coverage then the actual car :mad:

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sunama · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:44

Mr.Fantastic said:
I think Vodafone got more coverage then the actual car .

Thats the aim.

GravyMonster · 4 Feb 2011 at 11:58

Some close up details, courtesy of @TeamAnglais

CaptainRAVE · 4 Feb 2011 at 12:12

Spunkey said:
Some close up details, courtesy of @TeamAnglais

Certainly some unique designs there. It is either going to be be really fast or really suck.

sunama · 4 Feb 2011 at 12:38

CaptainRAVE said:
Certainly some unique designs there. It is either going to be be really fast or really suck.

Thats what I'm thinking.

I remember all those years ago when McLaren brought the mid wing:

http://www.swapmeetmodels.co.uk/min...t-model-mansell-1995-143rd-scale-pi-2256.html

This was in 1995. It all went spectacularly wrong and McLaren ended up dumping the mid wing.

Of all the cars released this year, Williams has to be my favourite (in terms of aesthetics).

GravyMonster · 4 Feb 2011 at 14:20

McLaren MP4-26:
4th February, Berlin

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