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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 11:15 AM
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I bet they don't let them get away with the wheel covers that cover part of the tires. From there is a short step to closed wheel. A slippery slope for sure.

I also think the Brawn looks the best. The nose on that Renault looks terrible!
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by aashish2,Mar 9 2009, 05:20 AM
The FW31 is also the only car on the grid to run a mechanical KERS unit. I really am looking forward to see how well they hold up against the rest over the season.
i forgot who posted the article on KERS, but the mechanical KERS will have more heating problems compared to the other type of KERS right? It will be interesting to watch practice for the AUS GP.
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by GPMike,Mar 7 2009, 03:41 AM
looks like they made the rear wing endplates HUGE just for the red bull cola ad. kinda looks like its the size of a vending machine.
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Old Mar 9, 2009 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by GPMike,Mar 7 2009, 04:10 AM
nose looks like the ferrari F2000 or F399
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 04:02 AM
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Originally Posted by MDXLuvr,Mar 9 2009, 12:04 PM
Is it me or do this cars look Fuglier every year.
A question I have been asking myself a lot lately...

The first thing for me is please, never make me see a straight on shot so I can see just how stupid narrow the rear wing is, that's just stupid silly looking. When I see the cars at an angle it is not too bad, but the straight on shots just kill me, so yes, in this case, way uglier.

The second thing for me is the side view of the car, holy cow, you can actually see the car nowadays, and I like it! With the elimination of the crazy bunch of weird barge boards the basic shape of the side pods and rear quarter panel area can now be seen, and I really like seeing the car's cool shapes.

The third thing, I will never get tired of seeing real tires on F1 cars. Hail be to the death of the grooved tires!!!
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Old Mar 10, 2009 | 04:06 AM
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Originally Posted by GPMike,Mar 7 2009, 02:31 AM
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Great posting of pics, and I loved how you were planning ahead.
Nice job.
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 12:02 AM
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Good video of all the cars today in practice at Barcelona. Enjoy!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flqrj...eature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz_W2UbWEgg
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Old Mar 12, 2009 | 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Triple-H,Mar 10 2009, 07:06 AM
Great posting of pics, and I loved how you were planning ahead.
Nice job.
Thanks....still waiting for more STR pics to pop that aren't copywrited
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 09:20 PM
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awesome pics!
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Old Mar 13, 2009 | 09:53 PM
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has anyone seen the rb5 updated shark fin that is connected to the rear wing?
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