The 2010 F1 Car Launch Thread - Page 3

jab · 29 Jan 2010, 10:49 (Ref:2621569)

McLaren pics revealed pre-launch

Looks gorgeous side-on. They've made the dorsal fin look beautiful

Launch live here

Lotusonpole · 29 Jan 2010, 10:58 (Ref:2621573)

On the side view.
The exhaust outlets look different than the norm this time.
I too like the fin treatment.

Can't wait to see more pics from different angles.
P

ECW Dan Selby · 29 Jan 2010, 11:00 (Ref:2621574)

WOW

I love it!

How did they make the fin look GOOD???

Thanks for the spoilers, jab!! Been waiting for this all morning lmao But it's too nice to be angry!!!

Selby

Mekola · 29 Jan 2010, 11:13 (Ref:2621581)

Car oficially launched. Images very similar than previous provided.

Marbot · 29 Jan 2010, 11:18 (Ref:2621586)

A fine looking car.

gregc · 29 Jan 2010, 11:20 (Ref:2621587)

Yep, looking very good. And they haven't copied the Red Bull nose

jab · 29 Jan 2010, 11:20 (Ref:2621588)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ECW Dan Selby

Thanks for the spoilers, jab!! Been waiting for this all morning lmao But it's too nice to be angry!!!

Selby

If it's any consolation, you had to watch the launch for a proper front-on view

The sidepod intakes are tiny. The sidepods themselves are very Brawn-esque. But it still looks evolutionary rather than revolutionary. It looks pretty sweet, especially from the side, but I thought last year's car was quite good-looking as well, so that's no determining factor. Waiting until testing to pass judgement

Marbot · 29 Jan 2010, 11:33 (Ref:2621598)

Side view of 2009 and 2010 cars (not same scale).

ECW Dan Selby · 29 Jan 2010, 11:37 (Ref:2621599)

2 very different cars. I'm a big fan of this year's!

Selby

Fox89 · 29 Jan 2010, 11:37 (Ref:2621601)

It looks.... so long!! Looks like one of those land speed record cars. The fin does look good. The entire car feels like it's motion before it's even set off! I hope this time around it goes as good as it looks.

jab · 29 Jan 2010, 11:41 (Ref:2621603)

I can see one difference already - no Santander on the car. As predicted by Andy B

Francis Albert · 29 Jan 2010, 12:13 (Ref:2621617)

Stunning! What a beautiful car!

csirl · 29 Jan 2010, 12:24 (Ref:2621624)

Please, can someone ban engine cover fins - even though the McLaren one is one of the better looking ones, they still all look hideous.

neiltb · 29 Jan 2010, 12:35 (Ref:2621630)

^^ +1

Marbot · 29 Jan 2010, 12:38 (Ref:2621632)

The narrower front tyre is more obvious on the McLaren!?

ECW Dan Selby · 29 Jan 2010, 12:38 (Ref:2621634)

Yes, I thought that straight away.

I think Ferrari are lying!!!.......................

Selby

Sodemo · 29 Jan 2010, 12:41 (Ref:2621636)

Uggh.

I have a feeling I am not going to like any of these cars. The 2009 car looks better in my opinion. The only thing better about the 10' car is the nicer wheel rims. Higher nose and longer, both ugly traits in my view.

Marbot · 29 Jan 2010, 12:45 (Ref:2621643)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ECW Dan Selby

I think Ferrari are lying!!!.......................

Selby

Maybe Ferrari haven't read the rules correctly......again.

strider · 29 Jan 2010, 13:22 (Ref:2621661)

I don't like high noses and I don't like tail fins, so that rules it out from my point of view, but how well it goes is what counts.

I was amused to read:

Quote:

Lewis Hamilton said that he had done a lot of work personally in developing this car. “I’m sure it’s going to handle completely different to last year’s car” said Hamilton.

Does that mean that he spent a lot of time in the simulator to ensure the handling suits his driving style or has he now become a designer as well?

jab · 29 Jan 2010, 13:56 (Ref:2621688)

He was saying recently that he added 3 points of downforce to the car last year:

Quote:

“I spend a lot of time with my aerodynamicists, questioning them, and I’m sure they look at me and go, ‘He’s just a driver, what’s he talking about?’” smiles Lewis. “But I have a proven understanding of the engineering of my car. This year, I was responsible for one of the upgrades that brought us three points of downforce in Spa. We didn’t really perform that weekend, but it stayed on the carfor the rest of the year and it helped. It was something I forced and got put on the car, and it was better, and it was great. You know, I was going to put my signature on it...”

However, admittedly I can't find a link for this...

Alex Hodgkinson · 29 Jan 2010, 15:12 (Ref:2621723)

Why are the cars so long? This and the Ferrari look like they have increased the wheelbase by some 100mm.

It makes my eyes hurt dragging them alllll the way from the left to the right in those side on pictures!

Francis Albert · 29 Jan 2010, 15:18 (Ref:2621726)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alex Hodgkinson

Why are the cars so long? This and the Ferrari look like they have increased the wheelbase by some 100mm.

It makes my eyes hurt dragging them alllll the way from the left to the right in those side on pictures!

Bigger fuel tanks?

duke_toaster · 29 Jan 2010, 15:22 (Ref:2621727)

Yeah, that's why - the refuelling ban. Only one or two of last year's cars would have been able to do 305km on one tank.

ECW Dan Selby · 29 Jan 2010, 15:30 (Ref:2621734)

I've noticed Autosport have changed their lil mini livery on the left hand side of Red Bull to black instead...:

http://www.autosport.com/f1/

Wonder what all that's about?

Selby

Toorop · 29 Jan 2010, 15:41 (Ref:2621739)

Hello all!

I quite liked the colors and painting but that fin ruined all for me. I agree that someone needs to ban them as soon as possible, just like they did with those anwful wheel covers.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
[Rumours] 2010 Teams to have joint launch?	nea	Formula One	28	23 Dec 2009 18:38
The Very, Very Early 2010 Predictions Thread	jab	Formula One	30	29 Nov 2009 16:23
Britek car at launch	bathurst77	Australasian Touring Cars.	7	22 Feb 2005 00:16
Renault launch the new car!	ralf fan	Formula One	27	1 Feb 2004 07:44
Car Launch Dates!	F1FansClub	Formula One	4	7 Jan 2001 11:31