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[VoidNT]

Well, all teams except Super Aguri have launched their contenders for 2007 season, and I think it's right time to open this poll. Which car do you think is the most beautiful? This could mean best looking aerodynamics, stylish color scheme and so on, as well as combination of all aesthetic factors.

For my taste, the hit of this season is going to be Ferrari F2007. Without Marlboro there is less white, which is used now only where it needed to. Red front and rear wings make the car outstandingly stylish (I can't remember when Ferrari's wings were red last time). Yellow Shell sticker and Massa's helmet are completing traditional color palette. Black Honda and silver'n'red McLaren are nice too, but this year's Ferrari is superb.

[Jacquesback]

So far I like the McLaren, the Red Bull and the Williams. The BMW is pretty nice for it's simplicity. The Ferrari red just looks really wrong this year. But until I see all the cars in their final livery I'm going to have to hold off voting. If the Honda uses the green and black someone pointed out in another thread it could very well be stunning.

[d_view7]

McLaren once again.

[Ciao]

McLaren once again.

Not according to the poll results so far....................

[Ciao]

The Ferrari red just looks really wrong this year.

That must be the best unintentional joke of the pre-season 2007. Ferrari raced with that puky orangy red for the past few seasons due to their sponsor. Gone the sponsor, Ferrari finally is becoming more traditional Italian red, the color that historically covered all Italian cars (Alfa Romeo, Maserati, etc. were all red, the british green, french blue, etc).

[robnyc]

BMW of course

[d_view7]

Originally posted by Ciao


Not according to the poll results so far....................

No but according to me.

[Jacquesback]

Originally posted by Ciao


That must be the best unintentional joke of the pre-season 2007. Ferrari raced with that puky orangy red for the past few seasons due to their sponsor. Gone the sponsor, Ferrari finally is becoming more traditional Italian red, the color that historically covered all Italian cars (Alfa Romeo, Maserati, etc. were all red, the british green, french blue, etc).

The red Ferrari are running is hardly Rosso Corsa. And with the wings now painted in the same "pukey orangy red" to use your term, the colour looks even more accentuated. Just my opinion of course, but then I've never been partial to red cars, it's the colour of a hairdresser's car.

[Scudetto]

Ferrari. The redder the better. Plus, the departure of Voodoofone and lesser Marlboro presence resulted in a less cluttered livery. I can't express how glad I am that "Alice" isn't smeared all over those sidepods. That would have looked awful.

[OSX]

Originally posted by d_view7
McLaren once again.

McLaren has the best looking livery design of the bunch but of the cars Ferrari is the most wholly and beautiful looking imho.

[Visionz]

My opinion counts the most, and I say the Red Bull looks hot!!!

It`s like a curvy beautiful woman with a stylish make-up...

http://f1.gpupdate.n...8414&catID=1478

... the only problem is that it`s a Red Bull - I`ve got the same problem with playboy girls...they look nice but they aren`t stylish in the sense of beying exposed to everyone... it`s a commercial more than a car :/ ... but it still turns me on

I also like Hondas tight rear and the big plates in the sidepods, but Hondas front wings got to be the uglyest - crooked teeth ...

Mclaren is like a small pretty stylish woman, but looks a bit like a mess, too much make-up maybe...?

The Ferrari bores me, to me the car has looked almost the same for the last 5 years and the front wing looks bulky. Shes still got that old hair cut from the 90`s..

Toyota was born without a fashion sense, and it lacks that spark in the eyes and the same goes to BMW. Boring girls, no sense of humor.

Spyker is like a old woman in a discotheque - fatter than the young ones and not impressing anyone anymore. Kind of sad.

Williams is just middle-aged, sort of nice, but bores me like the Ferrari.

Super Aguri is not even a girl. Together with STR they make a ****** shemale couple with a bad self-esteem.

Everyone is already laughing at Renault, a decent girl gone bad. Like someone showing too much cleavage in a funeral

[Peri_Piket]

So far RedBull, but both Hondas were not released.
I just dislike the yellow nose.

