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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby AdrianSutil » 02 Feb 2012, 10:34

Nice McLaren. Very nice. Interesting sidepods and rear assembly. Seems the exhausts come out the back? I was expecting the nose to be a little more aggressive, but the car sits so low they've managed to keep it smooth. Well done to them.
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby eagleash » 02 Feb 2012, 17:45

Ferrari have announced that due to snow at Maranello, today's launch has been cancelled but that details of the new car will be available on the website as of tomorrow.

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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby Wizzie » 02 Feb 2012, 18:38

eagleash wrote:Ferrari have announced that due to snow at Maranello, today's launch has been cancelled but that details of the new car will be available on the website as of tomorrow.

2000th post :o


And here is the Autosport confirmation
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby CoopsII » 02 Feb 2012, 19:23

Heres the F1 page..

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/ ... 12970.html

I only include it because the picture of Alonso amused me. It looks like hes literally sat on his own waiting for the snow to melt.
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby DanielPT » 02 Feb 2012, 21:24

CoopsII wrote:Heres the F1 page..

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/ ... 12970.html

I only include it because the picture of Alonso amused me. It looks like hes literally sat on his own waiting for the snow to melt.


They might also thought that the scenery was beautiful as it was and there was no need to ruin it with an ugly car...
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby eagleash » 03 Feb 2012, 01:19

Wizzie wrote:
eagleash wrote:Ferrari have announced that due to snow at Maranello, today's launch has been cancelled but that details of the new car will be available on the website as of tomorrow.

2000th post :o


And here is the Autosport confirmation
CoopsII wrote:Heres the F1 page..

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/ ... 12970.html

I only include it because the picture of Alonso amused me. It looks like hes literally sat on his own waiting for the snow to melt.


Yep. It's only true if Autosport report it. The Official Ferrari Twitter feed know nothing. :)
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby eagleash » 03 Feb 2012, 02:45

& here is Pedro ostensibly having a seat fitting for the HRT


The English transaltion via the usual facilities makes no sense, so perhaps Phoenix or another Spanish speaking member, can elucidate. :)

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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby tommykl » 03 Feb 2012, 03:00

I haven't done any Spanish in four years, but I sort of understood that he was having a seat-fitting and adjusting the pedals ahead of next week's testing at Jerez. Also something about HRT colors.
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby eagleash » 03 Feb 2012, 03:07

tommykl wrote:I haven't done any Spanish in four years, but I sort of understood that he was having a seat-fitting and adjusting the pedals ahead of next week's testing at Jerez. Also something about HRT colors.


I gleaned that much but the colours bit was nonsensical when translated (on Fakebook, by Bing). :P
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby DanielPT » 03 Feb 2012, 04:10

eagleash wrote:
tommykl wrote:I haven't done any Spanish in four years, but I sort of understood that he was having a seat-fitting and adjusting the pedals ahead of next week's testing at Jerez. Also something about HRT colors.


I gleaned that much but the colours bit was nonsensical when translated (on Fakebook, by Bing). :P


It doesn't mean that much. After the pedals thing and the test sentence it says: "It's not long now for De la Rosa to debut in HRT overalls/colours!".
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby mario » 03 Feb 2012, 04:37

DanielPT wrote:
eagleash wrote:
tommykl wrote:I haven't done any Spanish in four years, but I sort of understood that he was having a seat-fitting and adjusting the pedals ahead of next week's testing at Jerez. Also something about HRT colors.


I gleaned that much but the colours bit was nonsensical when translated (on Fakebook, by Bing). :P


It doesn't mean that much. After the pedals thing and the test sentence it says: "It's not long now for De la Rosa to debut in HRT overalls/colours!".

It's not even as if we can tell all that much about the state of the car either - according to HRT's English speaking feed, the picture is of De La Rosa having a seat fitting in the F111 ahead of the Jerez test (where HRT are planning on obtaining data about the new tyres, particularly given the subtle changes in the profile, the reduction in the time difference between compounds and a new hard compound tyre).
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby Phoenix » 03 Feb 2012, 04:58

eagleash wrote:& here is Pedro ostensibly having a seat fitting for the HRT


The English transaltion via the usual facilities makes no sense, so perhaps Phoenix or another Spanish speaking member, can elucidate. :)

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Aquí tenéis a Pedro haciéndose el asiento y los pedales para los entrenamientos de la semana que viene en Jerez. ¡Ya queda menos para que se estrene con los colores de HRT!


Sure. It literally says: "Here's Pedro at the seat and pedal fitting ahead of the Jerez practice sessiones next week. Not for much longer until when he debuts with HRT colours!"
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby S951 » 03 Feb 2012, 06:01

at least we have at least 1 nice looking car in the Mclaren
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby the Masked Lapwing » 03 Feb 2012, 06:19

You know what? I prefer the Caterham.
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby ranig » 03 Feb 2012, 06:36

the Masked Lapwing wrote:You know what? I prefer the Caterham.

