F1 cars get even uglier in 2010

[Skeelsie]

What's the logic behind the camel humps on the back!


They are pretty ugly with the exception of the Ferrari (who probably have a style board that said no to humps in favour of Italian Chic)

 

[beepbeep]

Hmmmm....

Love the slot mags on the Sauber though!

 

[Aeronaut]

What's the logic behind the camel humps on the back!


They are pretty ugly with the exception of the Ferrari (who probably have a style board that said no to humps in favour of Italian Chic)

copied this off the F1 site.. about McLaren mainly

Q: The dorsal fin that attaches the top body to the rear wing is very striking - what does it do?
TG: The principal knock-on effect of the larger fuel tank was the repositioning of some of the car’s internals. One of the outcomes of that was a decision to move some of the car’s cooling to sit centrally at the rear of the car. The dorsal fin is partly to accommodate the additional cooling duct and partly a logical development of the high-downforce wing we ran last year at races like Monaco, which feeds air more efficiently to the rear wing upper element. They’re both quite simple solutions, but they’re actually very neat.

 

[Easy_Rider]

how long have McLaren used the silver livery for now? Is it since 1997, 13years? Whenever I picture McLaren i still see the old white and red livery, funny because i don't think they used that for as long as the new one.

the silver just seems temporary to me, and they'll soon go back to this.

 

[Aeronaut]

the new cars are a lot smaller than you think :shock: tv is sooo deceptive!

 

[orange71]

a mate of mine from school is chief aerodynamicist for McLaren... (clang, sorry droped a name there )

 

[retrojon]

It'll be interesting to see just how far off the pace the new comers are.

Who were the guys claiming to have designed it "entirely in the digital domain?" not sure if that actually means anything, but if it means no wind tunnel etc. then I don't expect good things from them.

 

[Dr S]

I don't think the new comers will be at the circuit never mind anything else. USF1 don't even have a car yet, just lots of toasters.


From the TailEnders guys...

USF1 Day 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMh3qu5GtZA&NR=1

 

[drystonepaul]

Let's just hope that the newcomers can make a better show than Andrea Moda. Possibly the worst team ever in F1...

 

[Easy_Rider]

Forgot all about them!

Nationality.........Italian
Years in F1........1992
Team Principal...Andrea Sassetti
GP Entries.........16
DNQ/DNPQ........15
Best Result.....DNF (11 laps) Monaco, 1992