February 26, 2007
I'm not going to talk about the differences in aero or whatever here. I'm going to talk about the paintjob for the new Honda.
Actually, I'm simply wondering who thought this was a good idea:
Yes, it's a marvelous technical achievement, the globe on a F1 car. Bravo. Even better, YOU can put your name, website, or whatever you want on the car as well, just by purchasing some pixels on the image. Proceeds go to a good cause, or chassis development, or something.
What the hell were they thinking?!? They're going to look ridiculous out there. Hell, they look ridiculous now. I can't wait for the first engine fire, it'll look like the aftermath of a nuclear exchange.
The paddock is SO going to make fun of them...
UPDATE: In an e-mail to me, Official First Reader Mallory brought up a good point... namely, what is the pit-crew fire suit going to look like? What if Saudi Arabia ends up on the butt of a tire changer? Will Japan be over the heart of all of them? We need to know the answers to this!
In a similar vein, does anybody see the emergency gear release on the car anywhere? It's supposed to be clearly marked for safety reasons, and I'm not seeing it.
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Posted by: Steven Den Beste at February 26, 2007 07:19 PM (+rSRq)
Besides, it's HONDA! They hardly need the sponsor cash. If I had to guess, I'd say they were either 3rd or 4th in the whole money outlay per team thing, behind Toyota, Ferrari and perhaps RedBull. All three of those teams probably pour around a quarter-billion dollars US into their seasons; Honda is somewhat less, but they're still way up there.
Which just goes to show that you can't buy a winner... which makes my heart sink considering what the Cubs did this off-season.
Posted by: Wonderduck at February 26, 2007 07:26 PM (YadGF)
And we could always have a competition to see how many times we could get the word "duck" on the cars. Or "Michael Schumacher".
Posted by: flotsky at February 26, 2007 08:32 PM (6T2ID)
Posted by: Mallory at February 27, 2007 02:09 AM (KJzva)
Posted by: Vaucanson's duck at February 28, 2007 06:06 AM (oplPK)
Posted by: Huckleberry at February 28, 2007 09:55 AM (I7IUz)
Posted by: Pete Zaitcev at February 28, 2007 12:19 PM (9imyF)
So far it looks like this will be the easiest year in a few to tell the cars apart. And just when CBS looses their coverage too.
Posted by: Buttons at February 28, 2007 07:14 PM (K9Mty)
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