F1 Car Launches 2010

Alibaba99 · 29 Jan 2010 at 18:14

Skeeter said:
Using KERS will get you kicked out of FOTA.

FOTA has all teams in it now, so being kicked out would be particularly bad for a team as they would be outnumber in any decision making.

Altho, If FOTA starts to look like a waste of time and like it might fall apart, I wouldnt be surprised if some of the teams 'conveniently' has KERS setups they were able to just drop in.

I don't know if the cars will have space for the system. This years McLaren has smaller sidepods than last years and contains a fuel tank twice the size.

dalin80 · 29 Jan 2010 at 18:26

Exactly, from the top the mclaren gets insanely thin at the back of its main body and is a mighty compact design, cant see kers getting back in without a whole new aero package to go around it.

Skeeter · 29 Jan 2010 at 18:30

Another note, No wheel spinners makes the cars look so much nicer....

Duke · 29 Jan 2010 at 18:54

Skeeter said:
Another note, No wheel spinners makes the cars look so much nicer....

Yup much cleaner.

SDK^ · 29 Jan 2010 at 18:57

Ferrari need to be holding development stuff back off the new car launch because that two tier front wing on the McLaren looks amazing.

Flibster · 29 Jan 2010 at 19:02

SDK^ said:
Ferrari need to be holding development stuff back off the new car launch because that two tier front wing on the McLaren looks amazing.

That design was tested a couple of times last year - there's most likely a more advanced version on the way for testing.

therealnerd2 · 29 Jan 2010 at 23:34

Duke said:
... and tighter rear package.

Ooo, errr

Flibster · 29 Jan 2010 at 23:52

therealnerd2 said:
Ooo, errr

Oh c'mon - who doesn't prefer them?

Duke · 30 Jan 2010 at 08:30

rpstewart · 30 Jan 2010 at 14:53

rpstewart said:
There's a French F1 fansite that has that for a number of the constructors. I should have a link either here or at home.

http://www.f1-legend.fr/

Go to "Histoire" then Equipes. Unfortunately the Ferrari page link seems to be broken

Skeeter · 30 Jan 2010 at 23:16

Wow, the side to side comparisons on F1 Fanatic show just how much longer the 2010 cars are! Surely this could have massive impact on driving style and handling? Didnt McLaren make massive steps to solving their 2009 problems by REDUCING the wheelbase of their car?

The McLaren looks like its a foot longer!!

Blackvault · 31 Jan 2010 at 11:11

Do we know at what times Renault and Sauber are launching their cars today?

Blackvault

NeilMick · 31 Jan 2010 at 11:52

Sauber 13:30 GMT

Renault 15:30 GMT

AFAIK.

Kevin Clark · 31 Jan 2010 at 13:31

A little foretaste of the Renault colours perhaps

Alibaba99 · 31 Jan 2010 at 13:33

Not the R30 as claimed, but looks like this years colours.

Renaults new colours.

SoliD · 31 Jan 2010 at 13:50

Liking the look of that Renault livery! BMW Sauber looks pretty good with no sponsors, wonder who they will be getting in. Need some closer shots to see the details more clearly though! Fairly interesting front wing from that last picture.

Hencore · 31 Jan 2010 at 15:14

Any links to the Renault launch?

Kevin Clark · 31 Jan 2010 at 15:28

Petrov and Kubica

Flibster · 31 Jan 2010 at 16:27

Lots of bare carbon on the BM...Sauber

Renault looks a hell of a lot better in that paint job.

Near complete lack of sponsors on both cars is interesting too.

Don't have time to do some technical analysis yet although from first impressions both look reasonably conventional, like the Ferrari - plus more highres images would be useful.

Skeeter · 31 Jan 2010 at 16:49

Id say both the Sauber and the Renault look like evolutions of last years cars rather that radical redesigns like the McLaren