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[Big Takeover]

I can't believe MCL nabbed Boullier so late in the game. Great pick-up for them.

The car looks good. Yeah, it's got a pork sword. Yeah it's grey, but it could have be worse. There will be worse coming from other teams, I have no doubt.

 

[kharma45]

Scarbs saying McLaren have gone back to front Push rod suspension

 

[brotkasten]

What if the tusks are connected?

Craig Scarborough ‏@ScarbsF1 7m

The two tusks are unequal lengths, longer one forms the 9000mm2 tip, the other is also a crash strcuture, both act as Y250 flow conditioners

Scarbs saying McLaren have gone back to front Push rod suspension

No, he didn't.

Craig Scarborough ‏@ScarbsF1 7m

Amongst al the other Furore, I didnt mention McLaren have gone back to front Push rod suspension

 

[ramparter]

I wish this was a game so I could just go "Preorder Cancelled".

Seriously I hope that we will have some changes in the regulations so this travesty will come to an end.

edit:
What makes it even worse is that this started as a great season to look forward to after Kimi signed for Ferrari.

 

[Shaneus]

Should've taken colour cues from THOSE FUCKING CARS IN THE BACKGROUND.

Don't they say that silver is the car colour boring people pick?

PS. That rear wing from that perspective looks so goddamn tiny. I want rear wings back that were the width of two cars!

.

So fucking much this. McLaren: Most boring F1 team ever.

 

[Osiris]

Craig Scarborough ‏@ScarbsF1 7m

The two tusks are unequal lengths, longer one forms the 9000mm2 tip, the other is also a crash strcuture, both act as Y250 flow conditioners



No, he didn't.

Craig Scarborough ‏@ScarbsF1 7m

Amongst al the other Furore, I didnt mention McLaren have gone back to front Push rod suspension

He really did, re-read it, he's saying "Oh by the way, I forgot to mention they've gone back to front push-rod."

 

[dubc35]

Yeah, it's pretty clear the McL is a pushrod setup in the front.

 

[kharma45]

Craig Scarborough ‏@ScarbsF1 7m

Amongst al the other Furore, I didnt mention McLaren have gone back to front Push rod suspension[/I]

Umm...

 

[Osiris]

A neutral (boring) colour scheme makes sense if you're still shopping for a main sponsor, a blank canvas to work on is an easier sell than a busy design.

 

[Zeknurn]

Here we go.

 

[Osiris]

Yeah, that can't be the final nose cone design for Lotus, no way in hell that meets the spec of "single external cross-section".

 

[Mastah]

Caterham's Renault V6 fire-up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cY2E3ZZr00

Sounds great :O

 

[brotkasten]

Here we go.

They're probably rendering the images as we post and put them on Twitter as soon as they're ready.

 

[SCHUEY F1]

God, these noses are the worst, what a joke.

 

[Hammer24]

They're probably rendering the images as we post and put them on Twitter as soon as they're ready.

AutoCAD on a P386. While one dude has to pedal a bike to keep the generator running.

 

[Zeknurn]

AutoCAD on a P386. While one dude has to pedal a bike to keep the generator running.

And it's the same guy doing the pedalling, car design, rendering and posting on twitter.



NSFW

 

[Psychotext]

Caterham's Renault V6 fire-up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cY2E3ZZr00

Sounds great :O

Meaningless until we hear what it's like at high revs.

 

[Hammer24]

And it's the same guy doing the pedalling, car design, rendering and posting on twitter.

Sadly this sounds totally logical and believable.

 

[DrM]

Mercedes had a 2014 car shakedown at Silverstone, Nico Rosberg behind the wheel. Another Mercedes powered team also had shakedown at same circut today.

 

[cmr-94]

Mercedes had a 2014 car shakedown at Silverstone, Nico Rosberg behind the wheel. Another Mercedes powered team also had shakedown at same circut today.

Force India with Hulk

 

[Zeknurn]

...and Vergne did the first lap in the STR9.

