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worksux101 · Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 10:07 pm Post subject:

allyuh is not the same ppl complaining about ole talk in the car park? Confused

F1 started dying the moment they changed the quali...now they're just speeding up the process...certianly gona be more bouncidents and failures next yr though,,,

MG Man · Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:07 pm Post subject:

the biggest failure will be Hamilton

wagonrunner · Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2008 11:45 pm Post subject:

BANzai Rastafarai · Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2008 12:57 am Post subject:

Maserati · Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2009 11:03 pm Post subject:

out with the old

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in with the new

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Rory Phoulorie · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 6:34 am Post subject:

FIRST PICS - Ferrari's 2009 challenger

Monday, 12th January 2009

Ferrari has taken the covers off its latest F1 machine - the F60 - at the first launch of 2009.

The wraps have come off the car that Ferrari hopes will wrest the Formula One world title back from McLaren, as the Scuderia became the first team to unveil its 2009 contender.

Built to the latest set of F1 regulations, the car looks markedly different to those of recent years, with the wider and lower front wing and narrower, taller rear clearly visible in the initial studio-based images released from Maranello ahead of the car's official unveiling.

The car has been dubbed the F60, departing from the expected F2009 moniker that would have built on recent years, and is expected to hit the track, albeit later than scheduled, for the first time on Monday 12 January, with Felipe Massa at the wheel.

crash.net

noshownogo · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:17 am Post subject:

Maserati, where you geh de calender? Me likes alot Twisted Evil

Maserati · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 11:27 am Post subject:

noshownogo, up in Canada had a store selling.

that ferrari doesn't look bad at all..smaller rear wing, bigger front wing.

Maserati · Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:06 pm Post subject:

plex · Posted: Thu Jan 15, 2009 10:03 am Post subject:

Toyota Reveals 2009 F1 Car Online with Promotional Video

plex · Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:49 pm Post subject:

McLaren Launch 2009 MP4-24 F1

Press Release

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With an unprecedented series of rule changes introduced ahead of the 2009 season, the new Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-24 represents a significant departure from its world championship-winning predecessor.

Incorporating new bodywork regulations and the much-heralded return of slick tyres, the team’s new challenger not only looks radical but also incorporates a host of new innovative features under the skin, such as a sophisticated kinetic energy recovery system (KERS).

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Introducing the MP4-24
While still retaining the distinctive family look established with both the MP4-22 and MP4-23, this year’s car is visually very different from its predecessors as a result of two main factors:

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Aerodynamics
This year’s aerodynamic regulations were framed by the FIA and the Overtaking Working Group (helmed by Vodafone McLaren Mercedes engineering director Paddy Lowe, Ferrari’s Rory Byrne and Renault’s Pat Symonds) which met throughout 2007 in order to address the issues affecting passing in Formula 1.
The OWG’s influence can be most clearly seen around the front wing, which has been widened to increase front-end load when following another car, and the rear wing – which is now more compact to offer less interference to chasing vehicles. Other factors affecting aerodynamics include the banning of ancillary appendages, the addition of driver-adjustable front-wing flaps and a heavily revised diffuser.

KERS
The MP4-24’s KERS device has been developed in collaboration with McLaren and Mercedes-Benz HighPerformanceEngines, which has been developing and refining the system for almost two years. With a fully optimised KERS device’s output capped at 60kW/400kJ (discharging an additional 80bhp for 6.66s per lap), the development team’s primary focus has already shifted to further improving the unit’s integration within the chassis in order to minimise performance loss elsewhere within the package.

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An optimised KERS package can be expected to deliver a 0.4-0.6s gain per lap.

Worldcarfans

Maserati · Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:09 pm Post subject:

lol the smaller wing looks a bit funny IMHO

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comparison of the 3 cars released so far

Anyhow Ron Dennis is stepping down
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/7833402.stm

BANzai Rastafarai · Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:06 pm Post subject:

sigh..the drama of it all....Ron Dennis Steps aside...

Ron Dennis has stunned Formula One by stepping down as McLaren team chief ahead of this year's championship.

ennis, who has been in charge of the British-based team since 1981, will hand over the reins to team stalwart and current chief executive officer Martin Whitmarsh.

He made the shock announcement at the launch of McLaren's new MP4-24 car which the team hope will power Lewis Hamilton to a second straight world title.

Dennis, who groomed Hamilton for Formula One stardom, said he would stand down on March 1.

"It's absolutely time for Martin to take over the job of team principal, so as of March 1, Martin will adopt that position," he told Press Association.

"I will still go to races -- not all of them -- because I am still passionate about Formula One.

"But don't see this as a form of retirement. It's very much the opposite because I will now be working harder in other areas.

"I will now take on more responsibility, greater responsibility, in certain key areas of the group," added Dennis, who will stay on as executive chairman of McLaren.

Dennis' shock news came after Britain's Hamilton delivered the thumbs up to the new car and outlined his hopes of retaining the title he won in such dramatic fashion in the final race of last season.

"I don't see the fact that I am world champion will add to the pressure on my shoulders for next season," said Hamilton.

"I've obviously a little bit of extra confidence and I've reset my goals, reset my targets back to when I started out in Formula One and that's to be world champion."

Hamilton's title win last season was McLaren's first since 1999 and came the season after the team were fined a record $100 million in Formula One's "spying" scandal.

He paid his own tribute to Dennis in reaction to the announcement.

"Ron is a huge part of the team," said Hamilton.

"He has racing in his blood, so he will never leave. He will always play a part, and I will always remain close to him.

"I've known him since I was 10. We have a great relationship, and he has made a huge impact on my life - and he still does today - and we are great friends."

Maserati · Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:07 pm Post subject:

a pity to see him go
hell of a team boss

MG Man · Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:27 pm Post subject:

The new F60 looks sweet
Hamilton is still a twat

BANzai Rastafarai · Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:02 pm Post subject:

^^ huh?>..the F60 looks like a flattened Johnny bake with "Blue band Butter"....... compare the two man...the MP24 is much sleeker....more robust (like a real race car should....)

the F60 looks like a twat....

Very Happy

MG Man · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:45 am Post subject:

bleh
it too clinical
Racing cars shud have some style too man
the red cars always had a sense of flair, even when they came out bloody ooglie
Look at the curve of the sidepods and the exhaust area
F1 carnbread fadda

BANzai Rastafarai · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:50 am Post subject:

i like chunky....chunky protects...chunky fdoh blow engines.....chunky dont go "waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah" when dey lose F1 champoinship....CHunky is nice....

MG Man · Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:51 am Post subject:

chunky will send you and yuh wanabe porsche spin into ah playground fadda back to pedal cyar days
hmph