F1 Official Thread - Grand Prix of Britain

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Lotus E21

 Kimi's steering wheel.

 

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^ Saw that earlier... @ "Jenson" Button

I thought the platypus nose was gone, though?

+1 on Magny-Cours return to the calendar, as well.

Yup... the XXIs look best in that red colorway.

 

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The Jenson Button had me... 

The high-nose will still be there, but the FIA are offering teams the option of putting a "modesty panel", to make it look nice... but really, it adds unnecessary weight to the car.  Unless it offers some sort of aero or balance benefit, I don't see teams using one. 

 

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I see.

Anyway... off topic: TOP GEAR IS BACK!

 

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Yep, looking forward to seeing Lewis' DRY lap. 

 

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^ Yeah. He seemed quite into it, even with the unsuitable track conditions. Didn't know he was British.

 

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McLaren launch... in about 30mins from now! 10:30GMT

http://www.youtube.com/user/OfficialMcLarenVids?v=SXlbiqVZ4Q8

EDIT ~ Really cool intro with a parade of a bunch of their old championship-winning cars... plus a great Bruce McLaren tribute video.

Pull-rod front suspension (like Ferrari last season), new sidepods, looks like a bigger undercut at the rear of the car... 

Jenson arriving in the P1 was pretty epic. 

 

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Ferrari F138

 

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P1 :x

 

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Now that's more like it.

 

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Sahara Force India 

I must admit I'm surprised... 3 cars with modesty panels already... 

But who knows, come Jerez next week it'll probably all be step-noses... they don't call it a modesty panel for nothing! 

Anyway, these are always cool... comparison shots. 

 

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^ YES, I forgot to post that... such a fantastic tribute... goosebumps.

 

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Lewis' new lid... very nice.

 

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The hint of red and blue look out of place, IMO. But that is a nice shade of yellow, indeed.

 

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He's always had that bit of red/blue so it's nothing too out of the ordinary...

Anyway... Sauber.

New grey livery looks great IMO.

Yet another semi-modesty panel!

 

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^ That's what I meant... not that fond of the design/placement of the colours in his current helment.

That Sauber livery is. Why do a half-@##ed nose though? :x

 

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Heads-up: Mercedes GP's 2013 online car launch is happening in less than 20 minutes. Quite sleepy though. Will just view it first thing tomorrow morning.

 

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From that side-angle, the Sauber nose looks pretty low (not as high as the others), so I guess the "step" isn't that prominent. 

IMO, one of the best-looking cars thus far!  And those narrow sidepods!

 

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the grey/teal like color from last year's Mercs is getting closer to south beach cw

i hope it will happen

 

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^ Yeah, hope that Nico goes with a pink helmet!!! 

This is sweet.

 

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AMG Mercedes F1 W04

 

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Look at how cramped that cockpit is.

 

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^ Indeed F1 cockpits are super-tight, but I think that pic distorts it a bit. You also need to take into account that the headrest-bit surrounding the helmet and arms is removable.

Headrest...

Minus the headrest.

 

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MP4-28

Is it just me or was Checo looking out of place the whole time?

JB stepping out of the P1 like a boss

By the way I like Checo's helmet livery, I love the Aztec symbols around the back of the helmet

Lewis' helmet livery looks nice as well.

Speaking of livery, Sauber killed the competition. WOW!!!

Why must Ferrari make the name of their car so confusing?



side note: There's just something about Natalie Pinkham.