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By: Launches 2009: BMW Take The Wraps Off The F1.09 » BlogF1

Launches 2009: BMW Take The Wraps Off The F1.09 » BlogF1 — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:32:05 +0000

[...] BMW became the most recent team to unveil their 2009 challenger to the world, named the F1.09 and being photographed at the Valencia track in Spain. The team were on hand to talk about the new car and Robert Kubica was given the maiden drive as the Pole completed a few installation laps to ensure everything was working. Of course, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen the BMW F1.09, as the team have been testing an interim car for much of the winter. [...]

By: Mauricio

Mauricio — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:09:41 +0000

Man, this looks like a f-renault car…

By: Jamie

Jamie — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:50:52 +0000

Besides the endplates on the front wing, i say this new generation of automobiles are aesthetically masterful, but then i preferred decadent box-shaped cars to todays featureless aerodynamic shells.

I’m in the minority with my expressions, but i adore those rear wings.

By: Kris

Kris — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:07:41 +0000

Oh dear

I think they need more than a bit of evolution. The cars look absolutely ridiculous!

By: Lee inskip

Lee inskip — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:47:16 +0000

Well call me old fashioned, but I am more interested in great racing than lots pretty winglets – although I have to admit the new cars look very clumsy. It should be noted that these regulations were specified by a working group from the teams themselves and not the FIA. Only time will tell if they actually work or not!

The thing that suprised me was how much wider the front wing is – it actually seems wider than the front wheels making it very exposed to damage. It will be interesting to see how many people need a new nose after the first lap of next season!

By: Ben Auty

Ben Auty — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:51:45 +0000

I hate these new cars … In my opinion F1 is taking a MASSIVE step back … Last years cars where outstandingly good looking and they “looked” as though they deserved to be at the top of the tree as an F1 car … The 09 car is sooooo bad and it does not make F1 look as though its the pinnacle of motor sport … Not good ! Not good at all … We are now where we were 30 years ago !

By: Milos

Milos — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:26:48 +0000

the slicks look nice though, glad to have these babies back in F1

By: Milos

Milos — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:25:29 +0000

I think it would not that bad if the there was not such a huge disproportion between size of the front and the rear wing

it looks rather silly but, we got used to all the ugly winglets and horns and towers, we will get used to this

By: Daily: 18th November 2008 | Sidepodcast : Your Weekly F1 Podcast

Daily: 18th November 2008 | Sidepodcast : Your Weekly F1 Podcast — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:01:38 +0000

[...] now recovering from the shock of seeing those pug-ugly 2009 shaped wings, and starting to think a little more realistically. No doubt they will evolve before the season [...]

By: Oliver White

Oliver White — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:32:20 +0000

having said that, there is still a possibility that they may be changed during the off season, it’s only the first test after all.

Here’s hoping Lou, here’s hoping…

By: lou

lou — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:23:39 +0000

the new honda looks just as bad.

it really does. I can just about cope with the new williams front wing… but the huuuugggee BMW and Honda front wings are just awful I’m gonna need to whole off season and most of the ‘09 season to get used to them… having said that, there is still a possibility that they may be changed during the off season, it’s only the first test after all.

By: Oliver White

Oliver White — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:33:57 +0000

How could a team of intelligent people draw up a set of regs that gave us that?

The key word their is ‘intelligent’. If some drivers and engineers are correct and these new monstrosities do not produce better racing, then the FIA have serious egg on their face.

By: Steven Roy

Steven Roy — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:56:18 +0000

It looks like someone raided the parts bin and took the first suitable bit then stuck them all together. How could a team of intelligent people draw up a set of regs that gave us that?

By: me

me — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:28:42 +0000

That car is seriously ugly! It’s going to be interesting to see what the other teams come up with – but 2009 is certainly going to look very different to what we’ve become used to.

the new honda looks just as bad.

By: Oliver White

Oliver White — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:24:21 +0000

am feeling very, very ill right now.

That car is seriously ugly!

Heh, I never thought I would say this, but I think the prettiest thing on the concept F1.09 are the slick tyres!

By: Tom M

Tom M — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:23:23 +0000

That car is seriously ugly! It’s going to be interesting to see what the other teams come up with – but 2009 is certainly going to look very different to what we’ve become used to.

By: me

me — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:22:09 +0000

am feeling very, very ill right now.