The Formula 1 Thread 🏎

That’s mean! But funny… :smiley:

Well, apparently they did have a good shakedown - no blowups as of yet.

Here it comes…

and my screen freezes at 10…

Got you covered. Car is called the SF71H, by the way.

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Its back! And I love it - that 90% red looks sexy hopefully it stays that way

Also is it just me or does their rear wing look tiny?

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Can’t be smaller than the mandatory size, obviously. Maybe it’s just the camera lens perspective.

I will wait for the official photos. Loved the guys comment about how intrusive the halo is!

wait did you see that their halo has aero on it?

Better shot of the front. Still a bit hard to tell from this angle.

Oh wait, here we go:

See! That is the first car where they actually use the halo for extra downforce I suspect

It’s more likely to be airflow management. The halo will disrupt the flow to the airbox and maybe the rear wing unless you direct it properly. The way that little wing is angled, it’s going to create lift, not downforce.

True, Im having blond moments, I always get my wing directions confuzzled!

Its still a good looking car - pity about the bloody nose

It does look good. The all-red livery is very striking.

Now for the McLaren! 9am tomorrow, apparently.

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I cant wait, it seems besides Dani’s crash all the shakedowns have gone well so far.

I suspect it’s rather a vortex generator, which will keep the airflow from separating and going over the air inlet above the driver’s head. Could be wrong, but the gap between the halo and the aero surface is too small for anything else, imo.

Hope Ferarri don’t get any grief about adding aero into the Halo. Also their Halo looks the best so far. Adding the logo in the middle is a nice touch.

The rules make provision for adding small bits to the halo. Surprisingly though, few teams have done it so far.

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