August 12th, 2008 at 3:28 pm

Good lord finally we’ll see a halt to these excessive sculptures. Still remember how sensational it was when McLaren introduced their horn last season? This season those aggressive designs are everywhere.

Well, next season even the tyres will go back to the very basic look. Can’t wait for the rainy races.

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August 12th, 2008 at 8:01 pm

Some illustrator did a good design for F1 Racing latest issue, somebody check it there and will see that it’s clearly different, but not that radical. I like the sidepods design there, really atractive for these racing cars
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August 12th, 2008 at 9:12 pm

so…basically we’ll be back in 1993

Actually, the F1 Racing illustration looked like a really nice car. All of the sculpting of today’s car and no of the goofy aero.

August 18th, 2008 at 9:43 am

Short of providing a spec body, how can they stop everyone from spending millions focusing on the aerodynamics of the car. Sure, they can eliminate all the “winglets” protruding from everywhere…but how can they stop teams from shaping the bodywork to get every aerodynamic advantage possible. What does this achieve? I do not see if reducing costs.

August 20th, 2008 at 12:10 am

[...] rear wings will be made taller and narrower, and front wings will be wider. F1 Wolf has tried to describe what the new cars will look like. If you have a copy of the August 2008 issue of F1 Racing, you [...]

September 18th, 2008 at 6:10 pm

[...] that Williams ran yesterday at Jerez may be the first indication of things to come. As expected, return to early 1990s [...]

September 19th, 2008 at 1:24 pm

[...] though due to rain). There are only four more fly-away races left this season and then the grooves (along with other ugly things) will be gone, hopefully for good. Hated by many fans the grooves have been with us for 11 seasons [...]

September 19th, 2008 at 3:52 pm

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September 23rd, 2008 at 10:03 am

So late these changes. How ugly the cars became this year! To the next we´ll see clean bodyworks, slick tyres and emotion will be back. The human (pilots) will make difference. As we say in Brazil, the ´´half wheel´´ won´t have place to go. The talent will be welcome back.

September 24th, 2008 at 1:20 am

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September 28th, 2008 at 8:07 am

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October 8th, 2008 at 1:19 am

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October 13th, 2008 at 10:22 pm

[...] tested by Williams in Jerez. Costa’s description is very much in line with the expectations - 2009 Formula 1 cars look - The most obvious differences - although nobody has spoken yet about new front wings coming off easily . I must admit that I [...]

October 20th, 2008 at 9:15 pm

Ok, i see a trend with all these posts and that the general consensus is that the new cars will be very good looking and allow for better racing, im going to throw a cat amongst the pigeons… lol

I think this year the cars look as good as ever, i think the little aero additions each of the teams individualise the cars. A lot of the appeal of formula 1 i think comes from the competition between the manufacturers and i think that the FIA is taking away a lot of the variables the teams can play with. Formula 1 is slowly heading in the way of the A1 GP which loses its appeal due to the look of the cars being too sterile and there arent any elements of innovation that teams can play with. This has been an area where formula 1 has been strong in for years. Yes, KERS is an excellent idea but i dont agree with next years aero or the proposed standardised engines for 2010, again, it takes away the variables, Mr Mosely believes that this is going to reduce the cost of F1 but if they take away all the design elements on which the teams can demonstrate their technical innovation, then what is the point of them racing in Formula 1? part of the appeal of formula 1 has always been the extravagance of the cars and the fact that one little aero fin can take off a hundredth of a second. For me personally, the appeal of Formula 1 lies with the constructors just as much as the drivers, dont take that away.

ide also like to add that the cars look super sexy this year, like i said, the aero additions make for a great spectacle and showcase the techincal innovation of the teams

October 24th, 2008 at 2:54 pm

I agree with you, Greg. !00%. The cars look amazing, but it’s function over form now.

I also think racing was better in the late 80’s early 90’s, and i like the cars from that period better.
Would like those regulations to come back, 1.5litre turbo’s no limit boost, just a cap on how much fuel they allowed to use during a race weekend. Also in the late 90’s when they had 1 engine for each session was fun, running experimental engine in practice and qualifying. It was cutting edge back then, teams and manufacturer took risks.

I miss those times!

November 10th, 2008 at 12:14 am

[...] And when we talk about 2009 F1 cars, Alfonso Martinez, head of the Spanish arm of the technology consulting firm Altran, working closely on the design of 2009 Renault car - the R29 -  says that we are in for a shock when we see the first 2009 Formula 1 cars. To get some hints about what to expect check these 2 older posts - sneak peak and the main differences. [...]

November 13th, 2008 at 8:32 am

[...] 2009 Formula 1 cars look - The most obvious differences [...]

November 17th, 2008 at 5:55 pm

[...] season, very different from the 2008 Formula 1 machinery. So far all we have had were speculations, more speculations, and few photos of Williams wings. Today BMW Sauber put their new wings to test (and public [...]

November 18th, 2008 at 7:12 pm

Well, quite frankly the new wings look bloody diabolical. What a mess! - The rear wing is like a ladder (narrow and tall) and as for the front wing, it covers the whole front end of the car, including the front tires! - It couldn’t have looked more like a toy if you tried any harder!

The Williams 2009, which I thought previously looked all wrong, now looks so far to be the best looking! The BMW Sauber looks like an old dog lol!

I just hope these changes do somthing very good because th car will just look a complete laughing stock!