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January 21, 2009

F1 Pr0n: BMW F1.09!

It's the one we've all been waiting for: the car that'll bring BMW up to the level of the big guys, the one that's... um...

...exactly the same as all the others.

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January 19, 2009

F1 Pr0n: Williams FW31 + Renault R29!

Two rollouts today, both so low-key that pictures are really thin on the ground. How scarce? Williams posted renderings of their car on their website, that's how scarce! Well, let's take a look, shall we?

Okay, not a rendering, granted. It's also the only decent photo of the Williams FW31 available. As much as I like the color scheme, it won't stay that way for the season, alas. Now for a rendering...

Wow. Exciting, huh? I'll keep looking, maybe I can actually dig up a REAL photo or two.

Now, Renault...

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January 16, 2009

F1 Pr0n: McLaren MP4-24!

I have to admit that I'm disappointed with McLaren's rollout today. Practically no glamour shots (which makes the job of presenting F1 Pr0n difficult), just a car on an angled podium. Still, it's the new edition of the Glare On Wheels, so here we go...

A more involved nosewing than that on the Toyota and Ferrari with a two-element flap system (the red parts). Only the upper unit can be adjusted however, as per the tech regs.

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January 15, 2009

F1 Pr0n: Toyota TF109!

^{Pretty. Loser, but pretty.}

The F1 rollouts continued today with Toyota debuting their 2009 charger, the TF109, with a full multimedia blitz. If you're interested in seeing their faux-movie trailer, The 2009 Contender, just click HERE. There's some very well-done movies there, including a video of glamour shots that's actually well-worth watching if you like F1 Pr0n. Jarno Trulli's acting will amaze you...

Let's look at some still shots of the car...

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January 12, 2009

F1 Pr0n: Ferrari F60!

^{Oh. Oh yes. Yes, please.}

It's rollout season for the F1 Circus, and as is usually the case, Ferrari is first out the gate. This year, however, it actually means something, as this is our first official look at the new aerodynamic rules on a car.

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The way that front wing is placed, if anything goes wrong with it, it's going under the front tires. It seems more accident prone than the previous ones were, and the piece that's going under the tires is gonna be bigger. But yeah, it looks a lot cleaner, overall.

Seems they changed the front suspension quite a lot. And it looks to me like the wheelbase is wider. Is that just an optical illusion?

Posted by: Steven Den Beste at January 12, 2009 10:47 PM (+rSRq)

2 I think it's an optical illusion. I don't remember seeing any rules changes regarding the wheelbase or -width. It doesn't help that the comparison photos aren't to scale with the F60. The suspension for sure is different, but that may not be a rules change, it might just be Ferrari deciding to build in a different suspension style.

Regarding the wing going under the tires, yeah, probably so. Last year, though, it was the wing going under the forward fuselage and jacking the front wheels off the ground, so the result is the same. That first turn at Melbourne should be interesting...

Posted by: Wonderduck at January 12, 2009 11:48 PM (sh9fy)

In a word: SLEEEEEEK!

(Sorry, I'm a diehard Ferrari fan.)

I caught a glimpse of the McLaren, and it looked awfully red. Can't wait to see what it really looks like.

Posted by: Mallory at January 13, 2009 08:04 AM (3sife)

4 Here is a composite image done to scale for comparison of the F2007 and F60.

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/4239/f60vsf2008ua9.jpg

In general I love the new look, but the rear end certainly looks funny with the tiny wing, and the sidepods merging in earlier without any of the gills, etc. removes some character.

Dropping the front wing down into ground effect and adding slicks should have a very interesting effect on passing, as will making it harder to deliberately dirty up the air behind the car.

Posted by: David at January 13, 2009 12:51 PM (Gb/o4)

5 Did I hear correctly? I heard that the front wing is now adjustable from inside the cockpit! That should make for some interesting action/mistakes, along with the KERS based push-to-pass button.

I'm looking forward to seeing the new BMW as their cars always look a little bit different from everyone else.

That being said with the current rules I imagine the cars are going to look more similar than they have in a few years.

Posted by: buttons at January 15, 2009 02:27 PM (VjS5e)

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