The 2010 F1 Car Launch Thread - Page 9

broadrun96 · 31 Jan 2010, 19:44 (Ref:2623105)

Am kinda interested to see how the Renault front wing will mount. Just me or have I seen 2 ways it was hung? Looked like last year in most of the shots but one picture with a thin nose and mounted like most of the rest of the teams.

Marbot · 31 Jan 2010, 19:54 (Ref:2623115)

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Originally Posted by JeremySmith

Here I mean...http://tentenths.com/forum/attachmen...1&d=1264966680 I think it's meant to be no?

The nose may be different, but behind that is the tub, which is the actual shell of the car (safety cell) to which the front suspension, engine, gearbox and rear suspension are fitted. The nose may appear to be a bad fit because it may not be the nose that they will use in testing.

Fox89 · 31 Jan 2010, 20:06 (Ref:2623129)

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Originally Posted by Jamesy-18

Don't tell me you prefer the ING scheme now....

Prefer? Nah, but there are differing levels of hate

Knowlesy · 31 Jan 2010, 20:10 (Ref:2623138)

I like the Renault livery, but it is rather spoiled by the red endplates.

Still, thus far the 2010 liveries are top notch. If not the cars themselves!

JeremySmith · 31 Jan 2010, 20:14 (Ref:2623145)

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Originally Posted by Knowlesy

I like the Renault livery, but it is rather spoiled by the red endplates.

The endplates would have been nice in black...

Marbot · 31 Jan 2010, 20:15 (Ref:2623150)

Overhead shots of both cars.

The images are said to be to scale.

If that is the R30, then they have really kept the wheelbase short!

This could be the car that was rumoured to have no change in its wheelbase.

ECW Dan Selby · 31 Jan 2010, 20:15 (Ref:2623151)

That's exactly what I said to my mates, but I guess Total wouldn't agree..

Selby

Toorop · 31 Jan 2010, 20:18 (Ref:2623154)

I've never been a Ferrari fan, quite the opposite actually...but i must admit that their combination design & painting has been the best so far, not that means anything, because at least for me, the other cars are really ugly.

As for Renault, i fear for them since they anounced a partnership with Genii instead of Prodrive. I might be completely wrong, but i'll take a wild guess that Renault won't get anywhere this year, which is a shame specially for Kubica.

JeremySmith · 31 Jan 2010, 20:21 (Ref:2623158)

The paint job compared to last years car though is night and day, don't you think?

Thank goodness when the 2009 car launched I thought I liked it..I must have been dreaming that day...

jab · 31 Jan 2010, 20:24 (Ref:2623164)

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Originally Posted by JeremySmith

The endplates would have been nice in black...

Like this?

I agree

Marbot · 31 Jan 2010, 20:27 (Ref:2623165)

That's nice. Eddie would have liked that.

duke_toaster · 31 Jan 2010, 20:27 (Ref:2623166)

It looks great with black endplates, horrible with red ones. That mockup would probably be the best looking car launched so far this year, although I think the Lotus one, if it's based on the classic one, will be something to behold.

ECW Dan Selby · 31 Jan 2010, 20:32 (Ref:2623170)

I'm very much expecting dark green with darkish yellow, and white trim (judging by the logo) :P

Selby

JeremySmith · 31 Jan 2010, 20:34 (Ref:2623173)

That is fantastic Jab! it makes the car look so much tougher...

Good one....

jab · 31 Jan 2010, 20:43 (Ref:2623183)

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Originally Posted by JeremySmith

That is fantastic Jab! it makes the car look so much tougher...

Good one....

I shall not take credit for it. Found it on another forum. Don't know who did it, but it wasn't me - my Photoshopping skills leave a lot to be desired...

GolddustMini · 31 Jan 2010, 20:47 (Ref:2623186)

that looks the bees knees (no reference to the yellow and black) with the black total logos!

Super Hans · 31 Jan 2010, 20:47 (Ref:2623187)

I agree with all of the above. The Renault livery is fantastic but for the red enplates. It looks gorgeous in the mock-up posted by Jab (cheers Jab).

Edit: Idea for Facebook group - "I will exclusively use Total fuels if they allow Renault to run black endplates."

JeremySmith · 31 Jan 2010, 20:52 (Ref:2623195)

Okay well take credit for finding it then...By the way what are you doing at another forum?

Chiefy · 31 Jan 2010, 21:03 (Ref:2623210)

The Renault looks fantastic - and I will cope with the red endplates. The nosecone thing intrigues me. Are we saying that the nosecone fitted for the unveiling is not a good fit at all and that the real front wing will be fitted in time for the first test, so as to limit other people's chances to take notes on it ahead of track time?

The Sauber looks terrible in my opinion. Is that grey that they're using? I think it might end up looking similar to the Mercedes, which is a shame because this is a great opportunity to find a nice new livery. Even keeping BMW colours would have been acceptable, sort of (BMW colours, Ferrari engine, McLaren driver?). I want Sauber to do well but the car looks hideous to me.

jab · 31 Jan 2010, 21:11 (Ref:2623212)

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Originally Posted by JeremySmith

Okay well take credit for finding it then...By the way what are you doing at another forum?

Lurking

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Originally Posted by Chiefy

The Sauber looks terrible in my opinion. Is that grey that they're using? I think it might end up looking similar to the Mercedes, which is a shame because this is a great opportunity to find a nice new livery. Even keeping BMW colours would have been acceptable, sort of (BMW colours, Ferrari engine, McLaren driver?). I want Sauber to do well but the car looks hideous to me.

I think they haven't really had much time to get a new livery ready, plus they want to keep an element of continuity due to their dispute over the prize money and Concorde, hence why they're still BMW Sauber

The launch today was a good old on-track-pull-the-covers-off-and-stand-for-the-photographers affair - classic privateer territory. A far cry from the glamourous affair from 3 years ago. Shame they had to let it down by hiring that bloke presenting it. I can't help but laughing every time I hear his voice

Long live the privateers

Chiefy · 31 Jan 2010, 21:13 (Ref:2623215)

Oh yes, I definitely approve of the on-track reveal.

Jamesy-18 · 31 Jan 2010, 21:13 (Ref:2623216)

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Originally Posted by Super Hans

Edit: Idea for Facebook group - "I will exclusively use Total fuels if they allow Renault to run black endplates."

I'm up for that! :P I agree, looks fab in the black end plates, the red just looks out of place currently. It did in 2009 and it does now.

Sodemo · 31 Jan 2010, 21:37 (Ref:2623234)

The Sauber doesn't look too bad in my view, its just the nose section that looks pretty terrible.

Matt · 31 Jan 2010, 23:42 (Ref:2623329)

I like how Renault carefully applied black paint to the nose to make it look differently shaped.

Marbot · 1 Feb 2010, 00:03 (Ref:2623340)

I think that Renault have played it safe here and merely asked themselves the question: 'How can we get 200 litres of fuel into a car that wasn't actually that bad and with a bit of tinkering would be a whole lot better.'

The car looks great, even with the red end-plates IMO.

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