Pre-Season 2013 Car Launches

[siffert_fan]

I still hate the full-width snowplough-like front wings. The epitome of ugly. The bloody things shouldn't be allowed to extend beyond the inner sidewall of the front tyres, as in days of yore.

 

[Lewywo4]

https://www.youtube.com/user/lrgptv?v=P6nHwtmQ3DU

I laughed at Kimi's answer when asked about Lewis moving to Mercedes, and will that make Mclaren less formidable?
Kimi in his no nonsense, honest and frank response..." hopefully yes. "....

 

[Josephiah]

Josephiah That looks like it was taken in a pit garage so I'd say it's an old picture, can't be certain though. From some angles it's very difficult to pick out the stepped nose.

Yep, think you're right. My skim reading picked up "The former DTM driver joined the team last year", while failing to read the second half of the sentence which reads "conducting her first F1 test in an older-spec car in October". Another resounding victory for the attention span.

 

[canis]

I was reading last night that the Lotus is very much a non-launch. The rear and front wings are last years with a few vanes removed to make it look different and the differences you can see are the coanda exhaust and the side pods which may or may not be the version they intend to run.

It looks like this was a livery launch and not much more...

 

[Brogan]

That happens a lot - teams don't want to give away any details of diffusers and aero too soon.

Even during testing, what we finally see at the first race in March will be very different.

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

I have to admit I do like the new Lotus, except the nose. I like the red as it's a standout colour near the black and gold.

 

[Mephistopheles]

Red maybe a standout colour to you but it ain't to me, you know what you have don't you? You have an ism. and that is coloured blindism....

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

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[The Pits]

Copious quantities of material of dubious relevance has been relocated:

http://cliptheapex.com/threads/the-biomaton-number-5-micturation-extraction-thread.5922/

Thanks Mephistopheles for the title

 

[Mephistopheles]

 

[Mephistopheles]

With Ferrari deciding to call their new the F138 that's 13 for the year and 8 for the number of cylinders the engine has I'm wiling to bet that their next years car will be called the F146, any takers?

 

[Olivier]

With Ferrari deciding to call their new the F138 that's 13 for the year and 8 for the number of cylinders the engine has I'm wiling to bet that their next years car will be called the F146, any takers?

I'd like if they call it Dino 146.

 

[Greenlantern101]

Mclaren launch is at 11am build up from 10.30am
Can be watched on skysportsnews, youtube mclaren channel and their website

http://www.mclaren.com/formula1?utm...=GroupWebsite&utm_campaign=Homepage_Button_F1

I wonder if it will still have a smooth nose or if they will go for the ugly step.

 

[Greenlantern101]

Its on.

 

[rufus_mcdufus]

My god - it's got caterpillar tracks instead of wheels!

Oh, wrong video.

 

[Greenlantern101]

Mclaren started the show with some porn check these hotties out.

 

[Brogan]

Eh?!

They've gone back to the nose they had at the beginning of the season last year.

Unless it's the usual deception.

 

[Greenlantern101]

AND it looks the same.

 

[Fuzzy]

Looks even more like last years car than Lotus did.

 

[no-FIAt-please]

Same car different sidepod inlets and a slightly updated nosecone from the begining of last season. Looks like they've kept the front wing they used in Austin and Sao Paulo too.