The F1 Thread 2014 Season

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Does this mean that the Williams walrus nose could make a reappearance.
Lotus have something similar, you couldn't have something exactly like the Williams had though as the nose itself needs to be further forward and lower down to comply with the regulations.
 

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That one even looks like it's had a condom put on ffs.
 

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That's by far the most phallic one so far. I bet the underside has a banjo string and a vein. Whoever designed it is trying to tell the world something fabulous.
 
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Hideous, but im half expecting something similar from Newey for some reason.
 

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Merc have gone with a Ferrari style hoover-nose by the looks of it -


Camera mounts look very illegal to me.
 

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At this point, Lewis is like the official crash test dummy of F1.



Front wing failed on the straight.
 

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That possibly the worst looking car I've ever seen. And I'm including road cars in that. And crashes.
 

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Christ.

The Merc and the Red Bull don't actually look bad at all.

Ferrari really is quite horrific though



McLaren are having problems already. But we haven't seen the Red Bulls out either so I'm not getting too depressed.
 

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Interesting that the protrusions on the nose of the Lotus are different lengths. I wonder if they will flip them depending on (anti)clockwise of the tracks?

Red Bull and Mercedes look good. The others look like a bunch of drunk lads designed the noses after a night out.
 

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I'm unsure about the Red Bull. The paint job on the nose makes it look good in the publicity shots, but we'll have to see if that holds up on the track.
 

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It's more to do with the Renault engine being a big pile of wank atm. You'd have to think that unless they can sort out their problems soon, they may start the season with an engine that hasn't been properly put through its paces and is prone to reliability problems for the first half of the season.
 

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McLaren looks much nicer on track than in the promo shots:

 

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McLaren's rear suspension is causing some stir in Jerez currently, it's quite innovative...