2009 Car Reveal

McLaren, what the hell are you doing?

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Roger Williams3 said:McLaren is absolute trash, right?

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Honestly, I’m kind of loving every second of this chaos.
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darkmarlin16 said:I am truly delighted by that.😁😉

It’s nothing more than a cheap trick... just when you think it’s gone wrong, and then... well, look at that.😁

Jose Taylor17 said:It’s all just a cheap trick... one minute everything looks fine, and then—boom—you see what's actually going on.😁

If they actually pull this off, even Houdini wouldn't stand a chance against them. 😁

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

mistybear87 said:It’s official now—the tenth team on the grid this season is going to be known as Brawn GP.
Ross Brawn has acquired a full 100% stake from Honda, and they'll be running on Mercedes engines.

As for the livery, expect white, yellow, and black—reminiscent of how Renault looked in recent years.

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

I find myself pulling for them.☕
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Brawn F1 team🤣

At least we won't be looking as brainless as the folks over at Honda

Does anyone recognize that Depeche Mode track—it was in a TV commercial for a concert, the third song in the promo... something like "I always play (love, pray) to trust"...

Fastest laps from this week's testing:

1. Vettel Red Bull Racing 01:19.055
2. Glock Toyota 01:19.814
3. Alonso Renault 01:19.945
4. Heidfeld BMW Sauber 01:20.052
5. Massa Ferrari 01:20.238
6. Raikkonen Ferrari 01:20.250
7. Kovalainen Mclaren 01:20.535 ('08 wing)
8. Trulli Toyota 01:20.540
9. Sutil Force India 01:20.621
10. Kobayashi Toyota 01:20.699
11. Webber Red Bull Racing 01:20.894
12. Nakajima Williams 01:20.948
13. Kubica BMW Sauber 01:21.069
14. Rosberg Williams 01:21.171
15. Hamilton Mclaren 01:21.272 ('08 wing)
16. Fisichella Force India 01:21.584
17. De la Rosa Mclaren 01:21.831
18. Piquet Renault 01:22.011

😬Two prophets on this PDF nailed it on day one—predicting both first and last place. That stayed the order through the end of the week. Pretty wild.☕

And here’s the new team's site: http://www.brawngp.com/index.php ☕

Check out this new car



It looks weird being all white 😬

I don't know why, but I've got a gut feeling Brawn might actually pull off a surprise and won't just be stuck at the bottom of the standings.☕

mistyowl15 said:Does anyone recognize this Depeche Mode song? It was in some TV commercial for a concert, maybe the third song in the intro... something like... I always play (love, pray) to trust...

Look, I think that's totally fine, but why on earth are you asking about this here? You could have easily just hit up the Paddock forum for stuff like this.🙄 😉

stormybadger8 said:Fastest laps from this week's testing sessions:

1. Vettel Red Bull Racing 01:19.055
2. Glock Toyota 01:19.814
3. Alonso Renault 01:19.945
4. Heidfeld BMW Sauber 01:20.052
5. Massa Ferrari 01:20.238
6. Raikkonen Ferrari 01:20.250
7. Kovalainen Mclaren 01:20.535 ('08 wing)
8. Trulli Toyota 01:20.540
9. Sutil Force India 01:20.621
10. Kobayashi Toyota 01:20.699
11. Webber Red Bull Racing 01:20.894
12. Nakajima Williams 01:20.948
13. Kubica BMW Sauber 01:21.069
14. Rosberg Williams 01:21.171
15. Hamilton Mclaren 01:21.272 ('08 wing)
16. Fisichella Force India 01:21.584
17. De la Rosa Mclaren 01:21.831
18. Piquet Renault 01:22.011

😬Honestly, two prophets in this PDF group nailed the first and last spots on day one, and then things just stayed exactly like that through the rest of the week, pretty much spot on.☕

And here’s the link to the new squad: http://www.brawngp.com/index.php ☕

Just listen to us and you guys might actually make some decent cash on your sports bets.😉 😳 😁 ☕

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stormybadger8 said:Fastest laps from this week's testing sessions:

1. Vettel Red Bull Racing 01:19.055
2. Glock Toyota 01:19.814
3. Alonso Renault 01:19.945
4. Heidfeld BMW Sauber 01:20.052
5. Massa Ferrari 01:20.238
6. Raikkonen Ferrari 01:20.250
7. Kovalainen Mclaren 01:20.535 ('08 wing)🤣
8. Trulli Toyota 01:20.540
9. Sutil Force India 01:20.621
10. Kobayashi Toyota 01:20.699
11. Webber Red Bull Racing 01:20.894
12. Nakajima Williams 01:20.948
13. Kubica BMW Sauber 01:21.069
14. Rosberg Williams 01:21.171
15. Hamilton Mclaren 01:21.272 ('08 wing)🤣
16. Fisichella Force India 01:21.584
17. De la Rosa Mclaren 01:21.831🤣
18. Piquet Renault 01:22.011

😬 Honestly, two absolute prophets on this thread nailed it on day one by calling both the leader and the trailer, and man, that trend just held steady through the rest of the week.☕

And here's that new squad's site: http://www.brawngp.com/index.php ☕

😂😂
I don't know, McLaren just isn't clicking for some reason.😂

New STR 4. Looks sharp, just like we expected.☕

Did I ever actually claim that Red Bull was the most aesthetically pleasing car? 😬 Perhaps not, but let’s be honest, it’s an absolute disaster on track rights now.

It’s basically just a Red Bull clone, honestly—it’s just been given a fresh coat of paint, and if you ask me, that color on the rear wing is a bit much. First time I've actually looked at a Red Bull madeand they look way better than the Toro Rosso
anyway.

Driver standings
1. Nick Heidfeld BMW-Sauber (B) 1:20.339 92😲
2. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:20.908 80
3. Jarno Trulli Toyota (B) 1:20.937 118
4. Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes (B) 1:21.140 82😲
5. Nelson Piquet Renault (B) 1:21.662 124😲😲😲
6. Sébastien Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:22.158 96😲
7. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:22.246 115
8. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes (B) 1:22.452 127😲
9. Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) 1:22.813 111😲
10. Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:22.948 87😲

Testing times don't tell you much these days, but man, some of these results are just weird.😲

Those interesting little buttons on the steering wheel 🙂

Circuit of Barcelona - Spain 10 March 2009
Driver standings
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 Toro Rosso Bridgestone Bridgestone 00:00.000

This is getting weird😲 actually pretty worrying. McLaren looks totally desperate already. Maybe they're just messing around and showing weaknesses that aren't even there, but this might be a bit much even for a prank☕

The biggest shock for most people is probably Brawn GP, though if you ask me, those guys could easily be sitting comfortably in the top 5☕