I don't know why people say Ferrari is beautifull.
This year the car is just a red backround with sponsor stickers in it.
There is no artistic concept involved.

Not even the white stripes along the car mixed with tiny green and red lines, just Marlboro subliminar bar codes sponsorship.

[Wouter]

McLare, due to the livery. I also like the new Red Bull, Williams and BMW. Toyota and Ferrari not to bad either.

We can't say too much about the Honda yet, unless you're so in love with the carshape that the - as of yet unrevealed - livery doesn't matter. Or if you stick with the black testversion, but this very probably won't be raced (probably a pity).

[inaki]

I like a lot this livery not used for BMW. It is much better than the real one.




I also like the black Honda, it somehow reminds me the old Lotus John Player Special livery

http://www.autosport...WY0MM801TERK1-2

I would like to remark that nowadays every car is ugly with all these triple wings, bargeboards and stuff.

Compare anyone in the grid with this old Gordon Murray's Brabham BT55:

[Visionz]

I think that BMW in the picture above differs from the real one not only by it`s livery but also by its shape... so that car isn`t a BMW to me, though it looks great.

[as65p]

Originally posted by inaki
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I would like to remark that nowadays every car is ugly with all these triple wings, bargeboards and stuff.

... and the multitude of sponsors does the rest. Lot's of money, but lot's of visual cluttering too.

In that regard, Ferrari comes out on top, the paint job is the least annoying of the current grid ;)

Compare anyone in the grid with this old Gordon Murray's Brabham BT55:

If only that thing had been even remotely quick...

... and Elio de Angelis had not died in it.

Gordon Murray sort of build the definitive version of that car in 1988 for McLaren, but it did look not nearly as good in Marlboro colors, I think. Of course it was a tiny bit more competitive ;).

[kar]

It's a shame that good looking cars are so rubbish.

The 1995 and 96 Ferraris, the Brabbham above.

Oh and the 2007 Redbull RB3.

[Wouter]

The 1995 Ferrari was considered to be handling very well, though, and it was competitive - probably could and should have won more than one race. Lots of podiums, in any case.

As for succesfull cars that were also very good looking, I'm very partial to the MP4/13 of 1998 which I considered to have both a good livery and a good carshape. For that matter, the F2002 had a nice carshape as well and it was pretty decent ;) .

And what about the JPS Lotuses from 1984-1986? Beautiful F1s.

[Risil]

Originally posted by kar

Oh and the 2007 Redbull RB3.

However, Lotus 79, Brabham BT49, Williams FW07, Cosworth 4WD, Mercedes W196... in fact there were quite a few.

[gerry nassar]

I'd have to go with the now predominantly red Ferrari. Looks beautiful. And the Mclaren always looks good and this year is no exception

[Ricardo F1]

Originally posted by Ciao


Not according to the poll results so far....................

As with nearly every poll on this board, I doubt it's an actual reflection on reality, just on allegiance.

[Wouter]

To be fair, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and tastes vary. "Reality" will be different for most people even in all honesty.

[inaki]

Originally posted by as65p


If only that thing had been even remotely quick...

... and Elio de Angelis had not died in it.

Gordon Murray sort of build the definitive version of that car in 1988 for McLaren, but it did look not nearly as good in Marlboro colors, I think. Of course it was a tiny bit more competitive ;).

OK let's talk then about the 1983 Brabham BT52, still beautiful, and WDC

[Timstr11]

I voted the RA107 because of the ultra low rear deck with the exhausts placed far forward.
http://www.motorspor...tes-xp-1283.jpg

Unique in my opinion.

Whether it works is another story.

Hope they don't spoil it with an ugly livery.

[Timstr11]

Originally posted by VoidNT
Well, all teams except Super Aguri have launched their contenders for 2007 season, and I think it's right time to open this poll. Which car do you think is the most beautiful? This could mean best looking aerodynamics, stylish color scheme and so on, as well as combination of all aesthetic factors.

