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[EdwinSchimmel]

Hi there,

Last week I traveled to the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona to watch the last F1 wintertest before the season starts on March the 18th in Melbourne, Australia. Underneath some of my pictures I shot on Friday the 2nd:

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Ferrari F2012, Fernando Alonso

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Lotus E20, Romain Grosjean

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McLaren MP4-27, Lewis Hamilton

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Mercedes AMG W03, Michael Schumacher

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Red Bull Racing RB8, Sebastian Vettel

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I hope you'll like 'em!

Greetz, Edwin Schimmel
e.schimmel@live.nl

[Barry Boor]

Thank you, Edwin, but I suspect you are on the wrong branch of the Autosport forums.

The sight of cars that look like that on The Nostalgia Forum is likely to cause strokes and heart attacks throughout the realms of old TNF anoraks.

[kayemod]

Thank you, Edwin, but I suspect you are on the wrong branch of the Autosport forums.

True, TW allows us just a single thread, largely maintained by Simon Arron's contributions, that relate to current F1. Perhaps these pics coulds all be transferred there?

[alansart]

True, TW allows us just a single thread, largely maintained by Simon Arron's contributions, that relate to current F1. Perhaps these pics coulds all be transferred there?

Hopefully Simon will start the 2012 thread of motor racing madness this weekend - and yes these should be added there as they're pretty good images - despite the subject

Edited by alansart, 12 March 2012 - 16:21.

[David McKinney]

Is there a Grand Prix this weekend? It's not in my Radio Times
(Sorry, wrong thread)

Now, if the constructors started inserting nice grilles into those box shapes at the front, we'd be getting somewhere...

[David Beard]

Just when I thought that F1 cars couldn't get any uglier...

...along comes the 2012 Ferrari...

Nice photos, though, Edwin.

But it has pull rod front suspension. That's elegant...

[kayemod]

But it has pull rod front suspension. That's elegant...

Maybe, but that's only underneath its Quasimodo-like skin

[Twin Window]

Whilst the photography here is indeed of a decent standard, the subject matter isn't really TNF.

However, as suggested, I shall merge this with Simon Arron's soon-to-be-launched 2012 thread once it appears.

Edwin certainly shouldn't take offence at this action.

[elansprint72]

I know absolutely nothing about any of these cars, could I ask where the driver's feet go; are they up at eye-level? Serious question.

[David Beard]

I know absolutely nothing about any of these cars, could I ask where the driver's feet go; are they up at eye-level? Serious question.

Yes.

[ryan86]

In one of the early F1 games, the 97 season version IIRC, one of the lines of commentary described it was sitting in a bathtub with your feet on the taps.

[DogEarred]

I know absolutely nothing about any of these cars, could I ask where the driver's feet go; are they up at eye-level? Serious question.

I've heard on good authority that Sebastien Vettel's secret to success is that he keeps his toenails cut very short, thus improving his forward vision...

[quintin cloud]

some cool pics

[uechtel]

Whilst the photography here is indeed of a decent standard, the subject matter isn't really TNF.

Well, perhaps not for the moment. But they will ripen and then turn into real nostalgia...

[Duc-Man]

Well, perhaps not for the moment. But they will ripen and then turn into real nostalgia...

Well, looking back in 30 years time: 'Do you remember the 2012 season with their beautiful cars?'
Sorry, no way! That's one thing I can't see happening.

[uechtel]

I did never mention anything about "beauty".

Do you think these cars are beautiful?










Edit: Forgot one - my most favourite of all time:


(and not to give a wrong impression - I like them BECAUSE they are ugly...)

Edited by uechtel, 14 March 2012 - 11:48.

[Duc-Man]

Apart from that last one; they do have their beauty in their very own way AND it is (partially) visible technology. Where with the late F1 cars you got those more and more obscure shaped things with wheels where everything is hidden under the bodywork. With anything automotive, nostalgia has a lot to do with looks, sounds or groundbreaking technological solutions for me.

[uechtel]

To me nostalgia is about remembering of the past, the good times as well as the sad ones. If you have your own definition, that only things which meet your personal aesthetic requirements can be nostalgic, then this is also ok.

[arttidesco]

Love that snow plough !

Look forward to the 2012 'Nostalgia in the making thread' I am sure 2012 will be fondly remembered as the year of the LEGO cars in a few years time ;)

[simonlewisbooks]

I am sure 2012 will be fondly remembered as the year of the LEGO cars in a few years time ;)