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[DieH@rd]

Scrap them both + bring back Imola = WIN!

SPA and Nirburg need to be in F1. Not this rotating shit.

 

[navanman]

McLaren launch is in 15 minutes. You can watch it live on the internet:
http://mclaren.com/livefromberlin/

Lots of rumours saying its going to be different to the rest in appearance.

 

[Psychotext]

Are they building it right there? Bizarre!

 

[arena08]

look at the side pods!

 

[Orgun]

Ugh, is there really any need to build it live? Why not just unveil it like the rest

 

[operon]

look at the side pods!

Weird, and the whole building it there is doing nothing for me

 

[Adamm]

Im a bit late tuning in, is that the new car sitting there that they are working on?

Edit: Nvm

 

[operon]

Look at that extra inlet at the back at the one over the cockpit

 

[Dead Man]

Maybe they want to seem like they are not hiding anything.

 

[Psychotext]

Is it me, or is the front wing... specifically the ends of it... a little different?

 

[operon]

Maybe they want to seem like they are not hiding anything.

You can bet every other team is studying that car well

 

[mclem]

Is anywhere liveblogging this with pictures? I can't watch a stream.

 

[Dead Man]

Is it me, or is the front wing... specifically the ends of it... a little different?

Hard to tell from the stream.

 

[Dead Man]

Interesting they don't have a small shark fin like most of the others.

 

[Psychotext]

Two headed freaky car (I can only assume they had been told not to cover the vodafone logo).

 

[Adamm]

The nose seems quite low compared to alot of the other new cars

 

[S. L.]

i thought it was pretty cool to be able to look in the sidepods.

but why the heck are they doing it in berlin :lol

 

[navanman]

The side-pods are really unusual. L-shaped to push the air down the high side of the car.

 

[arena08]

Really like it. It looks like the most aggresive car on the grid so far.

 

[navanman]

Really great front camera pan of the sidepods. They nearly look like wings they are mad!

 

[MANGOD]

TIDY!

 

[Adamm]

Edit: Fixed picture

 

[Mush]

http://mclaren.com/2011revealed/

Virtual tour thingy complete with 1UP Yours music.

 

[Graphics Horse]

http://mclaren.com/2011revealed/

Virtual tour thingy complete with 1UP Yours music.

You can change the music and camera, and drive the car with the arrow keys :O
Camera controls at the bottom of the screen, you'll need them.

I've knocked over the Vodafone sign, oops.

 

[arena08]

 

[Britprog]

The moose!!!!

OMG its sooo weird looking

 

[Dead Man]

Those are some funky sidepods, no doubt.

 

[Mush]

You can change the music and camera, and drive the car with the arrow keys :O
Camera controls at the bottom of the screen, you'll need them.

I've knocked over the Vodafone sign, oops.

0_o

 

[operon]

Looks like a bloody cactus

 

[mclem]

I christen this car, "Bullwinkle".

I'll be very interested to see how this does in testing, they're clearly going for something pretty ambitious.

 

[jey_16]

That thing looks crazy.....what else can you say

 

[Deadman]

Interesting.

 

[Graphics Horse]

Is that inlet for Kers cooling or something more interesting?

 

[brotkasten]

Is that the final livery? I thought it wouldn't be silver anymore?

 

[bbyybb]

Well it works for them, then you may see other teams copy it eventually.

Some interesting designs this year, that is for sure.

 

[Mush]

Everyone pla... I mean visit the virtual tour I posted earlier. It'll blow your minds!

 

[Adamm]

Is that the final livery? I thought it wouldn't be silver anymore?

There were rumors going round that they would change back to thier old black livery, but i think they confirmed a while back that they are sticking the this current one.

 

[brotkasten]

There were rumors going round that they would change back to thier old black livery, but i think they confirmed a while back that they are sticking the this current one.

Meh, laaaame.

I think we can all agree that Ferrari has the most conservative(?) design.

 

[operon]

Is that inlet for Kers cooling or something more interesting?

That why my first thought was

 

[operon]

Meh, laaaame.

I think we can all agree that Ferrari has the most conservative(?) design.

Ferrarri seems to be going with the same idea as lat yeat, to be a jack of all trades and a master of none, not be the best at any one thing but good on all tracks, we'll see

 

[S. L.]

Ferrarri seems to be going with the same idea as lat yeat, to be a jack of all trades and a master of none, not be the best at any one thing but good on all tracks, we'll see

that's silly
RBR was the fastest on every track except maybe two? seems like the better strategy to me :lol

 

[Dead Man]

http://mclaren.com/2011revealed/

Virtual tour thingy complete with 1UP Yours music.

That's awesome.

 

[Igo]

I don't trust McLaren to get it right these days. The long wheelbase worries me more than anything.

Ah well. Testing should be exciting once we start speculating whether McLaren are sandbagging or just crap.

 

[S. L.]

I don't trust McLaren to get it right these days. The long wheelbase worries me more than anything.

Ah well. Testing should be exciting once we start speculating whether McLaren are sandbagging or just crap.

we probably won't know the true pace of some of the top teams until the first race.

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

Button and Webber are both 12/1 for World Champ this year.

I put a tenner on both. Will make things a bit interesting.

 

[S. L.]

Button and Webber are both 12/1 for World Champ this year.

I put a tenner on both. Will make things a bit interesting.

what a waste of perfectly fine money

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

Nah both stand a good chance I think. Webber had some bad luck last year and Button might be good with the new tyres.

They were my two picks for WC before I saw the odds!

 

[S. L.]

Nah both stand a good chance I think. Webber had some bad luck last year and Button might be good with the new tyres.

They were my two picks for WC before I saw the odds!

Vettel had a lot more bad luck (as in tech failures) than Webber and he still won.
As for Button, whe had the same story about tyres last year as well ("OMG! OH NOES! Soft will only last 10 laps! / Button will be so good since tyre management will be so important blah blah") Aside from two excellent strategic calls, of which one came down to pure luck Hamilton whopped his ass.

 

[Foliorum Viridum]

Of course Vettel/Hamilton/Alonso will be close too. That's the risk of supporting the guys you like the best though, isn't it? I wasn't saying Button and Webber deserved to win last year, merely that they are still obviously able to.

If this year isn't a close 5-way fight like last year it will be a letdown for me. The 2010 season was so incredibly close, I want more of that.

Spoiler

... But ultimately I want to win £130 at the end >_>

 

[operon]

that's silly
RBR was the fastest on every track except maybe two? seems like the better strategy to me :lol

They may be wanting the ability to tack on other peoples ideas as they go through the season