For my taste, the hit of this season is going to be Ferrari F2007. Without Marlboro there is less white, which is used now only where it needed to. Red front and rear wings make the car outstandingly stylish (I can't remember when Ferrari's wings were red last time). Yellow Shell sticker and Massa's helmet are completing traditional color palette. Black Honda and silver'n'red McLaren are nice too, but this year's Ferrari is superb.

You should have placed only one entry for the MP4-22/RBR3/STR2 as the only major difference is the livery.

[Mauseri]

Renault, nice car, ok color
Ferrari, ok car, ok color
McLaren nice car, ok color
Honda ok car, color??
BMW ugly car, nice color
Toyota ugly car, ugly color
Red Bull car ok, color ok
Williams nice car, nice color
Torro Rosso didnt construct a car
Spyker: ugly car, ugly color
Super Aguri didnt construct a car

Williams

[Wouter]

Originally posted by Timstr11
You should have placed only one entry for the MP4-22/RBR3/STR2 as the only major difference is the livery.

But the livery is very important, perhaps moreso than the shape which is often similar between almost all cars nowadays, and the Red Bull livery or the STR one is a major difference - to me at least. I like the RBR3 in its colours, but I despise the STR livery.

Inaki; BT52 was indeed a beautiful and quick car. It does happen...

[Risil]

Anyone know why Gordon Murray decided to forego sidepods with it, though?

[rbdwin]

12 votes for Honda? Take note fat chicks with ugly noses, wear black.

[mliem]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by inaki
[B]

OK let's talk then about the 1983 Brabham BT52, still beautiful, and WDC [QUOTE]

I agree, the BT52 is one of the prettiest, if not the prettiest F1 car. And this from a guy who thinks the Arrows A2 is a beautiful car.

[Timstr11]

Originally posted by Wouter

But the livery is very important, perhaps moreso than the shape which is often similar between almost all cars nowadays, and the Red Bull livery or the STR one is a major difference - to me at least. I like the RBR3 in its colours, but I despise the STR livery.

Inaki; BT52 was indeed a beautiful and quick car. It does happen...

I disagree with you there.
The cars are still very different.
I guess it depends on how you look at an F1 car.

Yes they all have front and rear wings, barge boards, but yet in very different shapes and proportions and positions.

[V8 Fireworks]

Spyker wins easily. Comprehensively the best livery and a car as aggressive as ANY of the others, top stuff.

[Timstr11]

Originally posted by rbdwin
12 votes for Honda? Take note fat chicks with ugly noses, wear black.

You missed the rear end. Very important.;)

[COUGAR508]

I would go for the BMW, with its classic, almost minimalist simplicity. The McLaren looks nice, also.

[mliem]

Take away the paint jobs and aesthetically can you rate the cars any differently?

[mliem]

Originally posted by Timstr11
You missed the rear end. Very important.;)

Aye! And that's the bottom line.

[Wouter]

Originally posted by Risil
Anyone know why Gordon Murray decided to forego sidepods with it, though?

From the wikipedia article on the BT52:

After the ground effect cars were banned at the end of the previous season, the FIA mandated that all F1 cars be designed with flat undersides for safety reasons. The previously crucial sidepods were now generating lift rather than suction and so the BT52 had short, angular sidepods to keep lift at a minimum. The car featured a distinctive dart-shaped profile and oversized rear wing in an effort to claw back as much downforce as possible.

Additionally, a poster on the tech forum said that the car was designed to have rearward weigth bias.

[guillo]

I think this super aguri livery is kinda' cool.

It looks like something from a japanese cartoon:




The new McLaren is probably the coolest, but will always like the ferrari.
I wish the other teams would get better designs.....Renault WTF???

