HRT 2011 Car Launched

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Not as bad as I was thinking it would be.

More pics and info @ http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/02/08/hrt-f111-launch-first-pictures/

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That actually looks really nice. Shame it won't end up looking like that as it's all sponsor placeholders.

It's pretty much the same as the F110 too isn't it? Just with added dorsal fin?
 
lol on another forum someone commented "the only chequered flag HRT will see will be the one on the car"
LOL its probably true
 
LOL @ some of the text scattered on this car

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"ATTENTION - Strong suction effect, hold onto something when step here"

-maybe "all your base are belong to us" would have been more appropriate?
 
Spunkey said:
It's pretty much the same as the F110 too isn't it? Just with added dorsal fin?
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Looks like a few changes to the front too. But, yeah - like the Virgin - it's not looking like a big step forward. Hopefully, the underpinnings have taken a bigger step forward.
 
Tweaker said:
107% rule will hopefully get these off the track
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Is that back for this season? That's not good news. F1's management have really messed up on bringing new teams in. First they promise to cap budgets to help new blood enter, then don't, then do nothing to help the new teams and now they're giving them the shaft by removing any opportunity to develop their cars on track - which is vital with the harsh testing restrictions.
 
Exactly. The FIA really are a bunch of morons. They've made lots of stupid decisions over the last 10 years which have not only affected F1, look at the state of the WRC these days.

Hxc said:
Low nose...
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I think aestethically it looks far better. I hate the front of the RB6, and now all the other teams have gone the same route :(
 
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looks blocky to me.. like some cheap 80s toy car..

And oh what a surprise.. no KERS.. so.. we know who will be a LONG way off the pace eh?

Of course, none of the 'back three' have KERS..
 
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Tweaker said:
107% rule will hopefully get these off the track
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Actually, reading how they're implementing it I think they'll be okay. It's based on the time in the first qualifying session only, so the top teams are likely not to be running the fastest tyres whereas the low end teams will be.
 
Tweaker said:
107% rule will hopefully get these off the track
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I think all the teams would have made the cut last year with this rule in place anyway, I don't think it will get rid of many cars from the grid

Are HRT actually going to test their car this year rather than just turn up on raceday to test it!
 
My memory on specific times isn't great, but did any of the bottom 3 teams fail to "qualify" (theoretically) outside the 107% last year? Dont think they did, or if they did, it wasn't too often no?
 
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