Surely someone with a mobile phone at either circuit must have filmed it.

 

[cmr-94]

Jonny Bowers ‏@Jonny_Bowers 45m
Two Mercedes powered teams at Silverstone today shaking down their cars. I'm pleased to report that they sound far better than expected!

hopeful

 

[Hackbert]

was this render posted? double anteater

saw it just now on autosport. why different lengths or are these just phantasie studies?

 

[Psychotext]

They reckon the length difference is to get around the regulations. Expect challenges.

 

[cmr-94]

How can there be no pics of the merc yet. surely someone must have taken a pic

 

[kharma45]

Merc has something planned

https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/status/426770644706287618

And stay tuned for something rather special this evening. It's visual, it's aural... we think you might rather like it...

 

[dubc35]

Merc has something planned

https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/status/426770644706287618

They're launching in Jerez, right?

FER tomorrow
SAU on Sunday
STR Mon
MER, CAT, RBR, on Tue in Jerez

per F1F

 

[kharma45]

It'll likely be some engine stuff.

 

[Aiii]

The new cars are by far the ugliest yet, and they've been increasingly ugly for a while now, so that's sorta impressive I suppose.

I miss the times when F1 cars looked like this:

At this point I believe I'd rather see a homogenic car design that more resembles F1 cars from the late 90's than what they're doing now.

 

[DrM]

It'll likely be some engine stuff.

Or new picture of Lewis with his dogs in full #swag #godbless

 

[acm2000]

The new cars are by far the ugliest yet, and they've been increasingly ugly for a while now, so that's sorta impressive I suppose.

not even close, do you not remember winglet hell season?

 

[Wax Free Vanilla]

Hot buttery sex!

Can't wait to see the final livery, the cock nose doesn't bother me, it's the best looking car so far.

Amus say McLaren and Lotus are after the same Japanese electronics company as a sponsor, surely Sony with the recent rumours?


Boullier as TP instead of Michael or Brawn? banderas.gif

 

[Evolution_1ne]

not even close, do you not remember winglet hell season?

07 was fine, a great combination of elegance and aggressiveness

 

[Hackbert]

mh personally not a big fan of the mercs of that time.course of my child memories this will always be the best design of f1 cars ^^

1992

and yeah, sideways the McL of this year looks damn sexy. nice curve

 

[DrM]

Mercedes first ever "video" of new car. With unaltered sound

 

[Zeknurn]

Sounds sad.

edit: Actually, after listening to it at a much higher volume and multiple times it sounds pretty good.

 

[acm2000]

07 was fine, a great combination of elegance and aggressiveness

 

[Dave_6]

Mercedes first ever "video" of new car. With unaltered sound

Sounds damn near just like the 80's turbo cars. A turbo engine will never be as viscerally loud as a NA one.

 

[Evolution_1ne]

that would be 08 the season they went off the deep end

 

[Megasoum]

Nobody posted those yet, really?

 

[Nicktendo86]

Mercedes first ever "video" of new car. With unaltered sound

Actually sounds.... OK

 

[SCHUEY F1]

Nobody posted those yet, really?

The walrus in infinitely better than the penis nose imo.

 

[Megasoum]

Here we go.

Wtf I just notice that the two noses are not the same length?

 

[Dilly]

I will always love that BMW 2008 design. Honda was butt-ugly though.

 

[Diablo Rosso]

 

[Deadman]

The merc sounds ok. Not particularly good but not bad at least.

 

[Hackbert]

Wtf I just notice that the two noses are not the same length?

and i , that i can not see his posted image. guess i did a double post without knowing sry.

 

[Leunam]

The Lotus nose is absolutely nuts.

 

[AndyD]

The Lotus nose is absolutely nuts.

If it holds as legal, it will make it that much more hilarious.

The battle of

vs.

 

[TylerD]

Mercedes first ever "video" of new car. With unaltered sound

Like it on down changes. I'm sure it probably sounds better in person.