Heidfeld Bags Williams Seat

Exar Kun · Post by **Exar Kun** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:15 pm

Well, Nick Heidfeld has the seat. Good to see. Pizza boy must be crushed.

Post by **Bauer** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:25 pm

good

nuff said

w00dsy · Post by **w00dsy** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:29 pm

Rots · Post by **Rots** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:31 pm

Whats with all the wacky looking front ends this year? We should start a "ugliest front wing poll" soon

Although I dare say Ferrari is winning atm.

Exar Kun · Post by **Exar Kun** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:38 pm

Rots wrote:Whats with all the wacky looking front ends this year? We should start a "ugliest front wing poll" soon Although I dare say Ferrari is winning atm.

The front wing has to be 50mm higher this year than it was last year. But the centre section can stay at the same height as it's always been (it was already a bit lower than the rest in recent years). So now we get all these bizarre looking noses.

w00dsy · Post by **w00dsy** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:42 pm

Have any of the teams gone twin keel this year? I know Williams were going back to single, did McLaren stay with twin? And Sauber also had twin last year.

Rots · Post by **Rots** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:46 pm

Exar Kun wrote:
Rots wrote:Whats with all the wacky looking front ends this year? We should start a "ugliest front wing poll" soon Although I dare say Ferrari is winning atm.
The front wing has to be 50mm higher this year than it was last year. But the centre section can stay at the same height as it's always been (it was already a bit lower than the rest in recent years). So now we get all these bizarre looking noses.

Oh ok. I got a better idea... revert back to the glorius racing of the 1960's... no wings...

Wonder who would win/die first?

Not sure on the single/twin keel situation, but it certainly has grabbed my attention - especially with Ferrari's mini me front wing.

w00dsy · Post by **w00dsy** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:49 pm

You really think Bernie will agree to take all that sponsor space off a car? pppfffftttttt

Exar Kun · Post by **Exar Kun** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 9:50 pm

Sauber were single keel last year but twin a few years before that. McLaren are the only team I know of that are still twin keel.

Post by **Big Kev** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:26 pm

w00dsy wrote:You really think Bernie will agree to take all that sponsor space off a car? pppfffftttttt

Me and a mate had the genius idea to have the cars painted blue then you use fancy technology like they do in footy matches putting the team logos on the pitch and athletics puts the runners names onto the track, to 'project' ads onto the cars. Thus you wouldn't need wings, you just change the ads on every lap

Bacchulum · Post by **Bacchulum** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 9:57 pm

Exar Kun wrote:Sauber were single keel last year but twin a few years before that. McLaren are the only team I know of that are still twin keel.

The advantage of the twin keel is to get better airflow under the car.
Williams "opened" up the nose with the Walrus whereas McLaren went with the needle nose last year.
The MP4/20 doesn't look like it would allow the same airflow so maybe they've abandoned it as well.
Just my speculations though, no proof.

For a cool little 20 min video of the Williams launch go here
http://www.f1racing.net/en/video.php

Pizzonia looks absolutely devastated when they interview him.

w00dsy · Post by **w00dsy** » Wed Feb 02, 2005 9:44 am

Bacchulum wrote: The advantage of the twin keel is to get better airflow under the car.
Williams "opened" up the nose with the Walrus whereas McLaren went with the needle nose last year.
The MP4/20 doesn't look like it would allow the same airflow so maybe they've abandoned it as well.
Just my speculations though, no proof.

yeah your right, pretty much everything on an F1 car these days is about directing airflow from the front to the back wing. The down side was it was extra weight, so they had to gain a fair bit from the air flow to offset the disadvantage of extra weight over the front wheels. It would be great to sit down with an aerodynamiscist and have him explain the design of an F1.