Posts by mistybear87

It’s pretty interesting to look at today—it seems Williams has moved away from those vertical air guides, but just look at how Force India is set up:

Here are the latest results, just before things get crazy 🙂

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Nico Rosberg is currently sitting pretty in P1 with a 1:19.970
Results:

It’s a bit foggy out here at the Circuit of the Americas - Austin, so they haven't actually started racing yet; they're just running through some installation laps right now.

Hamilton pretty much wrecked his car 🤣🤣

It doesn't feel quite right to write about "the champion" just yet, does it? 😬

stormybadger8 said:Honestly, I haven't given it too much thought, but if I had to guess how things might shake out, it could look something like this:

Top tier:

Red Bull
Brawn GP
Ferrari
STR
BMW

Lower tier:

Williams
Toyota
Renault
McLaren
Force India

And that's roughly the order I'm seeing.☕

P. S. regardless of how much I actually dislike Ferrari👎 I really think they're going to be two or three times better than McLaren this year.☕

I think you've seriously underestimated Williams here. ☕

stormybadger8 said:Circuit of Barcelona - Spain 10 March 2009
Pos. Driver Team Tyres Time Laps
1 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari Bridgestone 01:20.314 55
2 Kazuki Nakajima Williams Bridgestone 01:20.907 66
3 Rubens Barrichello Brawn GP Bridgestone 01:20.966 111
4 Jarno Trulli Toyota Bridgestone 01:21.182 121
5 Mark Webber Red Bull Bridgestone 01:21.347 66
6 Nick Heidfeld BMW Bridgestone 01:21.615 127
7 Adrian Sutil Force India F1 Bridgestone 01:21.834 82
8 F. Alonso Renault Bridgestone 01:21.937 111
9 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren Bridgestone 01:21.991 88
10 Sébastien Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso Bridgestone 01:23.039 14
11 S. Buemi Scuderia Bridgestone 00:00.000

This is getting quite strange😲 and even a bit worrying. It seems McLaren is already desperate; perhaps they are playing games by showing weaknesses that aren't actually there? Still, this might be a little too much just to pull a prank, wouldn't you say?☕

The biggest shock for most people is likely Brawn GP, though if you ask me, those guys could easily find themselves comfortably in the top 5.☕

It’s the truth, really. It’s obvious to everyone that McLaren is struggling. Even that new diffuser didn't seem to do the trick, but we'll have to wait and see how the rest of the testing goes—they do have some new parts ready to go.

BGP has been solid from the get-go, likely because they spent a good chunk of last season developing the car.

Word is that Williams ran with lighter fuel loads for the first time today, but the "upgrades" they brought to this test don't exactly look like they're making things any better.

Those interesting little buttons on the steering wheel 🙂

It’s official now: the tenth team on this season's grid is going to be called Brawn GP.
Ross Brawn has picked up a full 100% stake from Honda, and they’ll be running Mercedes engines.

As for the look, the official livery will feature white, yellow, and black—giving off a bit of a vibe similar to what we saw with Renault over the last few seasons.

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73577

How about this?

Frank Collins85 said:So what's the alternative then? If an American racing team called "Power" suddenly showed up on the grid, would you really be against seeing them sporting red, white, and blue checkers? 🤷

Personally, I wouldn't mind one bit seeing a car like that out on the track.

gentlebear47 said:I have a question for everyone, though I’m mostly looking for insight from mistybear87. If you were following the news back then, you probably heard about the massive financial mess involving JPMorgan Chase. It makes me wonder—is there any indication they might be pulling out of the sponsorship pool entirely? For instance, we saw how Bank of America announced they were cutting ties with Renault starting in 2010.

Written a few days ago, they'll likely honor their sponsorship deal with Williams until the very end.
They won't be pushing the branding quite as hard during race weekends, and through their agreement with Williams, they'll probably cut back on hospitality costs and various sponsored events.

Kevin Long20 said:The color really takes me back to those Philip Morris days...

👍

darkmarlin16 said:Williams is sitting right behind General Motors

Are you really trying to stir the pot here? ☕

Take a look at how clever they’ve been with those mirror placements and the design of the front wing endplates 🙂
It seems someone actually put some serious thought into this
Those air vanes on the sidepods are interesting, and man, the rear end looks incredibly tight and compact...
They clearly aren't planning on running KERS, because I have no idea where they would even fit it lol

In any case, the car gives off major Williams vibes, though every team has its own little quirks and signature details 🙂

It doesn't look bad at all. I'm genuinely curious to see the diffuser design, but we'll find out just how fast this thing really is in about 28 days

Kevin Long20 said:It looks sharp. Honestly, even though I was more fond of the testing version, this one should probably pop much better on TV. I can't help but wonder if they’ll end up banning those fins behind the driver—didn't BMW run something similar a few seasons back, if I recall correctly?

True, but those were in front of the driver.

These "fins" shouldn't cause any issues for the driver at all; the real question is whether they actually comply with the 2009 regulations. Personally, I doubt the teams would even bother trying to make them compliant, but then again, you never really know what the new FIA leadership might decide to dream up, do you?

Is anyone going to say anything about those "idiots" sitting above the drivers?



A few more shots for you all

The evolution of Williams cars from 1969 to the present day

High-resolution shots of the Renault

http://www.renault-f1.fr/galerie/serie.php?id_album=112

ironfalcon43 said:Don't go talking like that in this thread. mistybear87 is such a die-hard Republican supporter that he might just hand you a red card on the spot, and then you'll be in real trouble.🤣🤣 🤣

You really aren't in any position to comment on my political leanings, especially since you clearly have no idea what ☕

this topic is actually about. The thread stays closed until we see a new car design being unveiled.☕☕