2007 F1 Season

[benm]

Imagine spectating at the ring, you would have enough time to buy a hotdog n coke between seeing them on each lap.

[ctjet]

ummmm... yeah

wtf?

Honda F1 introduces elephant ears

03 May 2007

On the final day of testing Honda introduced a radical wing on the nose of the RA107. Honda's test driver Christian Klien is out in the car today at Circuit de Catalunya today to test the new 'elephant ears'. Whether or not the Honda Formula 1 team will use the new wings during the upcoming Spanish Grand Prix is uncertain at the moment. It is interesting to see though the team saved their new wing to test it on the fourth and final day of testing

[Paradizzle]

Just when you thought it couldnt get any uglier.

[Whiplash]

LOL i just heard about that from my mate over at the tests and was wondering if anyone had any pics yet

[ctjet]

inelegant is the word i would use

Honda really need to gtfo of F1

Edited May 5, 2007 by ctjet

[Necx0]

Another good reason to cut aero as much as possible, they make the cars look damn ugly. Was looking at pictures of the 88 Mclaren (MP4??) and it is simple and elegant and beautiful.

[Marco-R34GTT]

Either that or they better change that livery quick smart, that is a f**king atrocity!

[ctjet]

The FIA need to stop... and have a good hard look at that picture

You see what happens you you freeze every avenue of development? You get shit like this on the grid which embarrasses everybody. I hope your real happy with yourself Mosely, you long toothed, out of touch prick

[djr81]

Another good reason to cut aero as much as possible, they make the cars look damn ugly. Was looking at pictures of the 88 Mclaren (MP4??) and it is simple and elegant and beautiful.

The 88 McLaren was the MP4/4. Actually all of Ron Dennis' McLaren are part of what he called project 4 - needless to say the first three didn't work nearly so well. The car itself was designed to a fair degree by Gordon Murray & a number of others who's names don't immediately come to mind. I think John Barnard had either gone or was in the process of going to Ferrari.

Anyway with two hacks by the names of Senna & Prost the thing won 15 of 16 races that year.

For my money, however the prettiest McLaren of all (M6A aside) was the MP4/13 which in pre-season testing wore the traditional McLaren orange along with the West sponsorship logos.

[Beer Baron]

yeah I saw the BMW F1 nordshlieffe laps on TV. looked awesome, but damn, 8min 34 seconds??? did he park on the back straight and have a quick smoke?

[djr81]

I thought the same thing. BMW reckon the tyres were shite, but even so that ain't a real impressive time.

[Beer Baron]

yeah he would be getting passed by dudes in hire cars if they were on the track!

[Marco-R34GTT]

yeah I saw the BMW F1 nordshlieffe laps on TV. looked awesome, but damn, 8min 34 seconds??? did he park on the back straight and have a quick smoke?

I read something on F1 live that BMW 'dummied' the car a little bit. Harder compound tyres, increased ride height and brought the motor's max revs down, apparently it could still do 300km/ph, but cornering and high speed balance/grip was lowers so it wouldn't be so 'dangerous'.

[Necx0]

Yeh car wasn't in full race spec but have a look at the onboard footage on YouTube. He may be taking it easy but that car is absolutely flying!!! He must have taken it really really easy in some sections.

[ctjet]

the fact that he would have no trust in the car when throwing it into the fast corners because of the unknown grip levels would have been a major factor in his... uneventful... lap time.

F1 is back tomorrow baby!!!!!

[ctjet]

Valencia confirmed for 2008

Edited May 10, 2007 by ctjet

[djr81]

Another street race to add to Monaco may well be amusing (I am not counting Albert Park). Atleast Spain has discovered F1 now, before it used to be all bikes & no one could have cared less about the F1 circus.

[andylaurel]

Im going to be in Italy at the time of the Monaco GP this year but unfortunately i will be down around the Amalfi Coast so im going to miss out.

Going to try and get some genuine Ferrari F1 gear though.

[Marco-R34GTT]

No offence, but I wouldn't mind seeing Monaco off the season list.... Keep Silverstone!

Bring back the twin German GP's!

Oh yeah, Singapore has been confirmed for 08 as well!

If anything, I hope one day we'll see Zandvoot again, great racerack!

[ctjet]

what the hell is going on with practice?

Alnoso on top by a mile... and god damn Massa is a loser