Pre-Season 2012 New Car Images & Discussion

[jez101]

The new Marussia (courtesy of Autosport).

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I see they found a use for those snow shovels they had to buy a few weeks ago - they have used them for the front wing

 

[Brogan]

It's worth pointing out that the Marussia still hasn't passed the FIA crash test.

Marussia not yet passed final crash test. Pat Symonds: "has passed an ‘unobserved’ test but performing inconsistently in observed tests..."

Symonds: "fail marginal but to completely eradicate that margin are taking time we have to ensure we have an even more robust solution”

https://twitter.com/#!/andrewbensonf1/status/176636132979769344
https://twitter.com/#!/andrewbensonf1/status/176636370763259904

 

[Mephistopheles]

Allo john got a new motor!

 

[FB]

Let's be honest, if you're going to drive a car which Pat Symonds is involved with you want to make sure that it has passed ALL of its crash tests.

 

[Mephistopheles]

Let's be honest, if you're going to drive a car which Pat Symonds is involved with you want to make sure that it has passed ALL of its crash tests.

Deliberate or otherwise

 

[RasputinLives]

let's hope it's a step forward for them although none of the team look very happy.

Thats because they all know that its currently only held together by lego!

 

[FB]

The absence of any serious sponsorship is quite alarming and they seem to have put the front wing incredibly high off the ground.

 

[Slyboogy]

That black and red just doesn't go

 

[RasputinLives]

tell Dennis the Meance that!

 

[AlexM]

The absence of any serious sponsorship is quite alarming and they seem to have put the front wing incredibly high off the ground.

Looks high enough to clear speed bumps! Perhaps they'll use it to pop down the shops before the race?

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

The colours don't do the car justice TBH. If it'd been a different colour then it would have looked a nice car. See that Marussia have followed Mclaren in not having a stepped nose, could work or not?

 

[ExtremeNinja]

Looks cheap! (I'm sure it's not)

 

[tooncheese]

Erm...

 

[Kamui-FastestChefInTheWorld]

Something says that'll be really rather quick.


And it might be me, but the step on the nose doesn't seem as pronounced as others.

 

[Brogan]

White gold and maroon?

Hideous!

 

[Jos the Boss]

I didn't notice a step! I like the colours

 

[ExtremeNinja]

Lose all the white for maroon and you have a nice looking car there.

I think that the actual step is comparable to others but that the tip of the nose, and hence the angle of the nose, is a lot lower.

 

[Brogan]

Gallery of the HRT here: http://www.manipef1.com/gallery/2012/launch/686/

 

[Jos the Boss]

That doesn't look like a drop!

 

[ExtremeNinja]

The whole front end looks as if it has been drawn with a ruler. Just look at the front wing elements, not to mention the nose.