January 31, 2014
F1 Pr0n: Marussia MR3
Thursday was the third of four pre-season testing days at Jerez this session, and finally the good folks from Marussia were able to get their car out on track. It was an epic struggle for that to occur, with the car not working just before they made it there, the transporter apparently breaking down on the way, so on and so forth. But they got the new MR3 out of the garage, making it a full 10-for-10 on teams at the event (only Lotus didn't attend... and their car reportedly needs about 20 weeks before it'll be able to work, according to one wag). So what's it look like?
Baby! That's the epitome of F1 Pr0n, right there! Best looking car of the season, bar none, and it's not even close. I particularly like the air intake behind the driver's head, quite a bit different from everybody else. The nose looks, as has become the norm, completely different from all the others.
The nosecone seems higher that I expected, but maybe that's just an optical illusion. The proboscis has a square pyramid tip to it, another new feature. One drawback of the black livery is that things like sidepod openings just sort of disappear, a black hole on a black background. Still, it looks lovely.
See what I mean? It also looks BIG, though I'm sure it's no longer or taller than the others. Driver Max Chilton just sort of... disappears... in the cockpit, doesn't he? Will the good looks matter? Hell no, not unless a hot livery means you take a second off your time. Otherwise, they'll just look really photogenic as they're lapped for the third time.
Tonight or Saturday, I intend to do a F1 News Recap post, because there's news indeed coming out of Jerez. See you sooner or later!
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Baby! That's the epitome of F1 Pr0n, right there! Best looking car of the season, bar none, and it's not even close. I particularly like the air intake behind the driver's head, quite a bit different from everybody else. The nose looks, as has become the norm, completely different from all the others.
The nosecone seems higher that I expected, but maybe that's just an optical illusion. The proboscis has a square pyramid tip to it, another new feature. One drawback of the black livery is that things like sidepod openings just sort of disappear, a black hole on a black background. Still, it looks lovely.
See what I mean? It also looks BIG, though I'm sure it's no longer or taller than the others. Driver Max Chilton just sort of... disappears... in the cockpit, doesn't he? Will the good looks matter? Hell no, not unless a hot livery means you take a second off your time. Otherwise, they'll just look really photogenic as they're lapped for the third time.
Tonight or Saturday, I intend to do a F1 News Recap post, because there's news indeed coming out of Jerez. See you sooner or later!
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That is an awfully good-looking car, agreed. They even managed to make the proboscis look... well, not as horrible as most others.
Posted by: GreyDuck at January 31, 2014 12:45 PM (3m7pZ)
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Actually, the biggest thing I've noticed is how reduced the side pods are. Instead it has wings on the side and a narrower body. There must be some width requirement they're just filling out, but it looks like they're trying something very different to get the ground effect.
Posted by: Mauser at January 31, 2014 03:33 PM (TJ7ih)
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Banshee, this is for you.
Posted by: Wonderduck at February 02, 2014 10:53 AM (OcKnz)
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At least this time, I see a box come up.... Let's see if this actually links. Nope.
Trying again.... Nope, the box got stuck. It gets stuck every time I try to use the box. As soon as I hit "insert," I get the other box that says "apply" and "ok", and then it doesn't do anything, no matter what you hit.
I'll try again. I don't think it did anything this time either.
Trying again.... Nope, the box got stuck. It gets stuck every time I try to use the box. As soon as I hit "insert," I get the other box that says "apply" and "ok", and then it doesn't do anything, no matter what you hit.
I'll try again. I don't think it did anything this time either.
Posted by: Suburbanbanshee at February 02, 2014 04:47 PM (cvXSV)
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What? It doesn't link until after you get out of the edit box? So basically, you can't test the links with your mouse to see if they're there, without getting beyond the edit box? Wow, that's weird.
Posted by: Suburbanbanshee at February 02, 2014 04:49 PM (cvXSV)
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