2014 Formula 1 cars

[ianrauk]

look eeerm a bit different..

 

[laurence]

the horror, the horror.

 

[vernon]

Still ugly tho' but

 

[SimonJKH]

That Caterham... bleugh!

 

[MikeW-71]

Not sure what they have been smoking at Caterham. I knew the cars would look different, but I didn't expect this! The nicest two are the Mercedes and Red Bull IMO. The Ferrari looks like a vacuum cleaner

 

[TVC]

The Caterham really is an abhomination, compare that nose to the Redbull solution and it makes you wonder.

 

[cosmicbike]

I quite like the Ferrari look, and Mercedes plus McLaren have done a half decent job.
Interesting that RB have suggested this new 'safer' design may in fact cause issues with rear end collisions. Despite being in the pipeline for 2 years this was only raised last week I believe.
Looking forward to the new season, big powerplant change is going to take some learning from the drivers, and will be interesting how they approach the increased KERS use from a tactical perspective..

 

[byegad]

Looks like Red Bull have some revamping to do following poor reliability. Apparently they've made the clearances a tad too tight and had an engine bay fire/smoke during the first tests. Looks like a precursor to an interesting season.

BTW Anyone else seen Rush? IMHO the best F1 film since Grand Prix, which I saw in Leicester Square cinema in the 1960s . I've been an F1 fan ever since!

 

[Chromatic]

They've got quieter engines too apparently.

 

[classic33]

Adrian Newey isn't convinced over the new lower nose http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/25931008

 

[cosmicbike]

They've got quieter engines too apparently.

Smaller certainly, perhaps not too quiet though, still ear defender territory at WOT. The addition of turbo's and the subsequent lag (though minor I suspect), and massively increased KERS assistance will create a 'different' sound though.

 

[classic33]

Smaller certainly, perhaps not too quiet though, still ear defender territory at WOT. The addition of turbo's and the subsequent lag (though minor I suspect), and massively increased KERS assistance will create a 'different' sound though.

V6 engines this year.

 

[cosmicbike]

V6 engines this year.

Indeed, and lower capacity too. Must get at least 30 to the gallon, being a hybrid and all that

 

[tug benson]

Lets hope the redbulls have a rubbish year

 

[byegad]

Lets hope the redbulls have a rubbish year

I'd be happy if no one team had supremacy. That's what ruined the Red Bull years under Vettel and the Ferrari years under Schumacher. A close season with some cars having the advantage on one kind of track and another on other kinds would be fun.