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were you born before or after SPA 1991? (MSC F1 Debut)
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Neil
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Here's a good pic of the Hammerhead nose on the Force India

http://twitpic.com/8f2hq6/full
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micha wrote:
So either McLaren found the perfect solution or its illegal.


or it's last years front wing

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Juihi wrote:
or it's last years front wing


It's not even that. It's the same front wing they launched last years car with.
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Updated story with lots of pictures, including a new helmet for Hulkenberg
http://www.f1zone.net/news/force-india- ... m05/11895/

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Is it just me or did Force India just use the nosecose from the DW-12?
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Juihi wrote:
micha wrote:
So either McLaren found the perfect solution or its illegal.


or it's last years front wing


Either way: the actual front wing has nothing to do with the nosecone regulations.
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Only just noticed the F2012 has a sort of shark fin attempt, probably the most they can get away with
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Looks nice with the wheel hiding the monstrosity!
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nea wrote:
Is it just me or did Force India just use the nosecose from the DW-12?


Front nose camera will give good shots :)
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Oh F1. You just get better every year.
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Mercedes GP having a low key launch on Feb 21st, just before Day 1 of Barcelona testing

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phil1993 wrote:
Only just noticed the F2012 has a sort of shark fin attempt, probably the most they can get away with
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From this angle, the nose looks like a terrible photoshop-job.....


Still, somehow this approach probably has benefits over McLaren's design otherwise I cannot understand why they opt for this solution.
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As has been stated, the Mclaren design is prob no different, they just have shoved an older nose on it.
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The Ferrari nose looks like a bit of a dented shed.

The Force India is gorgeous, apart from the nose.
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Ospi wrote:
Looks nice with the wheel hiding the monstrosity!


The problem then is that it looks like some sort of optical illusion with the nose going behind the wheel at one height and coming out from behind at a different one.

Atlas is in sparkling form this morning, comparing the Ferrari's nose to Michael Jackson's and Geoff's (the Top Gear eco-car) among others.

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Clearer picture of the VJM05
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http://www.f1zone.net/news/gallery/2012 ... dia-vjm05/

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Andrew Benson wrote:
The new Ferrari has pull-rod front suspension - first time since a Minardi about 10 years ago, apparently
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For those expecting Mclaren to end up with a stepped nose to meet the new regs, The nose it was launched with apparently does fully meet the new regulations:
http://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2012/02/0 ... es-mp4-27/


Also Gary Anderson has this great technical piece on the McLaren for the BBC:



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amq55 wrote:
Andrew Benson wrote:
The new Ferrari has pull-rod front suspension - first time since a Minardi about 10 years ago, apparently


Alonso finally putting his parting gift of the complete technical drawings for the car to use.

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Karthikeyan won't last the season. Stop-gap measure if ever I saw one.

Those noses just keep getting worse.
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