Formula One 2012

[sh@un]

since the -27 seems to have lost the Aigo signage from the central tub, what say we all chip in a few mil each to get the SAU logo on there for the season?

guys? guys??...

hows the nose

egads

dinner almost got a replay. horrendous

[MattR]

http://singleseater2012.ferrari.com/english/web/#/home

where are the paper bags

[Whiplash]

[N1GTR]

I'd like to see an overlay of the rb7 against that

[Whiplash]

and the force india

http://www.yallaf1.com/wp-content/themes/city-desk/timthumb.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yallaf1.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2012%2F02%2Fdcd1203fe01.jpg&q=90&w=620&h=380&zc=1

[wolverine]

I'm sure I designed a front end like that with Lego back in 1974

[ctjet]

WOOOOOW

you'd want this to be the development path with the new regs because otherwise you've just built something that is fcuking terrible to look at

again...

thank FIA for the new regs

[sh@un]

bloody heck

please stop, you're scaring the children guys

looks like the MP4-27 will get a lot of air-time this season, seeing as it's the only palatable design so far

p.s no-one in that Force India pic seems to be too happy about appearing next to that abortion

[ctjet]

i know it seems like im just having a dig because the ferrari company is just such a bunch of cocksuckers, but im trying to be serious here

that is by far the ugliest car i have seen in decades... the williams walrus, can now be peacefully forgotten

who... how has thing thing... what?!

its almost like they're taking the piss

i dont even know what to say

Edited February 3, 2012 by ctjet

[ctjet]

hahaha

look at fernando

he cant even look at it

[ctjet]

HA

bet kubica cant wait to get a seat now

the whole company is mocking his face with the front of this car

[ctjet]

the Ferrari F12-Butterface

[ctjet]

holy shit its ugly from all angles

[sh@un]

just a thought...

look, I'm no bonafide aerodynamicist or nuffin', but I'm assuming the point of all these 'step nose' designs is to increase the aero load over the front axle(?)

how exactly does that help the oft mentioned 'front-to-rear' aero balance when the departure of EBD has come at the cost of a whole chunk of rear downforce disappearing? the rear wing's no bigger after all... ?

[ctjet]

joises

you can really tell more than a few mclaren guys have made the move of to the fuzz

secondary airbox

the u shape the exhausts make at the rear (from above)

the wide nose

[sh@un]

holy shit its ugly from all angles

merely following company policy in line with all recent road models- 599 GTB, 612, California, FF (dopey looking bread van); All complete mingers

the only one that just bucked the trend is the 458

[N1GTR]

Hahahaha fkn Ferrari what a POS, at least it's not the ugliest F1 released today!

Force India seems a lot like RB7 too. At least to me it does.

[ctjet]

fcuk me, no wonder they cancelled the official event launch

they must have come to their bloody senses

Edited February 3, 2012 by ctjet

[Whiplash]

look, I'm no bonafide aerodynamicist or nuffin', but I'm assuming the point of all these 'step nose' designs is to increase the aero load over the front axle(?)

I hypothesized that earlier and was going to make up a 3d model and test the difference, but haven't had time.

From my basic aero work i would think so, the steeper the better as it would create a positive pressure just in front of the front suspension

although they aren't utilizing the advertising space on the front of the 'step nose'

http://www.racecar-engineering.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/car2012.png

[sh@un]

surely just running a bit more angle of attack on the front wing aerofoil elements would be a less retarded solution??

I reeeeally hope (as I suspect it won't) this doesn't turn out to be a successful design feature