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[Robert]

FFS someone needs to stop the bleeding it's seriously getting out of hand.

[Dr. Jimmmah!]

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actually my gf was also laughing at lewis scratching his ass in the post race conference the other day too, while peter was interviewing massa. he went for a good 10seconds too.

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actually my gf was also laughing at lewis scratching his ass in the post race conference the other day too, while peter was interviewing massa. he went for a good 10seconds too.

for the MotoGP fans, seeing Rossi pick his butt is an every race spectacle. Without fail, the tv people will cut to him picking his butt coming down the start/finish straight during warmup lap...

[kngrsll]

another team with the longer engine cover

at least its semi tasteful...

[kngrsll]

for the MotoGP fans, seeing Rossi pick his butt is an every race spectacle. Without fail, the tv people will cut to him picking his butt coming down the start/finish straight during warmup lap...

doesnt Rossi have a gay best friend who comes to every race with him? they are like old childhood friends...

[draobpi]

Williams' "Shark" Fin has a tiny winglet at the end of it. Its very hard to see to the naked eye because of the clever color scheme, but its there.

and check out the new updated HUGE size of Macca's intake:



William's hidden winglet in their pod winglets and wheel covers:


and Toyota's possibly illegal new radical rear wing:

[kngrsll]

i cant really tell a difference in the McLaren intake size... i need to get a reference pic...

[Redliner]

i cant really tell a difference in the McLaren intake size... i need to get a reference pic...

Look at the side-pods. Those are much larger than before...

[kngrsll]

Look at the side-pods. Those are much larger than before...

oh... i was looking at the airbox

[F1]

This is at least better than the bunny ears.

[F1]

[draobpi]

Ironicly, BMW is not running their front end horns at all:

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does that dorsal fin have 2 winglets on it? one on the tip on the top and one bigger one near the bottom?
or has that bottom one always been there and I never noticed?

[kngrsll]

does that dorsal fin have 2 winglets on it? one on the tip on the top and one bigger one near the bottom?
or has that bottom one always been there and I never noticed?

yeah, there are two winglets... i read that in an article somewhere.

[DrDickAction]

Best looking dorsal fin yet

[Robert]

Best looking dorsal fin yet

Yeah definitely not as bad as the other two.

[draobpi]

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Lewis Hamilton set the pace on the opening day of testing at the Paul Ricard circuit, where all Formula One teams are working this week.

Hamilton was the only man to lap the French track in less than 66 seconds, posting a best time of 1:05.600 despite being the driver with the smallest number of laps completed.

The layout used today was the 3.593km 2D SC.

With all outfits focusing on their preparations for the Monaco Grand Prix, several new aerodynamic elements appeared today on some of the cars.

Championship leader Kimi Raikkonen was second quickest, albeit over four tenths of a second slower than his McLaren rival. The Italian squad were working with their regular nose for most of the day, but Raikkonen tried the 'hole in the nose' concept for his final run.

Ferrari have said they will use the nose again in Monaco after it skipped the race in Turkey.

BMW's Robert Kubica was third quickest after 124 laps, with Red Bull's Mark Webber, the early pace-setter today, finishing down in fourth.

Sebastian Vettel finally got his first taste of Toro Rosso's new STR3 car following its troubled debut in Spain. The car, which featured a shark-fin engine cover, is scheduled to race in Monte Carlo after its introduction was delayed following a crash by Sebastien Bourdais in testing.

Vettel showed promising form with the new car, setting the first fastest time ahead of Nico Rosberg, whose Williams team also introduced a new shark-fin engine cover today.

Rosberg was the busiest man with 154 laps completed.

Alex Wurz returned to Formula One action following his LMS outing in Spa last weekend, carrying out testing duties for his Honda team, who tried a new version of their 'Dumbo-style' front wing.

Toyota also introduced new aerodynamic updates - including a new rear wing - tested by Timo Glock.

Tonio Liuzzi was also back behind the wheel of a Formula One car for the first time in weeks, testing for the Force India team. He set the ninth quickest time, ahead of Renault's test driver Luca di Grassi.

Vettel and di Grassi caused the two red flags of the day, although Hamilton, Kubica and Glock also stopped at the end of the pitlane.

Today's times:

Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:05.600 84
2. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:06.089 103
3. Kubica BMW-Sauber (B) 1:06.177 124
4. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:06.348 93
5. Vettel Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:06.372 91
6. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:06.571 154
7. Wurz Honda (B) 1:06.681 131
8. Glock Toyota (B) 1:06.935 93
9. Liuzzi Force India-Ferrari (B) 1:07.346 106
10. di Grassi Renault (B) 1:07.430 146

[Deadpool]

Lots of cool times.

[Skyliner]

Thanks for posting the pics draobpi! :biggthumb:

[Skyliner]

I'm just glad to see Toyota trying to innovate themselves instead of waiting to grab the latest hotness from the other teams. :biggthumb:

[Redliner]

One of the things I appreciate about F1, is the attention to detail. When you see close-up of race cars in other series like Champ Car or NASCAR, the cars look really ghetto. Nothing impressive, esp when you pull the skin off the car. That doesn't hold true for an F1 car -- it's all neat and tidy and clean. So much hotness...

[Robert]

One of the things I appreciate about F1, is the attention to detail. When you see close-up of race cars in other series like Champ Car or NASCAR, the cars look really ghetto. Nothing impressive, esp when you pull the skin off the car. That doesn't hold true for an F1 car -- it's all neat and tidy and clean. So much hotness...

Yeah it's all jewelery in carbon/magnesium flavors.

[Deadpool]

Wanted to see the detail in this so brought out the shadows.



Intense

[draobpi]

car looks like it was just driven by massa in the sandtrap of bahrain.