The 2010 F1 Car Launch Thread

[jab]

Originally Posted by ECW Dan Selby

I've noticed Autosport have changed their lil mini livery on the left hand side of Red Bull to black instead...:

http://www.autosport.com/f1/

Wonder what all that's about?

Selby

Looks like the usual dark blue to me

[Last2LiftOff]

Hello Toorop, welcome to ten-tenths. Just in time for the 2010 season.

[ECW Dan Selby]

Originally Posted by jab

Looks like the usual dark blue to me

lmao It could be the dodgy monitor I got....

Selby

[Marbot]

Virgin to launch car next Wednesday, Lotus are to launch theirs on the 12th of Feb.

http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/formula-1-...ext-wednesday/

http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/formula-1-...nch-in-london/ *

* Nice!

[Alex Hodgkinson]

Originally Posted by duke_toaster

Yeah, that's why - the refuelling ban. Only one or two of last year's cars would have been able to do 305km on one tank.

Hmm I'm pretty sure they could've increased the fuel tank size without increasing the wheelbase..

[Down F0rce]

Renault have released a sneak peak at thier 2010 livery...

http://renault-f1.fr/?EXCLU-Premieres-photos-de-la

Wonderful.

[kezza7]

Originally Posted by Down F0rce

Renault have released a sneak peak at thier 2010 livery...

http://renault-f1.fr/?EXCLU-Premieres-photos-de-la

Wonderful.

SOOOO much better than recent ING liveries. its actually quite beautiful

[Marbot]

It looks like it's got a weird rear suspension thing going on!?

It's very...Renault.

[Alex Hodgkinson]

[kezza7]

actually, on second thoughts, it just looks like a massive bee.....

[Sodemo]

Wow, the Renault looks amazing. Low nose too.

[Alex Hodgkinson]

Originally Posted by Sodemo

Wow, the Renault looks amazing. Low nose too.

The new one is the one on the left

[jab]

Those pics of the new livery are of the R29. I think the R30, judging by the photo of it under wraps, will have a higher, thinner nose, like the RB5 or TF109

But I do really like the livery. Jordan-esque

[strider]

Originally Posted by jab

Those pics of the new livery are of the R29. I think the R30, judging by the photo of it under wraps, will have a higher, thinner nose, like the RB5 or TF109

But I do really like the livery. Jordan-esque

Yellow and black is just one of those colour combinations that really works, but I think you'll find Renault were there first.

[jab]

Well, yes, I guess so, but when I think of Renault, I tend to think of the later liveries that were heavy on white. Jordan are the only team to run yellow and black in my lifetime

[marcel82]

Originally Posted by Alex Hodgkinson

that picture was first released in 2007, as a 30th anniversary idea
http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2009/10/1...th-new-livery/



on a different story:

what's this all about? Mclaren-humor? Or do they have something to hide?

[kmsport]

I picked up on a quote from Ferrari's launch Thursday that I find disappointing...

Piero Ferrari added: "I expect a Ferrari worthy of the title, unless someone interprets the rules differently."

Specifically in regards to double diffusers.

I know you need to have utmost faith in your team, yet why would you need to be so arrogant?

It exudes the attitude that if you outsmart The Scuderia, you're cheating.

Not good PR, in my opinion.

[JeremySmith]

The McLaren is a stunning piece of engineering, I will never get used to this huge front wing of todays cars, but still the car looks very radical..

[gttouring]

the launches are fun bit-
i can't seem to really wrap my head around the conspet of TGF in a Mercedes and not in red...

[JeremySmith]

I can see him in the car , but wearing a red helmet? should be black, grey or silver maybe...

[Knowlesy]

Should be his original design.

Not Marlboro red.

[safc_fan89]

The new Mclaren is revolting. Ruined by a concept which they rejected two years ago, when winning the Driver's title notably, because it didn't have any positive effect on the handling. Interesting.

It seems the design philosophy this year is "Copy Red Bull". Hope they come up with something a lot better, that would show them all.

[safc_fan89]

Originally Posted by kmsport

I picked up on a quote from Ferrari's launch Thursday that I find disappointing...



Specifically in regards to double diffusers.

I know you need to have utmost faith in your team, yet why would you need to be so arrogant?

It exudes the attitude that if you outsmart The Scuderia, you're cheating.

Not good PR, in my opinion.

Last thing the sport needs is another diffuser-style debacle. And remember, everyone who protested against the diffuser still maintain that it was illegal. That includes Red Bull I think. So it doesn't really show any arrogant attitude.

[Fox89]

It seems the design philosophy this year is "Copy Red Bull". Hope they come up with something a lot better, that would show them all.

And there was me thinking a load of hard work went into designing the best car possible! Still copying is an easier and cheaper way of doing it probably. Especially that McLaren, it's just a RB5 with a different livery!

[Marbot]

Originally Posted by safc_fan89

And remember, everyone who protested against the diffuser still maintain that it was illegal.

Of course they would. But the diffusers are legal, and the wording in the regulations has not been changed for this season. Therefore, in the eyes of some, all 2010 cars must still be illegal.

I can't believe that FOTA haven't clarified this rule during the off-season.