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    Sauber also went the anteater way:


    Torro Rosso also the anteater but at least no step:


    The Redbull:


    The Merc:

    As for Mercedes, who carry Lewis Hamilton's hopes, they have integrated the camera mounts on the nose into the aerodynamic design, by mounting them on r-shaped pillars on the top of the nose cone.
    This may cause some of their rivals to question whether that is allowed.
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    The ferarri to me is the worst and all those ant eater noses i'm a vettel redbull fan have been a fan since vettel started at Sauber in 2006 so i have ti like them

    But i can't believe some of the ideas these designers came up with

    Can't wait to see what other changes are brought in for this year

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    LOL AlienTaker!

    Im also a huge Vettel fan, so I support the redbulls - aka I am a newey supporter as well.

    I am happy to see the step is slowly being removed from the noses, but unfortunately the noses make the cars incredibly ugly.

    It will be interesting to see whose ideas works and which fails, also which cars are actually legal.

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    So also will there be any takers on my league when it's available? and btw Wyvern you are the second F! Lady fan i know of my sister loves it but she has been a fan since Micheal skoenmaker(yes on purpose) started racing for Benetton ( seems all Germans who start at Benetton become greats )

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    Ok wanna know a secret, I grew up with racing, F1 in particular, as a kid (my earliest memory is being woken up at age 3 or 4 to climb into my parents bed to watch those early morning races), racing has been part of my life. I was 15 when Senna died, I know more about his death, watched all the footage, cried my eyes out when it happened - we where at a friends place for a braai and I was watching the race on my own, when the crash happened I started screaming for my dad, telling him Senna is dead, even though at that time we didnt know. I clung to the littlest info and stories to try and convince myself my hero didnt die. To this day I can remember watching the funeral footage.

    After he died, I was a Mclaren supporter for a long time, Damon Hill, Hakkinen, Kovalainen, Raikkonen, Kubica and Vettel. Altho I will always have a soft spot for Mclaren, they are no longer the team I support. I cannot support a team who believes in Hamilton.

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    Wow now i like you even more and i was 16(now i know how old u are ) i'm also a huge Senna fan he was the main reason i got into the whole F1 scene i was also heart broken i didn't watch any races for the rest of that season that's why when i heard the Autobiography of him as a racing driver was coming out on movie i just had to have it .

    And in my Opinion(MINE) i think if it wasn't for his death Skoenmaker would not be what he is today i truly think senna would have been "That F1" driver

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    Quote Originally Posted by AlienTaker View Post
    Wow now i like you even more and i was 16(now i know how old u are ) i'm also a huge Senna fan he was the main reason i got into the whole F1 scene i was also heart broken i didn't watch any races for the rest of that season that's why when i heard the Autobiography of him as a racing driver was coming out on movie i just had to have it .

    And in my Opinion(MINE) i think if it wasn't for his death Skoenmaker would not be what he is today i truly think senna would have been "That F1" driver
    Hahaha trust me when I say that you are not the only one who believes that. Schumi adapted well to the changes in the cars and regulations, some others didnt. Senna I believe would have been a bigger influence in F1 than what he has been so far. He is the reason I like Vettel so much, something about the way Vettel drives and acts reminds me so much of Senna's driving style.

    Kubica I believe would have also been a great name in F1 if not for the accident, what I do love still about Kubica is the will to race and to win is still there even after all he had been through.

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    Yeah about Kubica is true but some drivers just lose their edge when they have a major crash look at Massa. so glad there is someone that feels the way i do about senna and what could have been

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    Quote Originally Posted by AlienTaker View Post
    Yeah about Kubica is true but some drivers just lose their edge when they have a major crash look at Massa. so glad there is someone that feels the way i do about senna and what could have been
    Only reason Kubica is not back in F1 is the fact that he lost a hell of a lot of mobility in his right arm.
    Kubica returned to racing in September 2012, winning a minor rally in Italy.[6][7] Kubica was named one of "The Men of the Year 2012" by Top Gear magazine for his return. In 2013, he drove for Citroën in the European and World Rally-2 Championships.[8][9] He went on to win the inaugural WRC-2 title, he will move to the championship full-time in 2014, driving a Ford Fiesta RS WRC prepared by M-Sport.[10]

    Return to racing (2012–)[edit]


    Kubica at the 2013 Rally Finland
    Kubica's recovery was dealt another setback after he re-broke his right leg, when he reportedly slipped on ice near his home in Italy, on 11 January 2012.[63] He remained out of competitive racing for most of 2012,[64] but returned to compete in the Ronde Gomitolo Di Lana in a WRC car on 9 September. He won the rally, finishing one minute ahead of the second placed driver.[65]
    In 2013, Kubica continued his return, focusing on rallying. He is driving for Citroen in the European and World Rally-2 Championships.[8][9] His first event was the Rally de Portugal, in which he was competitive, but crashes and issues with his car led to him finishing in 6th. Then, at the Acropolis Rally, Kubica won, finishing nearly 90 seconds ahead of second placed Yuriy Protasov. He repeated this success at the Rally d'Italia winning ahead of Abdulaziz Al-Kuwari by 4 minutes. At the 2013 Rally Finland Kubica lost to Jari Ketomaa nearly 90 seconds. The Rallye Deutschland was a big success. Not only did the Pole win ahead of Elfyn Evans by 12.9 seconds, he became the leader of the World Rally-2 Championships. He re-gained this position (Al-Kuwari became the leader in Australia) at the Rallye de France, again beating Evans, this time by 4 minutes. He won again at the Rally RACC Catalunya, his fifth victory of the season. With this result he was able to clinch the championship, as his nearest rival Al-Kuwari was too far behind to regain the first position in the championship. Kubica conducted a number of simulator tests with the Mercedes Formula 1 team which showed promise, but limitations in the range of motion of his injured arm would prevent him from driving in twisty circuits like Monaco due to the tight confines of an F1 cockpit. [66]

    Thanks to wikipedia

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wyvern View Post
    Ok wanna know a secret, I grew up with racing, F1 in particular, as a kid (my earliest memory is being woken up at age 3 or 4 to climb into my parents bed to watch those early morning races), racing has been part of my life. I was 15 when Senna died, I know more about his death, watched all the footage, cried my eyes out when it happened - we where at a friends place for a braai and I was watching the race on my own, when the crash happened I started screaming for my dad, telling him Senna is dead, even though at that time we didnt know. I clung to the littlest info and stories to try and convince myself my hero didnt die. To this day I can remember watching the funeral footage.

    After he died, I was a Mclaren supporter for a long time, Damon Hill, Hakkinen, Kovalainen, Raikkonen, Kubica and Vettel. Altho I will always have a soft spot for Mclaren, they are no longer the team I support. I cannot support a team who believes in Hamilton.
    Whats wrong with Hamilton? I also support Mclaren. Just not sure they have the drivers that can challenge for lots of wins. Buttons good but he is not the best.

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