Not even the best looking McLaren
Now that is indeed a beautiful beautiful McLaren!
But I stand by that BT52 is as sexy as an F1 car can get for me!
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Now that is indeed a beautiful beautiful McLaren!
But I stand by that BT52 is as sexy as an F1 car can get for me!
bobnowhere
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Probably my fav as well, shame it didn't really work as intended and the shape was probably responsible for Elio de Angelis' death.
Not even the best looking McLaren
Perfection. This is what Brawn should aim for when setting up the aero rules for 2019.
Dutch Gronk
Banned
I loved this car
The lighting makes the car 10x more sexy
I loved this car
Big Takeover
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The FW14B is every bit as good looking as anything you'd care to mention. It's on my list.
https://youtu.be/8u1d_6FmMGM
https://youtu.be/8u1d_6FmMGM
Squirrel Killer
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Honestly, it's hard for me to appreciate the looks of older cars knowing how much they were death traps.
Psychotext
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I'll always have a soft spot for that car as it takes me back to watching F1 as a kid with my mother.
When I was a child, the FW14B to me was what I was thinking of when thinking of F1. I'm not sure if I had a toy of it but that livery.....
I'm sure I had a Ferrari toy car of that time period.
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Prediction. Spec 3 honda engine finally delivers. McLaren has already decided on ditching Honda for 2018. Sauber will win championship 2018.
I'm sure I had a Ferrari toy car of that time period.
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Prediction. Spec 3 honda engine finally delivers. McLaren has already decided on ditching Honda for 2018. Sauber will win championship 2018.
The Bomb Disposal Unit will be on standby, following by the cleaners.
Mohonky
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No I actually think the 2017 cars are probably the best they have ever looked; it has the best balance between being overly fussy and too simple.
F1 is always an engineering sport and some of the aero designs over the years have been interesting to say the least, but I think with the new regs for 2017 the cars look low, wide and aggressive with a decent amount of complexity to them without looking like they ran through fan shop covered in permanent adhesive and went with whatever stuck.
The really simple, clean looking cars don't really do much for me to be honest because they just look like Formula cars from a number of different categories and don't look like the sort of thing you expect from 'by the minute' understanding of technology that you expect from F1.
Bwoah, no.
Patrick S.
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Wax Free Vanilla
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It's not the full Spec 3 though, only supposed to bring 30bhp / 3-4tenths per lap - new turbo/mgu-h, injectors, fuel and mapping. We won't see The Beast unleashed this season if those divs at McLaren switch to Mercedes at Spa.
fu3lfr3nzy
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Fruitster
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Not even the best looking McLaren
MP4/5 is a great looking car, but it sounded amazing too. Some vids of Senna at Suzuka on board, the sound it makes is unreal. I'd love for F1 cars to look (and sound) like this again.
That's why I'm here.
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evanswolves
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No further action agaisnt him, all on twitter
https://twitter.com/adamcooperF1
1. No more action on VET from the FIA after he apologised...
2. "FIA President Jean Todt decided that on this occasion the matter should be closed"
3. "Sebastian Vettel admitted full responsibility"and "extended his sincere apologies to the FIA and the wider motor sport family"
4. "should there be any repetition of such behaviour the matter would immediately be referred to the FIA International Tribunal"
https://twitter.com/adamcooperF1
1. No more action on VET from the FIA after he apologised...
2. "FIA President Jean Todt decided that on this occasion the matter should be closed"
3. "Sebastian Vettel admitted full responsibility"and "extended his sincere apologies to the FIA and the wider motor sport family"
4. "should there be any repetition of such behaviour the matter would immediately be referred to the FIA International Tribunal"
Patrick S.
Banned
I really want Kimi to finally get a win...
Vettel was really sorry and the FIA said okay but the next time you act up we're really going to take it serious. The F1 has always been this way. Decisions are incredibly biased. Precedents are worthless.
Not wanting to interfere with the championship by not ruling properly is interfering with the championship. Vettel already escaped punishment in China (lining up incorrectly) and escaped a black flag in Baku because stewards admittedly didn't want to punish him.
Not wanting to interfere with the championship by not ruling properly is interfering with the championship. Vettel already escaped punishment in China (lining up incorrectly) and escaped a black flag in Baku because stewards admittedly didn't want to punish him.
Everyone was certain Vettel wasn't allowed to do that. Drivers asked Charlie afterwards if they now could do that and the answer was a clear no.
Not surprised at the FIAs decision. I look forward to the same thing happening next time as I'm sure it won't be the last.
You do have to wonder if Perez or Ocon or Palmer would have been offered the same leniency.
Ahh well, off we go. Regardless of what the FIA do, it will have added some spice to the championship if nothing else. It'll be interesting to see how much room they leave for each other on track now.
You do have to wonder if Perez or Ocon or Palmer would have been offered the same leniency.
Ahh well, off we go. Regardless of what the FIA do, it will have added some spice to the championship if nothing else. It'll be interesting to see how much room they leave for each other on track now.
Dutch Gronk
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Justice prevails!
Psychotext
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Until they actually bothered checking the rules and realised that it was "technically" fine.
The best sort of fine.
On the current thing, I think Hamilton / Merc will hand Vettel / Ferrari their arses over the rest of the year.
This I think is what th FIA should have been a little more cognisant of. They've now set a new precedent. Nothing to stop Nando doing it to someone if he likes as he's not going to lose anything and they can't be seen to go in harder.
I loved this car
You have good taste.
F2007, F2008, F2004, F2003-GA, F2002 and the MP4-18C were gorgeous cars. From the era of unlimited budgets where you knew you were looking at the peak of what was possible.
Fangdangle
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I wish you could just mute croftys voice from the comms, he's insufferable enough as it is but sebby getting away with attempted murder will make him even more so! 
Do/did people really want Vettel punished for that? lol.
Good. Let's move on and enjoy the championship battle.
Well I mean... it was only "okay" in the sense that he got an effectively 30 seconds penalty for a move in low speed safety car conditions that didn't do anything to the other car and after already damaging his own car.
I'm not sure how other drivers are going to use that precedent "to their advantage" in any way unless they are the world's most skilled bumper car driver.
Try that shit at high speeds or with actual damage/race ending results... I doubt they'd rule the same.
Did people really want Vettel to get punished for a second incident of road rage in less than a year, while on probation for road rage?
Yeah, people did.
Dutch Gronk
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It was the paint job, it was such an amazing color.
I always wonder what we would get without any budgets right now. Ferrari with unlimited testing at Fiorano would be great to have again.
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