The F1 thread

Heartfeltdawn

Fretwired said:

A shame Toyota aren't in F1. There's a great video on YouTube of a car collaboration between BMW and Toyota. They created the BMW Z4 and the new Toyota Supra. I know which one I'd buy ... Toyota engineers stunned the Germans with their testing and attention to reliability which went down to nut, bolt and rivet level. And the Supra is a not a BMW with a Toyota badge.

Supra all the way for me. The old Z4 GT3 is one of those cars the fans rave about for the engine note and I can't stand. 

Toyota are coming back to Super GT with Lexus being phased out after 2019. I think Super GT is going with the same regulations created in partnership with DTM. I could see some definite crossover there now Mercedes have left DTM.

And all this talk of DTM is a perfect moment to put up Timo Glock's awesome radio celebration from last year. NSFW or priests or nuns. 

Fretwired

Mercedes 2019 car .. hardly revolutionary ... :-)

stickyfiddle

Same same, basically.  

When are the other launches?

Dontgiveupyourdayjob

There was much talk over the past couple of years about how big the 2019 rule changes would be, and how much they would shake things up etc. I have to say I'm surprised at how subtle the differences seem to be to the overall appearance.

Personally I think it's all good, at least from an aesthetic point of view. The changes aren't huge but I think they are all positive, I think these new cars look great so far. 

How that will all translate into actual changes to the racing remains to be seen of course...

fretmeister

Cols

fretmeister said:

Aieee!  My eyes!

Fretwired

Cols said:

fretmeister said:

Aieee!  My eyes!

I bet it looks better at speed ....

fretmeister

Different places report that it might be for the launch only, and then back to traditional colours for racing.

We shall see!

Dontgiveupyourdayjob

Jeez, I guess I spoke too soon about all the new cars looking great...

stickyfiddle

Fretwired said:

Cols said:

fretmeister said:

Aieee!  My eyes!

I bet it looks better on fire ....

FTFY

Fretwired

stickyfiddle said:

Fretwired said:

Cols said:

fretmeister said:

Aieee!  My eyes!

I bet it looks better on fire ....

FTFY

I was being sarcastic ... :-)

TimmyO

At least they could be arsed to do a new design!

TimmyO

McLaren tomorrow - I predict a triumph of marketing copy over substance. 

stickyfiddle

TimmyO said:

McLaren tomorrow - I predict a triumph of marketing copy over substance. 

Alonso has quit so they should finally build a halfway decent car...  

Heartfeltdawn

stickyfiddle said:

TimmyO said:

McLaren tomorrow - I predict a triumph of marketing copy over substance. 

Alonso has quit so they should finally build a halfway decent car...  

But they did. They built cars that were halfway decent but lousy over the full distance. 

*drum roll*

fretmeister

The McLaren is rather boring.

Launch live on facebook right now.

fretmeister

stickyfiddle

I’m confident it will be better than last year’s, but I’m not confident the rest of the grid won’t have improved at least as much. 

I can can still see this and Williams fighting at the back - without any proper Minardi-type backmarkers one of the “big” teams has to be last... 

stickyfiddle

New Ferrari so far seems basically last years car with new wings, and new “not tobacco adverts, honest, guv!” dark grey Mission Winnow logos...

I’m guessing most of these cars will end up looking quite different by Oz. 

Cols

First day of testing done.  Ferrari are worryingly quick straight out of the box.  Williams didn’t even make it out of Heathrow departures lounge.