Formula One 2012

[N1GTR]

Here we go, nice and big

[N1GTR]

Official press video;

[N1GTR]

Pause the video at 3.42 for something interesting on the nose

[sh@un]

ugliness?

[Owgasm]

Colour definitely helps.

But it's still A massive step.

[sh@un]

complete nugget

it'd wanna be fast

[hrd-hr30]

as much as I'm not a McLaren fan (because of Hamilton), I hope it proves to be the fastest car early on and the other teams rush to update their broken noses to something similar.

But it sounds like it won't be possible for those broken nosed cars to fit the regs with a McLaren shape nose without a major change to the height of the chassis where the front suspension attaches, so we'll be stuck with them all season.

I guess we'll get used to it...

[ctjet]

i never thought i'd say it

but thank god the neg turbo era is coming

HOPEFULLY its a big enough reg change that its knock on effects include; new nose's and shorter wheelbases

[ctjet]

[dori34]

haha^

i actually like the design of the RB8 & E20 cars.

[JAS-25T]

Don't be fooled, it's the paint scheme brah!

[Marco-R34GTT]

Please please please Jenson win the first three races on the trot for the sake of your sport!!!!

[irokin]

Please please please Jenson win the first three races on the trot for the sake of your sport!!!!

I think you'd want the complete opposite to happen. Have the McLaren right at the back and the most pig ugly car up the front. If the McLaren demolishes all then the FIA wont have any reason to change the rules to force less ugly cars. "See, they can do it with a low nose, whats your excuse?"

McLaren have been saying the car will change between the launch and Jerez. Anyone wanna bet it pulls out of the garage at Jerez with a stepped nose like everyone else? (I hope not!)

STR7: http://www.ausmotive.com/2012/02/07/scuderia-toro-rosso-unveils-2012-f1-car.html

[sh@un]

McLaren have been saying the car will change between the launch and Jerez. Anyone wanna bet it pulls out of the garage at Jerez with a stepped nose like everyone else? (I hope not!)

*shudder*

no way Josè

[dezz]

Will be good to see you mclaren boys posts following a stepped nose mclaren unveiling

'you know what... It's really pretty good looking!'

[Marco-R34GTT]

I might just have to join the dark side...

If McLaren go to way of the Platypus nosed lego car, my faith in F1 will have definitely died!!

[Whiplash]

Pause the video at 3.42 for something interesting on the nose

Are you talking about this

Red Bull’s RB8 immediately caught the eye in the paddock with a large nose mounted duct. It is though to feed air from the hump on the front of the chassis forward through the nose structure and down to the front wing – similar to a system used on the Mercedes W02 in 2011. It is thought that this approach increases front downforce but little is known about it. Sauber is also thought to have a similar design for its new C31, openly admitting that they have ‘a lot of developments in this area’.

The layout is legal as it is not driver operated so does not constitute a moveable aerodynamic device.

[N1GTR]

Sure am

[Whiplash]

HRT :

Doesn't look too bad!

Saubers F Duct

[sh@un]

Will be good to see you mclaren boys posts following a stepped nose mclaren unveiling

'you know what... It's really pretty good looking!'

my reply will be- "this sucks, damn these new regs to hell", if such a thing eventuates