Pre-Season 2012 New Car Images & Discussion

[Jos the Boss]

http://www.mclaren.com/page/watch-the-launch-of-the-vodafone-mclaren-mercedes-mp4-27-live

Not now Feb 1st!

 

[Brogan]

Does this count?

The nose at least looks a bit lower than the Caterham

 

[no-FIAt-please]

Great I'll be sat in college at the time...

 

[Mephistopheles]

Is this why lewis can't be at Sutil's trial to give evidence?

 

[tooncheese]

I thought the 2009 cars were ugly (even after 2008, remember those sidepods!), but I got used to them. However looking at that nose I am thinking of the seventies and even the March 711 is prettier to look at!

mmm.

 

[Kamui-FastestChefInTheWorld]

Is it me or does the front of that car look like the rear wing of a slightly more modern car?

 

[Vortex]

I think they’re deliberately adding an ugly feature each season to see how far they can go, just for kicks lol.

They add one ugly feature but by the end of season we’ve grown use to it, so they add another. Such as the ugly wing sizes and the loooooooong cars etc.

 

[Josh]

Meh, F1 was never a beauty contest.

 

[ATL11]

Does this count?

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The nose at least looks a bit lower than the Caterham

Trying to establish the angles with the sheet, you can see a drop in the nose but the wheel hides what the McLaren lines from cockpit to nose! Just hope it's more subtle than the Caterham, as that is damn ugly.

Just think if we have a season like last year with Vettel winning easy, we'll have ugly cars to match the ugly championship.

I thought the 2009 cars were ugly (even after 2008, remember those sidepods!), but I got used to them. However looking at that nose I am thinking of the seventies and even the March 711 is prettier to look at!

mmm.

Loved this car, dad bought it me for a birthday present....the Scalextric version of course, it always reminded me of an Ironing Board being bolted on the front, maybe it was for dual purpose, weekend racing, weekdays a kitchen essential for ironing the team uniforms?

 

[tranquility2k9]

Just to clarify - that virtual image of the McLaren under the sheets is nothing to do with the MP4-27. It is the exact same image they used last year for the MP4-26 and even that did not resemble the MP4-26 - it's just a general image of a F1 car under-covers.

I entered a competition today as an official McLaren team member to go to their car launch at the MTC in Woking on 01/02/2012. I'll find out if I've won a place on Friday. Will be so amazing if I get to go

 

[gethinceri]

I think that's an optical illusion because of the centrefold of the magazine.

Centrefolds have played hell with my eyesight too.

 

[Brogan]

First image of the new HRT here: http://cliptheapex.com/threads/new-2012-hrt-spy-shot.4487/

 

[Chad Stewarthill]

First image of the new HRT here: http://cliptheapex.com/threads/new-2012-hrt-spy-shot.4487/

That looks a bit too aerodynamically efficient to be an HRT.

 

[Brogan]

More (arty) images of the Caterham.

http://www.skysports.com/gallery/detail/0,20501,23871_7456377,00.html

 

[canis]

I entered a competition today as an official McLaren team member to go to their car launch at the MTC in Woking on 01/02/2012. I'll find out if I've won a place on Friday. Will be so amazing if I get to go

I was about to ask if anyone had got this invite as yet, wasn't sure what the closing date they had given was. I tried watching the online version last year, but the number of people tuning in caused it to be a nightmare of jumping images and no sound Also hoping to be at Woking next week, but it is going to depend on work right now as everyone wants to have meetings on the 1st

 

[Chad Stewarthill]

More (arty) images of the Caterham.

http://www.skysports.com/gallery/detail/0,20501,23871_7456377,00.html

Perhaps someone should have turned the studio lights on.

 

[FB]

Perhaps someone should have turned the studio lights on.

If the Caterham is an indication of what the cars are going to look like this season keeping them in a dark room might be the best option!

 

[Vortex]

Or maybe the night races without the lights!

 

[canis]

Just seen a rumour that the McLaren launch will be covered live on Sky, anyone got more details?

 

[Brogan]

Sky are going to be at all the major launches, they confirmed it earlier.

I'm not sure what that means in terms of coverage though.

The actual F1 channel doesn't start until March, so if anything it would be on their website.