F1 Season 2012 - Car Presentations Calendar

**Ant Raikkonen** · 27th January 2012, 09:51

Kimi doesn't seem to be present in any of those shots.......already showing his well-renowned lack of commitment to the cause.

**Katu** · 27th January 2012, 10:12

just exactly who cares what kimi is doing?

**anupa2k** · 27th January 2012, 11:13

I know that our new car will be having pull-rod suspensions but it will be for both front as well as back or only for rear...

**Kyss4k** · 27th January 2012, 11:30

Originally Posted by anupa2k

I know that our new car will be having pull-rod suspensions but it will be for both front as well as back or only for rear...

Well, we will see. Honestly, I don't believe we will have pull-rod in the front. Stefano said, that our car is ugly because of the nose, so I expect something similar to Caterham. With that said we would need to put the nose much lower to be able to use pull-rod.

**Rishu** · 27th January 2012, 11:37

Originally Posted by Ant Raikkonen

Kimi doesn't seem to be present in any of those shots.......already showing his well-renowned lack of commitment to the cause.

Kimi latest: "It's fine to try it, but I am not obsessed about having another championship or not."

http://en.espnf1.com/lotusf1/motorsp...ory/68711.html

**Nova** · 27th January 2012, 15:30

Platipus?

**Jose-Lorca Fan** · 28th January 2012, 17:26

Possible rendition of McLaren MP4-27?
http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/t...f1/launch2.png

**Kyss4k** · 28th January 2012, 21:00

Originally Posted by Jose-Lorca Fan

Possible rendition of McLaren MP4-27?
http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/t...f1/launch2.png

These sidepods are exactly the same that I was thinking about at the end of last season... I guess my imagination is pretty good

But I really don't know about the rear wing. Would it be legal?

**wacc** · 28th January 2012, 21:11

Originally Posted by Jose-Lorca Fan

Possible rendition of McLaren MP4-27?
http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/t...f1/launch2.png

Not at all... see http://www.f1technical.net/forum/vie...0242&start=150

**Ste** · 31st January 2012, 10:16

New McLaren under wraps....looks nuts!

**Greig** · 31st January 2012, 10:18

why does it look nuts?

**Kyss4k** · 31st January 2012, 10:19

Originally Posted by Ste

New McLaren under wraps....looks nuts!

I knew that McLaren will not have this awful looking duck nose. And it seems, that they really have those wings infront of or above the sidepods.

Hate to say that, but I think McLaren will have the most beautiful car this year... Hopefully we will have the quickiest

**Red_Diamond** · 31st January 2012, 10:24

Originally Posted by Kyss4k

I knew that McLaren will not have this awful looking duck nose. And it seems, that they really have those wings infront of or above the sidepods.

Hate to say that, but I think McLaren will have the most beautiful car this year... Hopefully we will have the quickiest

How do you know it's their 2012 car? Can you see under the covers?

**Kyss4k** · 31st January 2012, 10:28

Originally Posted by Red_Diamond

How do you know it's their 2012 car? Can you see under the covers?

"New McLaren under wraps....looks nuts!"

I based that on Ste's statement.

**Ste** · 31st January 2012, 10:30

Originally Posted by Greig

why does it look nuts?

Some kind of wing over where the side pods are.

**Greig** · 31st January 2012, 10:36

or mirrors?

**Ste** · 31st January 2012, 10:40

Originally Posted by Greig

or mirrors?

Mirrors have to be inboard. And unlikely they're that big. Look on the left side, that's enormous. Maybe they're incorporated into something else but that can't just be a mirror.

**racingbradley** · 31st January 2012, 10:45

Does it really matters how our car looks as long as all those "wings" are go faster bits.

Personally I would prefer the grids super super quick ugly duckling to a glamorous snail.

As for Macca they can have side pods and nuts, as many as they like as long as they slow their challenger down.

**Katu** · 31st January 2012, 11:00

Originally Posted by Ste

Mirrors have to be inboard. And unlikely they're that big. Look on the left side, that's enormous. Maybe they're incorporated into something else but that can't just be a mirror.

maybe it can mirrors - lewis proved that he cannot see looking into smallers

**Greig** · 31st January 2012, 11:01

Originally Posted by Ste

Mirrors have to be inboard. And unlikely they're that big. Look on the left side, that's enormous. Maybe they're incorporated into something else but that can't just be a mirror.

Inboard where? where will the mirrors be? still not sure it looks nuts but we shall see.

**Jose-Lorca Fan** · 31st January 2012, 11:34

It's the MP4-25.

**NanoTheQuickest** · 31st January 2012, 13:21

The top air intake looks different under that cover than their previous model (no big hole on top), it does look like the rendition the guy drew on the f1 technical forum!

Who knows I cant see under cover

**Tony** · 31st January 2012, 13:55

That "mid" wing looks like it's exactly where the driver is supposed to sit... they might have just put it there to throw everyone off....

**Forza 27** · 31st January 2012, 16:05

Originally Posted by Jose-Lorca Fan

It's the MP4-25.

It seems that they didn't read your comment...

The picture above is the same as this one ...

MP4-25 not 27 ;)

**Greig** · 31st January 2012, 16:20

so not nuts then

**FerrariF60** · 31st January 2012, 16:25

Originally Posted by Greig

so not nuts then

Not so nuts, yes, but at least they were innovative enough to bring the F-duct, which in fact US and everyone else ended up copying it.
I hope we’re not gonna do that this year, and for ONCE come up with our own innovative stuff that others will be EAGER to copy; like it used to be in the OLD days

Here’s a FORZA FERRARI…