This is it! The F2003 is here ! (Merged)

[Guy Goddard2]

Im gonna stick my neck out on this one but I rekon it will be red with Marlboro sponsership, it will be a two seater so Rubens can sit in the back.

[Armco Bender]

They've got a good crowd in already,hope you have reserved your seat Inigo .

[Jukebox]

hey Inigo! how many hours left? it's difficult to tell when i'm in the other part of the planet.

[Red]

3 hours, 22 minutes, 52 seconds. No, 51...50...49... 48

[R]

2 hours!

[Mr V]

i'm wetting myself in anticipation

[Armco Bender]

Still 1 hour 10mins to go according to the countdown clock at Ferrarihttp://www.ferrari.it/cgi-bin/fworld...nguage=ENGLISH

[z2252314]

Hey!!! The F-2003 website is already up one hour before the launch!!! Go to the link Armco has provided and click on the homepage of the F-2002. When you get there change the adress at the top from 2002 to 2003 and it takes you to the new F-2003 home page!!!!!

The pics look awfully similar to the F-2002 so they may not have updated the pics, but the commentary is all about the F2003!!!!!

Here is some of the description.

F2003-GA, the new Ferrari F1 car

The chassis is new, both in terms of design and construction saving weight and improving structure over the previous F2002 chassis. The bodywork, radiators, exhausts and the rear end have been redesigned, leading to a further increase in aerodynamic performance. The mechanically operated power steering is also a new design. The front and rear suspension elements have been revised, to maximise the performance of the Bridgestone tyres and to improve the efficiency of the aerodynamic package. New materials have been introduced to reduce the weight and size of the engine and transmission. Like its predecessor, the new 052 engine is load-bearing and is mounted longitudinally. As usual, Shell made a significant contribution to the evolution of the 052, both in terms of fuels and lubricants, to ensure maximum performance and reliability.
While maintaining the same position and longitudinal mounting, the gearbox is completely a new design, achieving both a reduction in dimensions and weight. The gearbox is cast in titanium with seven speeds (plus reverse) and is electro-hydraulically operated with a sequential shift.
In keeping with a trend initiated by Ferrari and now almost universally adopted in F1, the car is fitted with a high level exhaust system, the same layout as seen on the F2002.
The car’s centre of gravity is lower than that of its predecessor, producing a further improvement in weight distribution for both chassis and engine. Ferrari believes that with the F2003-GA we have taken a further step forward maximising the performance of innovative materials and design whilst utilising advanced quality control techniques and philosophies to ensure safety and reliability.

[z2252314]

Hey!!! The F-2003 website is already up one hour before the launch!!! Go to the link
http://www.ferrari.it/cgi-bin/fworl...anguage=ENGLISH

and click on the homepage of the F-2002. When you get there change the adress at the top from 2002 to 2003 and it takes you to the new F-2003 home page!!!!!

The pics look awfully similar to the F-2002 so they may not have updated the pics, but the commentary is all about the F2003!!!!!

Here is some of the description.

F2003-GA, the new Ferrari F1 car

The chassis is new, both in terms of design and construction saving weight and improving structure over the previous F2002 chassis. The bodywork, radiators, exhausts and the rear end have been redesigned, leading to a further increase in aerodynamic performance. The mechanically operated power steering is also a new design. The front and rear suspension elements have been revised, to maximise the performance of the Bridgestone tyres and to improve the efficiency of the aerodynamic package. New materials have been introduced to reduce the weight and size of the engine and transmission. Like its predecessor, the new 052 engine is load-bearing and is mounted longitudinally. As usual, Shell made a significant contribution to the evolution of the 052, both in terms of fuels and lubricants, to ensure maximum performance and reliability.
While maintaining the same position and longitudinal mounting, the gearbox is completely a new design, achieving both a reduction in dimensions and weight. The gearbox is cast in titanium with seven speeds (plus reverse) and is electro-hydraulically operated with a sequential shift.
In keeping with a trend initiated by Ferrari and now almost universally adopted in F1, the car is fitted with a high level exhaust system, the same layout as seen on the F2002.
The car’s centre of gravity is lower than that of its predecessor, producing a further improvement in weight distribution for both chassis and engine. Ferrari believes that with the F2003-GA we have taken a further step forward maximising the performance of innovative materials and design whilst utilising advanced quality control techniques and philosophies to ensure safety and reliability.

[Valve Bounce]

My screen simply says this page cannot be found.

[z2252314]

Valve just go to www.ferrari.it

From there you will find a link to the F2002 website.
When you get there, change the adress at the top to 2003.

[Valve Bounce]

They wanted me to pay to get in
I think I'll just go and have another look at the Williams.

[Armco Bender]

403.9 Access Forbidden: Too many users are connected

The whole world must be looking you cant even get in now

[av8rirl]

The Ferrari site is soooo slow. Heres hoping the F2003GA is just like it...

[Valve Bounce]

Originally posted by Armco Bender
403.9 Access Forbidden: Too many users are connected

The whole world must be looking you cant even get in now

Did you pay to join Y&F?

[Armco Bender]

I'm a Kiwi,we never pay for anything!.

[Valve Bounce]

I tried that too - it didn't work. They want money before you can log in to watch. Welcome to the club - the Non-Members Club

[Valve Bounce]

They wouldn't let me in They wanted me to pay first.

[Armco Bender]

They need the money to pay for Michaels salary,things are tough in F1 at the moment.

[Valve Bounce]

OK, I got the site, and tehy wanted me to sign SIGN UP NOW. Then they wanted my credit card number - that's when I stopped! I hope you guys had a good look. Ill just wait until the pics are psted elsewhere to have a look.

[Valve Bounce]

Well, they can forget me

[Testure]

http://f1.racing-live.com/en/photos/...-ferrari.shtml

[Super Tourer]

Pics here also.

www.pitpass.com/launchferrari2003.htm

[Armco Bender]

[Glen]

Lovely. Fantastic. F2002 only more so. Sidepods are longer and flatter - must have re-worked the radiators. Inlets are very small. Car looks longer - optical illusion with the slimmer sidepods? Aerial view shows very long taper to the tail, very neat. Front wing and barge boards look like last years, as is customary at launches. (F2002 launched without barge boards at all.)

In a different class really - we need a premiership of F1 with ten of these with the ten best drivers - get ten artists to some up with some cutting edge liveries to go with them. Oh, sorry, drifted off for a mo there.