Shouldn't that belong to the unpopular F1 opinions :mrgreen:
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby eagleash » 03 Feb 2012, 06:39

mario wrote:
DanielPT wrote:
eagleash wrote:
I gleaned that much but the colours bit was nonsensical when translated (on Fakebook, by Bing). :P


It doesn't mean that much. After the pedals thing and the test sentence it says: "It's not long now for De la Rosa to debut in HRT overalls/colours!".

It's not even as if we can tell all that much about the state of the car either - according to HRT's English speaking feed, the picture is of De La Rosa having a seat fitting in the F111 ahead of the Jerez test (where HRT are planning on obtaining data about the new tyres, particularly given the subtle changes in the profile, the reduction in the time difference between compounds and a new hard compound tyre).


Indeed not but at least it shows that they are doing something & might actually turn up for some testing.
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby eagleash » 03 Feb 2012, 06:41

Phoenix wrote:
eagleash wrote:& here is Pedro ostensibly having a seat fitting for the HRT


The English transaltion via the usual facilities makes no sense, so perhaps Phoenix or another Spanish speaking member, can elucidate. :)

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Aquí tenéis a Pedro haciéndose el asiento y los pedales para los entrenamientos de la semana que viene en Jerez. ¡Ya queda menos para que se estrene con los colores de HRT!


Sure. It literally says: "Here's Pedro at the seat and pedal fitting ahead of the Jerez practice sessiones next week. Not for much longer until when he debuts with HRT colours!"


Thank you.. :)
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby Stramala » 03 Feb 2012, 07:43

ranig wrote:
the Masked Lapwing wrote:You know what? I prefer the Caterham.

Shouldn't that belong to the unpopular F1 opinions :mrgreen:

No, it should be a test at the optometrists. He just failed.
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby Row Man Gross-Gene » 03 Feb 2012, 09:02

Quick edit of the evolution of the McLarens since the new aero regs:

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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby RealRacingRoots » 03 Feb 2012, 10:05

eagleash wrote:Ferrari have announced that due to snow at Maranello, today's launch has been cancelled but that details of the new car will be available on the website as of tomorrow.

2000th post :o


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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby eagleash » 03 Feb 2012, 11:24

RealRacingRoots wrote:
eagleash wrote:Ferrari have announced that due to snow at Maranello, today's launch has been cancelled but that details of the new car will be available on the website as of tomorrow.

2000th post :o


#firstworldproblems


Wrong kind of snow. :P
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby Shizuka » 03 Feb 2012, 19:00

Live debut at the 2012 Ferrari here: http://events.ferrari.com/singleseater2 ... 0202_F1_EN
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby Shizuka » 03 Feb 2012, 19:07

Damn, it also has that type of nose...
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby eurobrun » 03 Feb 2012, 19:09

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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby Shizuka » 03 Feb 2012, 19:11

Here's a pic I did from the stream.

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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby the Masked Lapwing » 03 Feb 2012, 19:13

You know how I said I liked the Caterham?



That's just plain wrong.
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby Stramala » 03 Feb 2012, 19:13

That car is so ugly I feel like I could barf at the sight of it. :shock:
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby seleucid23 » 03 Feb 2012, 19:15

"He has sat on the fence so long that the iron has entered his soul."
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby Shizuka » 03 Feb 2012, 19:16

seleucid23 wrote:Force India pics from James Allen and Lee McKenzie

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That livery is ugly... :shock:
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby seleucid23 » 03 Feb 2012, 19:35

The forum is so offended by the design of these cars, it's self-censoring the noses for me :lol:
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby eytl » 03 Feb 2012, 19:35

Oh!

My eyes! My eyes!

I'm suddenly McLaren's biggest fan.
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby Ferrim » 03 Feb 2012, 19:36

While I find the McLaren more aestethically pleasant, I don't think the other cars are as ugly as you're making them to be. For me Williams' walrus nose was worse, and the impact when the 2009 rules were introduced, with wide front wings and narrow rear ones was worse as well.

Just my 0.02 EUR. :)
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby solarcold » 03 Feb 2012, 19:39

I must admit that caterham platypus nose looks better that the Ferrari and FI ones. at least for me.
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby Stramala » 03 Feb 2012, 19:41

Ferrim wrote:While I find the McLaren more aestethically pleasant, I don't think the other cars are as ugly as you're making them to be. For me Williams' walrus nose was worse, and the impact when the 2009 rules were introduced, with wide front wings and narrow rear ones was worse as well.

Just my 0.02 EUR. :)

Let's agree to disagree. The boxy nature of these nose 'steps' are far more hideous than the Williams walrus nose (which I actually liked, believe it or not) or the new 2009 cars. Although I did find the McLaren MP4-24 a bit unsightly.
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby eagleash » 03 Feb 2012, 19:45

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Don't want to see that in your mirrors, eh Lewis?

Oh wait you wouldn't anyway. :P
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Re: 2012 Car Launches thread

Postby razta » 03 Feb 2012, 19:48

eytl wrote:Oh!

My eyes! My eyes!

I'm suddenly McLaren's biggest fan.

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