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F1 2017 Car Launch/testing topic
Seems to work better when it's all in one place.
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Williams are first up with the FW40
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That's the sexiest F1 car I think I've ever seen. I'm already liking these new regs.
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Lovely, neat and tasteful livery.
If you round off the micro cock nose, fuck off the godawful fin, cut off all the crap around the radiators and gave it single plane wings you'd have a sexy looking car.
If you round off the micro cock nose, fuck off the godawful fin, cut off all the crap around the radiators and gave it single plane wings you'd have a sexy looking car.
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Really? ever? or past 20 years maybe..w00dsy wrote:That's the sexiest F1 car I think I've ever seen.
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Last truly sexy F1 car imho was the jet black Arrows, mid 90's or so. That was a fucking gorgeous Motorcar.
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Definitely todaypixelboy wrote:Really? ever? or past 20 years maybe..w00dsy wrote:That's the sexiest F1 car I think I've ever seen.
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If they widen the rear wing, say close to how they were, then it would look awesome. Still it looks pretty good.
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It's the curved sidepods I'm digging.
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Lets hope it's as good as it looks, always liked Williams since the early days & AJ, still a bit too fussy as Jamo said.
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They won't widen the rear wing, remember the overtaking working group, they found that a narrower read wing is better for the following car. And we all know how successful the OWG made things lol.Dr. Pain wrote:If they widen the rear wing, say close to how they were, then it would look awesome. Still it looks pretty good.
I do like how it is much cleaner, compare it to the aero beasts of 5+ years ago and it's is very sleek. I still think that's only a 3D model though rather than the real thing.
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Yep it's just renders that they released.
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Yeah I got a stiffy over those side pods and the delta wing. Williams also have the best livery by a long shot.w00dsy wrote:It's the curved sidepods I'm digging.
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The rear wing is wider and lower than last year. Basically for the aesthetics I think. It looks like last year's car with the new bits bolted on to me. I guess the diffuser will be a big point of difference that we can't see.
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They don't have sponsors?
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Looks amazing apart from that fin.
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Gawd, the wings are low this year!
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I guess Nasr took his banco de Brasil money with him. Merc are bankrolling Wehrlein to be there but as it has a ferrari engine they're probably not allowed to be on the car so then it's just down to the little sponsors along the bottom of the pods and the end fences. You'd think they could at least make them big enough to read if they're the only ones on the car!NeilPearson wrote:They don't have sponsors?
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That was the first thing that jumped out to me, ewwww the shark fins are back.DexterPunk wrote:Looks amazing apart from that fin.
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That Sauber is very boxy compared to the Williams. I'm glad they had a side shot though, as that is the biggest difference you will see this year, the profile is very different. That also looks like a very long wheelbase, almost looks to be sagging in the middle, but think it's just an illusion of the rake angle.
The side by side of the Williams shows from the front they don't look terribly different except you can see the fatter tyres, again, the profile shots are going to be the best ones of this years cars.
The side by side of the Williams shows from the front they don't look terribly different except you can see the fatter tyres, again, the profile shots are going to be the best ones of this years cars.
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Renault launch in about 2 hrs.
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Some interesting stuff going on with the sides of the nose and the side boards with the car number on.
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