With it being pre-season and all. It got me thinking about cars from a competitor teams (to the one you support - or whose driver you support). Which car from a competitor made you kak your pants a little when you first saw it? I must stress at this point, that I'm not talking about whether it actually turned out to be fast, but when you first saw it at it's unveiling made you fear a little bit for your team - based on first impression alone.
The following cars made me fear a bit for my team when I first saw them (in no particular order)
- BMW F1.08
- Ferrari F2008
- Lotus/Renault R31
- Brawn
- MP4-25
The current crop of Red Bulls, although tragically fast, never really looked intimidating at first impressions. Sure, when you study the details, you can see some genius going one. And although it makes a difference, it's not immediately obvious when you look at. But I don't want to limit it even to a physical trait of a car. It can be anything on it's presentation that made you clinch a bit. From merely a gut feeling to a purposeful stance to a fairy godmother.
Rival cars that made you fear for your team on first impression (actual speed notwithstanding)
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KiloWatt
, Mar 01 2012 13:13
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LiJu914
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Posted 01 March 2012 - 13:20
The following cars made me fear a bit for my team when I first saw them (in no particular order)
- BMW F1.08
- Ferrari F2008
- Lotus/Renault R31
- Brawn
- MP4-25
What´s your favourite team then? HRT?
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KiloWatt
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Posted 01 March 2012 - 13:22
What´s your favourite team then? HRT?
Don't be silly, they weren't around in 2008.
1995-2009: McLaren
2010-2012: Mercedes.
(I guess the avatar is a clue...)
Edited by KiloWatt, 01 March 2012 - 13:23.
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Posted 01 March 2012 - 13:40
Hummm... i can't say fear, but cars that i saw and thought were going to be amazing.
MP4-13 (98)
F2002
MP4-18 (wrooooong)
MP4-20
MP4-21
FW29 (2006 Williams, seriously
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F2007
RB5
MP4-25
Cars that i thought would blow.
BMW f1.08
BMW f1.09
BGP-01
MP4-26
And every single Toyota, i'm dead serious.
MP4-13 (98)
F2002
MP4-18 (wrooooong)
MP4-20
MP4-21
FW29 (2006 Williams, seriously
)F2007
RB5
MP4-25
Cars that i thought would blow.
BMW f1.08
BMW f1.09
BGP-01
MP4-26
And every single Toyota, i'm dead serious.
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KiloWatt
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Posted 01 March 2012 - 14:38
And every single Toyota, i'm dead serious.
As a flip side to this thread, yes I'm compelled to agree. Although their final unraced one (the name escapes me) did seem to have something to it, on looks alone.
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cheapracer
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Posted 01 March 2012 - 16:43
Every car that Gordon Murray designed.
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Posted 01 March 2012 - 21:18
The Ferrari 412T in its original form as launched, with those amazing sculpted radiator intakes and Benetton-esque nose, as well as the John Barnard pedigree, all made me think it would be a serious contender for the 1994 championship.
Also the Williams FW26 - now we all know how that turned out - but at the time a return to Williams dominance seemed almost inevitable (a return to the natural F1 pecking order that I'd grown up with...).
Also the Williams FW26 - now we all know how that turned out - but at the time a return to Williams dominance seemed almost inevitable (a return to the natural F1 pecking order that I'd grown up with...).
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Posted 01 March 2012 - 21:24
As a flip side to this thread, yes I'm compelled to agree. Although their final unraced one (the name escapes me) did seem to have something to it, on looks alone.
Yep, that was the first Toyota that looked "right".
Ironic really...
Edited by Sevach, 01 March 2012 - 21:25.
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Posted 01 March 2012 - 22:39
BMW F1.08? I can't remember too well, but didn't it look horrible during testing? Though they managed at the last minute to develop it into a pretty good car.
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Posted 01 March 2012 - 22:42
BMW F1.08? I can't remember too well, but didn't it look horrible during testing? Though they managed at the last minute to develop it into a pretty good car.
No, it was fast but run it with more fuel during winter testing
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Posted 01 March 2012 - 22:46
Brawn BGP 001 - It just looked so much more thought out and developed than everything else
Ferrari F2002, F2007
I was also pretty fearful when BMW took over Williams.
Ferrari F2002, F2007
I was also pretty fearful when BMW took over Williams.
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Posted 01 March 2012 - 22:52
I had this gut feeling McLaren were done when the F1-2000 was out and Schumacher so positive about it.
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Posted 01 March 2012 - 23:06
Lotus 49. As my engineering design lecturer used to say at Uni, "if it looks right, it generally is". On first sighting I just thought Oh Gawd,it just made the other F1 cars at the time look so fat and ugly.No wonder Graham Hill had a dirty great big smile on his face the first time he saw it.(Check out the photos)
And yes, it had the speed ,it just blew the rest of them into the weeds, but was a little bit fragile in '67.
JC + Lotus 49 in '68 would have been a massacre.
And yes, it had the speed ,it just blew the rest of them into the weeds, but was a little bit fragile in '67.
JC + Lotus 49 in '68 would have been a massacre.
Edited by W154, 01 March 2012 - 23:16.
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Posted 02 March 2012 - 05:25
BMW F1.08? I can't remember too well, but didn't it look horrible during testing? Though they managed at the last minute to develop it into a pretty good car.
Quite right. But Im not talking about actual car performance, but a sixth sense that told you it was fast when you first saw it (even if you were wrong and it was wasnt).