Now it seems that some teams just copy other teams designs, or they are just too similar:

Super Aguri copies Toyota

Spyker in my opinion copies some designs from McLaren...at least in some designs

...but in orange

Toro Rosso -----> Red bull

Renault....WTF???

There should be more radical and imaginative designs like one of my favorites:

'86 benetton

[Rob G]

I voted for the Red Bull. I love the McLaren look and the Red Bull colors together.

[roadie]

For me it's the Williams. The shape of the car really looks good; there are no harsh lines anywhere and hopefully it will be effective. I think the only thing they could improve upon is the alignment of the "Levono" branding, which just looks wrong to me.

[HBoss]

I haven't seen decent pictures of the STR2 yet.
Anyone got some?

[Owen]

Originally posted by HBoss
I haven't seen decent pictures of the STR2 yet.
Anyone got some?

Check out the thread entitled torro rosso launch, pix are there.

[HBoss]

Originally posted by Owen


Check out the thread entitled torro rosso launch, pix are there.

I'm not decided between the MP4-22 the RBR3 and the STR2.
I guess I'll vote for the RBR3.

[Ciao]

Just my opinion of course, but then I've never been partial to red cars, it's the colour of a hairdresser's car.

That is so very true, but the problem is your hairdresser drives a Mini or a Punto or a Peugeot, which makes for a very annoying site. However, when you see a Ferrari or a Carrera at 160 mph....red is its color... and usually there is no hairdresser driving it......

I don't know why people say Ferrari is beautifull. This year the car is just a red backround with sponsor stickers in it. There is no artistic concept involved

And THAT is the whole point. I don't want to see a Ferrari with an "artistic concept" as livery. It is a Ferrari, for God's sake, it doesn't need it. It would be even more beautiful if they could afford no sponsors, all red, an even darker red. I don't want to ever see a Ferrari look like a Toyota or Auguri, with red flames on white or some other idiotic "artistic concept" like that.

In any case, and again, I think you missed the point, most people who say the Ferrari is beautiful (me among them) are talking MOSTLY about the car design/shapes, not focusing 100% on paint jobs as you do. The car looks awesome, great shapes and curves, great front, aggressive as hell, yet sexy and curvaceous. Paint it black or silver, it would be still a hell of a great looking car. The fact the orange and white are mostly gone, it's an added bonus.

.. and the multitude of sponsors does the rest. Lot's of money, but lot's of visual cluttering too.

In that regard, Ferrari comes out on top, the paint job is the least annoying of the current grid

as65p exactly my point. Clutter bussies the mind with details but takes away the purity of the design from the car. The Ferrari cars are clutter too, just not as much. Now attach 30 logos to that beautiful Brabham and see it become another advertising poster on wheels.

[dretceterini]

"Beautiful" and "Modern GP Car" just don't go together, IMO...

[Dolk]

Originally posted by Ricardo F1

As with nearly every poll on this board, I doubt it's an actual reflection on reality, just on allegiance.

I don't know about that. On the one hand i have my self, a renault fanboy, who can't stand the renault of this year

On the other hand we have 33% + voting for the Ferrari, a car that makes the Winfield Williams look like a beautifull car in comparison and you know something stinks...

[Always_Ferrari]

For me it has to be the Ferrari. If you look at my user name there is no real surprises there, however I really honestly think that the overhead shot of the F2007 is simply stunning.....

[Owen]

Good shot of the f2007...

[rfus]

Geez you could paint a turd red, put wheels on it and it would poll decently. I really think Ferrari's livery is a step backwards this year the new barcodes are horrible and the red wings aren't doing it for me. The 412T is a beautiful Ferrari, not this thing. I voted Redbull, but I could also go the Toro Rosso haven't really looked at enough photos to decide what livery I like the best.

[Ciao]

I really think Ferrari's livery is a step backwards this year the new barcodes are horrible and the red wings aren't doing it for me.

The step backward in livery is the greatest thing about it......the more red and the less cluetter....the better.

The barcodes...... are simply place holders...that is where you will read Marlboro.....