The Ferrari and McLarens look better in 09 while the BMW looks a LOT better in 08. We’ll end up with nascars in no time. Add to that the extra complexity of the movable flaps making the nose more difficult to change and I smell an rule change in April! I don’t mind about the height so much but the width of them makes them look like the teams brought the 70% models they use in the wind tunnels. Recommended HUD: F1 2001 Final Version. I also hadn’t realised how much higher the nose cone itself is in 2009 compared to 2008, the noses really drooped quite a bit last year! Mercedes led Friday practice – but are Red Bull still the team to beat? Also; interesting to note that; the sidepods of Ferrari and Toyota are almost unchanged from last year. I like the minimalistic look of the newer cars. I totally agree with Loki, they looked like fighters and now… well, they are dull. Formula 1 1980-2009 DVD Box Set Collection. I think Ferrari did have to change them afterwards.. Nice car though! :). Zunic ‘Spoony’ Bekir was already working on the car and showing WIPs, which looked very promising. Vote and check out pictures of each of the cars below. I prefer the clean look, they look a lot more sleek without bits hanging off of them. Love the deep red colour! it is recommended with steering wheel. If things were not change there would just be more and more winglets everywhere. 2009 F1 testing notes: January 23rd (Update: Pictures added), Kobayashi stretches title lead with Bahrain win (GP2 Asia), Alonso impressed by Alpine’s Imola upgrade package. Here’s IDR’s mash-up of the Ferrari, Williams and McLaren: Images copyright: Ferrari – Ferrari spa; McLaren – www.mclaren.com; BMW – BMW ag; Toyota – Toyota F1 World. £14.99 £16.99 Buy. I agree too, that there will be a lot of wings lost. Search for new & used Ferrari F430 cars for sale in Australia. As for the topic at hand, I was hoping someone more edumacated on the technical side of F1 could tell me why, if and approximately how many times the wheel base i.e. After reading this, I really must be honest, the 2009 spec cars are great! Am I the only one who thought it looked absolutely brilliant? Ferrari have reduced the size of their exhausts which, as seen on the launch car above, were thought not to comply with the 2009 regulations. The F1.08B (above) is remarkably similar to the F1.09 (below). It is more relevant to road cars by using ingenious bodywork to generate downforce rather than just pooping winglets on. We hope that never happens because this F1 will be the same as A1gp. Brawn GP 001 Jenson Button 2009 Rare Formula 1 F1 Diecast Car 1:43 + Magazine. All cars with the same specs except pilots and that´s not the escence of F1. All registered in England and Wales. I certainly agree that the front & rear wings are not visually proportional to each other—or the car! Anyways, anyone wants to bet that the wings will be way more curvy and sophisticated come march? BMW Sauber F1 Team: BMW Sauber: F1.09 BMW P86/9 2.4 V8: B: 5 Robert Kubica: 6 Nick Heidfeld: ING Renault F1 Team Renault F1 Team: Renault: R29 Renault RS27 2.4 V8: B: 7 Fernando Alonso: 8 Nelsinho Piquet: Romain Grosjean: Panasonic Toyota Racing: Toyota: TF109 Toyota RVX-09 2.4 V8: B: 9 Jarno Trulli: 10 Timo Glock: Kamui Kobayashi: Scuderia Toro Rosso: Toro Rosso: STR4 Ferrari Type 056 … Just think away all the flaps and aero crud and the overall shape lying beneaht is pretty similar to what is presented now. I also didn’t realize how I can’t wait for the season to begin…. 6h . Our schooll this program is awesome! In any event, its good to see the designs vary significantly. 10 Dec 2009 5:06:40pm. The Brawn BGP 001 is a Formula One world championship winning racing car, the design of which was started by Honda Racing, and completed and then built by the team after it was renamed to Brawn GP. I really liked the 89-92 cars. I prefer the old one, it looks better, and I believe that the drivers will need more time to adjust themselves for the new setting which may allow others such as Toyota, Redbul, and Force India to be more competitive. Because of 2009 regulation changes MP4-24's lower and wider 2009 front wing has modified the airflow around the car. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Minichamps F1 1:43 Brawn GP BGP 001 Jenson Button 2009 World Champion. It makes my mouth water. Use our image gallery to the right to see pictures of the new F1 cars officially shown so far. That front wing is SO wide and SO close to the ground that drivers will be knocking them off on the kerbs (Imola springs to mind) barriers at Monaco. the 08 cars look so bulky and square whereas the 09 cars look sleak and clean. Less elegant and more aggressive? They are huge compared to the 08 models. We also don't like the inclusion of KERS (boost button for 7 seconds per lap) to all cars … I loved the wings and horns and creases and all the extraneous add ons…. If we get some studio pictures of the Renault R29, Williams FW31 and the other cars yet to be launched this year I’ll re-visit this post with some more images.