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    Yep, good result for Kimi.
    The secret to Force India is their engine - Mercedes.
    It's the same engines that the Brawns have, but Force India s using it much better and driving their tyres much better too. Kinda ironic that the Mclarens were nowhere...

    Luca will be replaced for the next race, definitely! Fisichella is a likely candidate, but Force India denied the rumors.

    Massa will only be back in 2010. Sad, but true.
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    Poor Hamilton fans! lol. Exciting race today! Didn't think Braun would end up with a one/two finish when the race started!

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    lol, they've been doing really well this season

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    what has been fascinating me the past 2 races was the pace of the Force India cars! WTH?? They came from nowhere and Kimi's been having trouble shaking them off ever since! If it wasn't for his little KERS button who knows!

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    looks like renault might get banned from the championship

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    Hope this is not seen as necroing but seeing is it is almost time again for the start of F1

    Here are the new look cars(gawd awful i feel )

    And i'll be creating an ultimate dream teams league for my gaming as soon as it open and anyone is free to join

    http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/201...ist-2014-01-28

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    Quote Originally Posted by AlienTaker View Post
    Hope this is not seen as necroing but seeing is it is almost time again for the start of F1

    Here are the new look cars(gawd awful i feel )

    And i'll be creating an ultimate dream teams league for my gaming as soon as it open and anyone is free to join

    http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/201...ist-2014-01-28
    Hands Over *Super Necro Noddy Badge*

    Afaik its probably fine to revive the thread

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    Quote Originally Posted by AlienTaker View Post
    Hope this is not seen as necroing but seeing is it is almost time again for the start of F1

    Here are the new look cars(gawd awful i feel )

    And i'll be creating an ultimate dream teams league for my gaming as soon as it open and anyone is free to join

    http://www.topgear.com/uk/photos/201...ist-2014-01-28
    Sorry Alien, but I disagree, the Redbull, Lotus and Merc is sexy - except for the Merc's funny wings near the wheel arch. The ugliest cars so far are the Torro rosso, Caterham and I have to say the Ferrari. It will be interesting to see the cars in action in Melbourne.

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    i kinda like the anteater nose on some cars

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dohc-WP View Post
    i kinda like the anteater nose on some cars
    Neeeeeeeeeeeee Dohcie! they look horrific! I mean:


    The ferrari nose is being compared to a vacuum cleaner :


    The anteater:


    The Lotus look:


    The Force India:


    Mclaren's anteater:


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    Here are some more images of the cars launched so far:
    http://www.formula1.com/gallery/launches/

    And then Newey spoke up about the nose changes :

    Formula 1 nose designs could pose danger - Adrian Newey

    By Andrew Benson
    Chief F1 writer

    The controversial nose designs of new Formula 1 cars could be a safety risk, the sport's leading designer says.
    Red Bull's Adrian Newey is "concerned" the lower noses could go under a car if one was hit from behind.
    He said this was "much worse" than a car taking off, which is one scenario the rules were created to prevent.
    "I am concerned the opposite may happen and if you hit the back of a car square on, you go underneath and have a rear crash structure in your face," he said.

    The noses were lowered this year for two main reasons.
    One was to reduce the chances of cars taking off in a rear impact, such as when Mark Webber's Red Bull somersaulted and landed upside down after running into the back of Heikki Kovalainen's Lotus in Valencia in 2010 - Webber was uninjured.
    The other was to reduce the risk of a driver being injured by a high nose in the event of a T-bone accident - when the nose of one car hits the cockpit of the other in a perpendicular impact.
    The new regulations were three years in the making and stipulate a minimum nose height, which was included to ensure the concerns Newey has now raised were not an issue.

    The teams have been involved in every stage of the development of the rules.
    And other senior figures believed the noses would be more likely to break in the event of an incident such as that described by Newey before lifting the car in front to any degree that might be a safety concern.
    Insiders say Newey never raised this issue during the consultation process, nor did he attend any of the technical working group (TWG) meetings where the nose rules were finalised. The TWG considered a large range of potential accident scenarios and tried to reach the best compromise.

    The nose designs have been criticised for the ungainly look they have created on many cars.
    Newey said: "I think it is a shame if regulations create ugly solutions, as we have seen in some of the cars that have been released.

    "It is not a strictly technical matter as we have to design a car that we feel gives the best performance regardless of the styling.
    "But I think the shape of the cars, the sound of the cars, is all part of the drama of F1. And it is a shame if the cars are unattractive."
    In a meeting last year, Ferrari technical director James Allison did raise his concerns the cars were likely to be ugly as a result of the new rules and suggested the teams look at a solution.

    Counterparts in other teams told him they did not think the designs would develop the way he was predicting, which is exactly how many have indeed turned out.
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    I will add the rest of the pics in a bit since the double post feature wont let me add the rest of the images.

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