The new F1 cars

[Ash]

disclaimer: i'm not commenting on the decision to move towards more mechanical grip and away from aero grip.  this is just an aesthetic commentary






commentary: GAWDAMN THE NEW CARS ARE UGLY.




that is all.

[Speeddog]

Linky?

[Ash]

ferrari: http://www.formula1.com/gallery/launches/2009/342.html

mclaren: http://www.formula1.com/gallery/launches/2009/346.html

bmw: http://www.formula1.com/gallery/launches/2009/351.html

renault (just 'cuz): http://www.formula1.com/gallery/launches/2009/348.html

williams (same): http://www.formula1.com/gallery/launches/2009/347.html

[derby]

once you get past the narrow rear wing, they look just fine.

[Holden]

IMO:

Front wing looks a lot better, rear wing looks better (higher up, more vertical area, supported at both endplates) and worse (much too narrow to look natural). Less bodywork in front of the rear wheels is... interesting. But at least the undertray looks good. Slicks doing what they do (looking fabulous) all over again.

Is the track any wider, or is that an optical illusion?

[Holden]

once you get past the narrow rear wing, they look just fine.

It really opens up the rear wheels and has that... cute factor!

[Speeddog]

Yeesh.

Um, yeah, not very handsome.  
Better than last year, IMO, tho.

[gm2]

the ferrari and bmw remind me of riding mowers.

[Ash]

Yeesh.

Um, yeah, not very handsome. 
Better than last year, IMO, tho.

the ferrari and bmw remind me of riding mowers.

+1

that front wing is hideous.

the rear wing just looks comical.

maybe i'll get used to it over the season, but right now the F1 cars looks too much like the lower-spec formula cars including the BMWs:



just doesn't look premiere...

[derby]

maybe i'll get used to it over the season...

yeah, i think i've been lookin' at the spy shots for 3 months or so.

[tufty]

commentary: GAWDAMN THE NEW CARS ARE UGLY.




that is all.

Are you kidding? That McClaren is sex on wheels.

[Ash]

yeah, i think i've been lookin' at the spy shots for 3 months or so.

so have i.

they're still ugly.

[Buckethead]

As long as they keep that Renault around, none of the others will look all that bad by comparison.

[superjohn]

Not the best looking F1 cars, but certainly not the ugliest either. From certain angles, the Ferrari and McLaren look good.

[swampduc]

Not the best looking F1 cars, but certainly not the ugliest either. From certain angles, the Ferrari and McLaren look good.

+1. I preferred last yr's tho.