Ponty Posted 12 November, 2008 Share Posted 12 November, 2008 at something approaching a 2009 spec car. Williams have been aero testing at Kemble airfield, running a 2008 FW30 with a 2009 spec nose, front wing and rear wing fitted. No, the aspect ratio hasn't be skewed. They really do look like that. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72093 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint in Paradise Posted 12 November, 2008 Share Posted 12 November, 2008 Ponty, now your team have seen this will your lot be frantically changing their front wing :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 12 November, 2008 Author Share Posted 12 November, 2008 It looks like ours to be honest. They're so tightly regulated for next year that they're almost spec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Paul C Posted 12 November, 2008 Share Posted 12 November, 2008 Yee gats.. that rear wing is proper ugly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 13 November, 2008 Share Posted 13 November, 2008 Agreed. UG-LAY. But I thought the narrow track cars of 1998+ looked wierd too. I'll adapt soon enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeckoSaint Posted 19 November, 2008 Share Posted 19 November, 2008 Ponty, are Renault running an oversized Go-Kart for 2009? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 19 November, 2008 Author Share Posted 19 November, 2008 Ponty, are Renault running an oversized Go-Kart for 2009? It's an attempt to stop Nelson knocking the wheels off again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baj Posted 19 November, 2008 Share Posted 19 November, 2008 there's a huge electronic barrier at the circuit entrance, if Nelson tries to drive off with the car an alarm goes off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Bob Posted 19 November, 2008 Share Posted 19 November, 2008 OMG! Check the BMW out!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 19 November, 2008 Author Share Posted 19 November, 2008 Pretty, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLYMPIC Posted 19 November, 2008 Share Posted 19 November, 2008 OMG! Check the BMW out!! Now that how a racing car should look,can see a few more wings getting knockes of this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Post-it note Posted 19 November, 2008 Share Posted 19 November, 2008 About as pretty as my hairy ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Posted 19 November, 2008 Share Posted 19 November, 2008 Wow. BMW have finally made a car with a nose bigger than Kubica's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 19 November, 2008 Author Share Posted 19 November, 2008 About as pretty as my hairy ass. Quite. My favourite is the huge bits of box channel for front wing end-plates. Styling par excellence. Truthfully, this will be a pretty basic design, conforming literally to spec. There is room for inventiveness, even within the pretty strict parameters, but they're not going to give much away this early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 19 November, 2008 Share Posted 19 November, 2008 I don't really care what F1 cars look like, as long as they still look like cars, and not just vehicles that happen to have a wheel in each corner, and one for steering with. If they manage to tweak the rules enough so that the driver becomes much more the factor behind whether a car wins or finishes elsewhere, rather than just a mere component, then they will have taken a huge step in the right direction, as far as I'm concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 19 November, 2008 Author Share Posted 19 November, 2008 I don't really care what F1 cars look like, as long as they still look like cars, and not just vehicles that happen to have a wheel in each corner, and one for steering with. If they manage to tweak the rules enough so that the driver becomes much more the factor behind whether a car wins or finishes elsewhere, rather than just a mere component, then they will have taken a huge step in the right direction, as far as I'm concerned. I think most people will get used to the dustpan look eventually, just like they got used to wings, high noses, narrower cars, grooved tyres, etc. through the years, but but you have to admit they're not as aesthetically pleasing as anything that's gone before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 19 November, 2008 Share Posted 19 November, 2008 I think most people will get used to the dustpan look eventually, just like they got used to wings, high noses, narrower cars, grooved tyres, etc. through the years, but but you have to admit they're not as aesthetically pleasing as anything that's gone before. The Williams looks OK, as it sort of harks back to an earlier era. One needs a sickbag handy, just in case, when looking at the Beemer. The lack of aerodynamic sticky out bits and pieces makes for a smoother look though. I wait patiently for the no tail and nose wings look. Now that would be something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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