It's not as bad as Honda's elephant ears from last year. It was only used once during testing.
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It's not as bad as Honda's elephant ears from last year. It was only used once during testing.
I wouldn't have thought that it was a quick fix solution, based simply on the fact that they used the twin tower wings last season. I'd imagine this is a refinement of the concept, and more cleverly designed (bearing in mind those vertical fins were banned on safety grounds, like the Arrows tea tray of 2002) to be legal and useful. Considering the Ferrari mini-wings either side of the cockpit, and the Arrows wing of 2002, I'm surprised more teams haven't tried these concepts out.
Looks to me like a piece of ALBERT2 design... ;)
Ahem, it's 1972; I give you: The Eifelland-March!
http://www.f1rejects.com/teams/eifel...eseason-72.jpg
http://www.f1rejects.com/teams/eifel...kyalami-72.jpg
http://www.f1rejects.com/teams/eifel...dshatch-72.jpg
How's that BMW looking now huh? ;)
i think this may be a one off as it was not on the car at the launch of the 2008 car.
or you can not see it from the side
http://www.setantasports.com/en/Spor...e/motorsports/
BMW Sauber launched their 2008 challenger on Monday, unveiling the F1.08 in Munich.
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Originally Posted by JasonD
ditto
and all the teams start adopting it.
Since when has ugly pplayed a role in efficiecny. If teams onkly modfied cars so thatr they would be aesthetically pleasingto the eye, ingenuity would get nowhere.
Let's see if it works rather than if its pretty.
well said :up: , this isn't a beauty contest.Quote:
Originally Posted by Monaro Doorslammer
I agree. The devil horns may be ugly, but at least BMW are trying to innovate something, kudos to them. I hope its fast.Quote:
Originally Posted by Monaro Doorslammer
is anyone else just a little bit worried about the pace of BMW in testing? I know we can't really judge because we don't know what they are testing compared to the other teams. But last year they were up the front in testing and came out well during the season. I just would like to see them have a few runs up the top, as they seem to really be off the pace a bit. What is everyone else's opinions?
I'm worried about it, but let's hope they're sandbagging.
I mean, two or three years ago, BAR (Honda) set a lap record at Barcelona, when their real pace wasn't amazing relative to everyone else.
BMW may not be concerned with times. They don't seem to be the sort of team to go for glory especially in meaningless testing.
In 2004 I thought the season was going to be the closest ever, and the week before Melbourne, Ferrari set a new lap record at Imola, and then go to Australia and hammer everybody.
I think, and hope the BMW will be quick at the start of the season.
If it works, it's fine.
Still, it reminds me of those old western movies with old white cattle skulls by a watering hole! :)