The F1 2012 Car Launch Thread

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Originally Posted by Triumph

RS and WT,

It seems odd that they would specify the nose cone having to be lower than the bulkhead in its entirety, if indeed that is the case. I can't imagine what technical reason there would be for that to be the case, unless the specific requirement was to force the teams to spoil the appearance of their cars.

I still can't see why they aren't able to simply smooth out the point from the top of the step to the front of the nose.

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I agree that a smooth transition to a lower nose would look nicer.

Craig Scarborough has some nice diagrams of what the measurements have to be now:
F1 2012: Rules, Designs and Trends | Scarbsf1's Blog

That's a very interesting link, thanks!

So, it seems that the stepped nose has developed that way because of what hasn't been specified as well as what has.

I presume because there was no stated requirement for a straight line between the top corners of the bulkhead, they have created the slope in a recess between those corners. If that's the case then I can understand that, but it still doesn't explain the step at those bulkhead corners and why they didn't blend the two vanes into a gradual slope towards the nose.

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Originally Posted by AndyL

Craig Scarborough has some nice diagrams of what the measurements have to be now:
F1 2012: Rules, Designs and Trends | Scarbsf1's Blog

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Thanks for the link - something to keep a good eye on in the coming weeks

WT

I actually quite like the look of the car, but it will suddenly turn beautiful if it scores a point.

Bring on the next launch date...

wow, there has to be a more pleasing way to comply with those regulations.

The best picture on the internet yet of Giorgio Piola's picture reflecting leaked details of the new Ferrari http://bit.ly/z3V9jo

@andrewbensonf1

Judging by that picture it looks as if Ferrari have done what I wondered why Caterham hadn't done.

Unless it's just how the artist has applied the shading and highlights, it looks as if the raised corners of the bulkhead have been smoothed out towards the nose, instead of having a step.

McLaren launch will be live on Sky Sports News tomorrow at 11am UK time, if you're near a telly or halfway decent internet connection.