F1 2015: All Chat Here
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adam1942
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@coops! are they leaked or what? Sky Sports schedule says that Merc's car wont be released until the 1st?
http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/2...own-of-the-essential-details-for-the-new-year
http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/2...own-of-the-essential-details-for-the-new-year
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I was excited to see the McLaren in a white and red livery 
Same old boring chrome
Same old boring chrome
No surprises to see the 2015 McLaren looking similar to the 2014 Red Bull.
Peter Prodromou must have copied & pasted some work
Good, RB had the Chassis last year, not the engine lol
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Lol@Ikea
A bit if an "appendage" there, cough!
So far, they all look pretty much exactly the same
A bit if an "appendage" there, cough!
So far, they all look pretty much exactly the same
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The website for the new Fezza: http://2015f1car.ferrari.com/desktop/en/#revelation
Also, Ferrari engineers having a snipe at Alonso: http://www.grandprix247.com/2015/01/30/ex-ferrari-boss-says-alonso-not-a-good-test-driver/
And a fantastic Ferrari vs McL comparison. The cockpit and wheelbase is the most obvious difference but the rear of the McL looks really, really tidy. That Honda plant must be really well packaged.
Also, Ferrari engineers having a snipe at Alonso: http://www.grandprix247.com/2015/01/30/ex-ferrari-boss-says-alonso-not-a-good-test-driver/
And a fantastic Ferrari vs McL comparison. The cockpit and wheelbase is the most obvious difference but the rear of the McL looks really, really tidy. That Honda plant must be really well packaged.
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How the Grid is shaping up so far.....
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Lotus and Force India the ones that stand out to me. But they all really do look the same Merc and Williams identical to last year, lol
Surely has to be something wrong with that "cut-out" of the McLaren and Ferrari? Do they really have that much freedom within the regulations?
Merc and Williams identical to last year, lol Surely has to be something wrong with that "cut-out" of the McLaren and Ferrari? Do they really have that much freedom within the regulations?
Lotus and Force India the ones that stand out to me. But they all really do look the same
Surely has to be something wrong with that "cut-out" of the McLaren and Ferrari? Do they really have that much freedom within the regulations?
There is some skewing going on, it'd make more sense to match the floors up since they're a standard size for all teams
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If Rob Austin did F1 , lol .
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I see Ferrari are saying they are only targetting one or two wins this season:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/31057118
Not very ambitious really, is it... Another one-make series it is this year too then...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/31057118
Not very ambitious really, is it... Another one-make series it is this year too then...
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Well, with the Accord the way it stands, Ferrari and RB and McL get paid no matter how they perform. So they will be around for a while yet, but neither of them have an engine to match Merc, nor realistically will. Merc wrote the rules on the engine to suit them, and clearly have it all completely sown up. The more details come out on the "agreements" and "rules", that much is more and more obvious. Like Ferrari in the Schumacher years - complete control of the rule book, and the FIA by the balls.
Honda is a black horse. Would love to see them do well, but the way the "rules" are they have a serious handicap to make up somehow.
Sauber and Force India - would not be surprised to see them gone by the end of the season. Neither of them stand any chance of getting any significant money out of it, even if they won the championship. Which they will not. Already bad signs from Force India.
Lotus - could upset Williams maybe, with their Merc engine. But money trouble there too.
That leaves Williams. They too get paid no matter how they perform, but not as much as the other three. Did an awesome job last year, definitely the team to beat taking Merc out of it. Cannot see them touching Merc though. Even last year, they were never really close. And this year they have the same engine, and pretty much the same car.
So, the Mercs fighting out between themselves at the front again.
But, all that said - it should be a good battle behind them, between Williams, Lotus, RB. Maybe Force India and Ferrari joining in too.
So all is not lost!
Honda is a black horse. Would love to see them do well, but the way the "rules" are they have a serious handicap to make up somehow.
Sauber and Force India - would not be surprised to see them gone by the end of the season. Neither of them stand any chance of getting any significant money out of it, even if they won the championship. Which they will not. Already bad signs from Force India.
Lotus - could upset Williams maybe, with their Merc engine. But money trouble there too.
That leaves Williams. They too get paid no matter how they perform, but not as much as the other three. Did an awesome job last year, definitely the team to beat taking Merc out of it. Cannot see them touching Merc though. Even last year, they were never really close. And this year they have the same engine, and pretty much the same car.
So, the Mercs fighting out between themselves at the front again.
But, all that said - it should be a good battle behind them, between Williams, Lotus, RB. Maybe Force India and Ferrari joining in too.
So all is not lost!
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A few teams have opted for the split airbox for cooling the "electric bits" as well as
feeding air to the combustion thingy . .This results in an unusally large hole
behind the drivers head . .
feeding air to the combustion thingy . .This results in an unusally large hole
behind the drivers head . .
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