2011 Car Launches Thread

[Gman333-X-ferrari]

Mercedes: Seems to have last year's front and rear wings and the side pods are the same shape, albeit more undercut. New airbox though!

Renault: Not sure if it's the R31, but damn, that livery is slick!

 

[bone]

The Mercedes livery looks to be an improvement. High noses look to be the order if this and the Ferrari are any indication.

^ be handy if the guy on the rear wheel was out of the way so we could see if the fin was attached to the rear wing, which as we know is no longer allowed for this season. Can't think why they'd have the R30 there though, if they intend to run the new car at this test as they've indicated.

 

[ahpadt]

It's an R30. Merc looks conventional but a frontal picture doesn't tell us much. It's also likely a 2010 front wing.

 

[settler]

Yes, it looks like pre f-duct R30, sorry for false alarm.
Engine air intake looks the same and since there are rule changes in that area it should be different.

 

[shad_68]

The new Mercedes:
*snip*

http://www.mercedes-gp.com/en/#/s/gallery/54/MGP+W02+Digital+3D+rendering

Not really specific to the new car, because it was like that last season already, but that Petronas green has to be one of the very worst colours to combine with silver. I just can't warm up to it.

 

[WillDAQ]

How reliable is your source?

Which one...

 

[ahpadt]

Well, you said you've heard things or rumours but not allowed to say anything about them...

 

[WillDAQ]

Well, you said you've heard things or rumours but not allowed to say anything about them...

Rumours in a fact sort of way... the problem being of course that half the stuff that teams consider never ends up on the car.

 

[Topgearfanatic]

Hueg, like an xbox, picture:
http://joesaward.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/mgp-w02_teaser.jpg

 

[tezgm99]

is it just me or does the perfectly straight Pirelli logo look weird after years of curved Goodyear/Bridgestone/Michelin?

 

[ZondaR]

Don't know if this was posted or not, but Team Lotus notes unveiled newest car:

http://cdn.skive.co.uk/TLN_LaunchIssue.pdf

I'm sure someone on here has the time to extract pictures from the pdf or find some on the net

 

[Red_Bull]

 

[pfrocker]

The lotus looks neat, a big improvement from last year's box car.

 

[Red_Bull]

I like it, it looks terrific in the green and gold. Interestingly they've got a version of the Mercedes air intake.

 

[rowd22]

Defintely a huge improvement from last year. Love it!

 

[Sir Stiggington]

An improvement from last year for sure. Im still surprised at how conservative everyone is being. It's really "spot the difference"...let's hope someone comes up with a fan car or something...and let's hope it isn't Red Bull...

 

[nicjasno]

Isn't that sort of intake forbidden?

 

[vikiradTG2007]

Theoretically, but Ferrari seem to have interpreted the wheel rim regulation in a peculiar way, so I don't see why someone can't interpret the roll hoop regulation in another peculiar way.

 

[Red_Bull]

 

[temppa]

New Team Lotus car looks awesome and they say that it should bring more points this year... Well at least it looks more modern than the previous one.