2014 pre-launch thread

No penis nose...whew!

 

Agree'd. The fans never were a consideration enough to warrant their input like now!

 

Good call... I thought the front wing looked too narrow...

 

Horner came out yesterday saying half the field may retire during the first race! I certainly wouldn't be surprised with these very complicated and relatively untested and sensitive power units. Lauda stated the engine has to be kept in a certain window, if it's too hot by a few degrees, it explodes. Malaysia should be fun

 

Meanwhile kobayashi almost definitively at caterham

 

i wonder if teams can use some type of fuel cutoff stratagy in software to save fuel?

 

It is said the Mercedes W05 will not be unveiled in a traditional sense, but rather it will just drive out on track on the first day of testing and that will be that. No news conference, picture opportunities, nothing. Just open garage doors, then run.

We'll see, I don't buy it.

 

I like it. I would like Ferrari to shut up and win. I don't need to name the damn car.

 

That would be cool.

 

I'd like to think that we're going to see some really innovative design.

 

It's sort of the Niki Lauda school of thought isn't it? Overprepare, get lots of sleep, go to work, kick ass, be standoff-ish, speak to little to no one, leave, repeat the following day. Very Germanic of them if they do this.

 

Agree! The Mercedes idea is super.

 

+2

OTOH, I doubt their sponsors are too happy.... 'Launches', 'sneak peeks' etc are all really just pandering to those guys and the attendant press of course.

Cheers,
Ian

 

Another +1

The sucker takes off down the pitlane and all the others are going 'oh ****, why didn't we think of that!'

Cheers,
Ian

 

Actually, more likely, they'll all be reaching for their rule books to see if they can 'it' outlawed.....

 

I'm sure those sponsors will be in attendance to see their logo's in motion! Agree of course on the launch productions being useless.

 

hah, ain't it the truth

 

If I was a sponsor I would want them to do a launch because in addition to seeing the logo in motion at testing there would be articles published online all over the world talking about your car launch and only your car launch.

Each time a team launches a car it seems to get its own article on the plethora of F1 websites, so it's good pub. (This is the marketing guy in me speaking, sorry)

 

Hi,
I was looking for photos of Ferrari Wind Tunnel when I found this one: http://www.theosbornes.eu/media/1/20120720-p7192099_a.jpg
I really don't know if this photo is fake or not (or has something to do with Ferrari at all) but still quite intresting.

 

Looks like a Mercedes, probably a photoshop.

What have Mercedes got to hide? Now that Ross Brawn is not with them anymore I bet their relationship with Whiting will worsen

 

+1 makes total sense from that perspective. Value for money provided to the effort.

 

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From ESPN-F1:

-- If it goes beyond just a few degrees above a certain limit, it tears up everything
Niki Lauda admits engine cooling has proven to be tricky so far for Mercedes--
January 3, 2014

 

I did, Lauda mentioned it I think last week as well. He simply stated it blows up if it gets a few degrees too hot. Malaysia should be interesting

 

Horner is on record (Autosport report) as saying he believes half the field could well retire from the early races at least.

Should be fascinating to see who gets it right and who's cutting holes in the things!

Melbourne can get pretty toasty too I believe......

Cheers,
Ian