Sauber launch thread

[Duke]

10am morning


They've had some reason cars in the last season or two, so could be one to watch.

 

[Duke]

 

[GravyMonster]

 

[Kevin Clark]

 

[Nismo]

Hehe ^

 

[GravyMonster]

I actually quite like the look of this one. Nose aside obviously, although because they've made it black it's no so obvious.

Couple more with official shots:

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/02/06/sauber-c31-launch-pictures-saubers-2012-f1-car/

http://www.sauberf1team.com/en/sauber_c31/appearance.cfm?t=4

 

[tummelv]

Black hides the fugly nose somewhat.

 

[Duke]

Wasn't expecting that paint scheme

More pics here - http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2012/02/06/sauber-c31-launch-pictures-saubers-2012-f1-car/

 

[JonnyGLC]

I'm assuming the Ferrari engine this year doesn't require cooling??

 

[Kerming]

the first words that spring to mind is..................surely that step does have an effect? look at the angle of it lol.

 

[Kerming]

However, I must say that Im impressed of how tidy that back end looks.......apart from the nose that looks to me very competitive.

 

[arknor]

the first words that spring to mind is..................surely that step does have an effect? look at the angle of it lol.

probably adds downforce (although not much) and deflects the air over the cockpit area into the airbox above the drivers head

 

[schumi84]

I'm assuming the Ferrari engine this year doesn't require cooling??

Those sidepods are a tad small aren't they?

That nose, to me, is the worst of the bunch so far, absolutely horrific

 

[Skeeter]

Did they run out of white paint?

 

[Concrete]

Back of that car looks . . unfinished.
Someone at work has pointed out that given the almost identical profile of the front of the cars this season (Mclaren excluded) could a team configure their rear defusor to generate an air current that would be targetted specifically at upsetting the balance of the car behind?

 

[GravyMonster]

I acutally like that

But then it's pretty much the same livery I use for my cars in Forza

 

[GravyMonster]

could a team configure their rear defusor to generate an air current that would be targetted specifically at upsetting the balance of the car behind?

It's probably theoretically possible, but it would make the car itself a pig to drive and therefore slow anyway, meaning it probably wouldn't be in front of another car for long.

 

[arknor]

why would you want to ruin the balance of the car? the tyres would probably die in a few laps

 

[Concrete]

Well it would be a byproduct of the diffuser, obviously it would still have to do its normal job as well.

 

[ShakenNstirred]

really hate the look of most of the new cars with that step in the nose