Motorsports Thread

[icowden]

Liking the variation in the cars this year, will be interesting to see what works and what doesn't. It's so refreshing to see a grid full of cars that look different.

And indeed no real indication yet of who will be the front runners, and who will be bringing up the rear. Ferrari seem to be going very well, but there's so much sandbagging and not giving the game away going on...

Although I did like this from Merc:


View: https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/status/1501922618290708481?s=20&t=xrf_to2qDjtIptxMeLIX0w

 

[Beebo]

And indeed no real indication yet of who will be the front runners, and who will be bringing up the rear. Ferrari seem to be going very well, but there's so much sandbagging and not giving the game away going on...

Although I did like this from Merc:


View: https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/status/1501922618290708481?s=20&t=xrf_to2qDjtIptxMeLIX0w

F1 has a “Look but don’t touch” policy.
A bit like a strip club, so I’ve been told.

 

[Reynard]

If fugly

These cars look somewhat better than the last generation of cars, but IMHO pretty F1 cars disappeared in the mid 90s, about the time where computer analysis of structure and aero became a valid thing.

 

[Jody]

Liking the variation in the cars this year, will be interesting to see what works and what doesn't. It's so refreshing to see a grid full of cars that look different.

Absolutely.

Although I did like this from Merc:

Is this a new thing that has been introduced? I can't recall teams having to line their cars up, leave them and let other people poke their head/cameras around.

 

[Reynard]

F1 has a “Look but don’t touch” policy.
A bit like a strip club, so I’ve been told.

Hah!

I remember Scott Stringfellow racing in class B in the British F3 championship in the late 80s. Sponsored by his father's chain of clubs. The car was black with pink signwriting, IIRC. (Nerd Alert - Scott is the safety car driver for the BTCC)

A friend of mine was once sponsored by Legs 11...

 

[Deleted member 26715]

These cars look somewhat better than the last generation of cars,

The front mudguards which look like they are going to have headlights mounted no them & just ridiculous & the triangular shape of the rear wings is wrong, although as a side profile they aren't bad.

 

[Reynard]

They're not that bad, you know...

March 711...

 

[FishFright]

Absolutely.



Is this a new thing that has been introduced? I can't recall teams having to line their cars up, leave them and let other people poke their head/cameras around.

I believe it is part of the new rules package , rather like the way front wings had to be on display outside the garage in the previous ruleset

 

[Jenkins]

Hah!

I remember Scott Stringfellow racing in class B in the British F3 championship in the late 80s. Sponsored by his father's chain of clubs. The car was black with pink signwriting, IIRC. (Nerd Alert - Scott is the safety car driver for the BTCC)

A friend of mine was once sponsored by Legs 11...

Apologies for going completely off topic (and for the poor photo!), but I think this driver had the 'adult magazine' sponsorship covered

 

[Reynard]

Apologies for going completely off topic (and for the poor photo!), but I think this driver had the 'adult magazine' sponsorship covered
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Who says it's off topic?!?!?! It's a racing car!

But yeah, that wins the Internet, I think.

 

[Beebo]

Apologies for going completely off topic (and for the poor photo!), but I think this driver had the 'adult magazine' sponsorship covered
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It’s all the better for being on a rubbish car too.
Very low rent!

 

[figbat]

Drive to Survive series 4 out now - looking forward to this one!

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Oops

 

[Beebo]

Oops

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A whole day of testing up in smoke.
They only did 12 laps.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

Presumably testing is within the price cap