The numbers will actually look better on the F14 T than on the F138 as it is now visible compared to last year’s car. Perhaps this was one of many reasons for the low front wing?
I know. But perhaps it was one of many and also made them thought “Hey you know? This’ll also make the numbers look better and be more visible. It’s a win-win situation.”
The comments from Kimi show me that he is a driver with a high degree of natural talent and car control. His comments remind me of Ronnie Peterson, who was possessed of enormous talent at car control, but was notoriously bad at sorting a car. Teams would change a car quite fundamentally in testing, but he would take the car out and do the same lap times with it in a different spec, and then shrug his shoulders and struggle to explain how it felt different to the team and the engineers.
@mat- k that didn’t prevent mercedes from making their #2 driver change helmet colour a somewhat delayed decision especially thinking that we had already managed ways to tell them apart. Cool new design though.
That’s Asturias blue. He can’t change where he comes from. And he has a great big 14 on the front of his car. At least Ferrari are using proper numbers.
mr_score (@mr_score)
30th January 2014, 9:52
Totally missed that it’s “bring your amco-day” today, Ferrari.
Mashiat (@)
30th January 2014, 10:12
The numbers will actually look better on the F14 T than on the F138 as it is now visible compared to last year’s car. Perhaps this was one of many reasons for the low front wing?
Joe (@joetoml1n)
30th January 2014, 16:23
The front wing hasn’t been lowered.. And the rule for a low nose tip was not introduced to make numbers more readable.
Mashiat (@)
31st January 2014, 7:39
I know. But perhaps it was one of many and also made them thought “Hey you know? This’ll also make the numbers look better and be more visible. It’s a win-win situation.”
Mashiat (@)
30th January 2014, 10:12
What is that on the side of the Ferrari?
matt90 (@matt90)
30th January 2014, 11:23
An array of pitot tubes.
Romesh82 (@romesh82)
30th January 2014, 11:04
Any one have any idea what that rack is for in the FERRARI?? What it actually does??
GeeMac (@geemac)
30th January 2014, 11:26
It’s an array of pitot tubes, they use it for aero testing.
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
30th January 2014, 11:37
@romesh82 pitot tubes. They measure the speed of a fluid, in this case the air that’s travelling behind the front wheel and stuff.
Rogerio Venturella
30th January 2014, 11:05
Some pictures from the Marusia?
What about the nose?
Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
30th January 2014, 12:46
It’s not appeared yet. Should be soon, though.
Chu
30th January 2014, 11:50
Lewis Hamilton, McLaren? check the photo descripton Keith.
Speaking of McLaren…that tail arrangement looks interesting!
Ean (@ean)
30th January 2014, 14:05
Massa not Bottas ?
OmarR-Pepper (@)
30th January 2014, 15:29
Is that “mushroom tail” in the McLaren legal? I remember reading that NOTHING should extend behind the escape pipe.
OllieJ (@olliej)
30th January 2014, 16:13
Is Robin Frijns number 9 then?
OllieJ (@olliej)
30th January 2014, 16:48
D’oh! Just realised he’s using Ericsson’s number. Wonder if this is what will happen for all test/third drivers
pH (@ph)
30th January 2014, 17:49
Finally a side view of Caterham!
The sidepods look more square and box-like than on the other cars, reminds me somewhat of the 1990’s sidepods.
Meander (@meander)
30th January 2014, 20:01
I finally figured out what the Caterham nose makes me think of (SFW, not a p*nis)
Graham Shevlin
30th January 2014, 21:52
The comments from Kimi show me that he is a driver with a high degree of natural talent and car control. His comments remind me of Ronnie Peterson, who was possessed of enormous talent at car control, but was notoriously bad at sorting a car. Teams would change a car quite fundamentally in testing, but he would take the car out and do the same lap times with it in a different spec, and then shrug his shoulders and struggle to explain how it felt different to the team and the engineers.
Swindle94 (@swindle94)
30th January 2014, 22:32
Someone at Mclaren needs to change their helmet. Its gonna be impossible to tell the two drivers apart in a race
Hacked By @bboscat (@mat-k)
30th January 2014, 23:30
@swindle94
Did u miss that they have unique numbers?
Facetious (@peartree)
31st January 2014, 4:50
@mat- k that didn’t prevent mercedes from making their #2 driver change helmet colour a somewhat delayed decision especially thinking that we had already managed ways to tell them apart. Cool new design though.
Breno (@austus)
30th January 2014, 23:54
While we are on this subject, can Alonso drop the renault-light-blue and switch to yellow/orange/red? He has always stood out, just like Massa.
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
31st January 2014, 0:24
That’s Asturias blue. He can’t change where he comes from.
And he has a great big 14 on the front of his car. At least Ferrari are using proper numbers.
Swindle94
31st January 2014, 0:41
@mat-k Duh. I wasn’t thinking. Hopefully the numbers are big enough to make a difference