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#1 ykickamoocow

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Posted 05 February 2007 - 12:28 PM

I was not expecting this but ive got the first photo's for the new Spyker.

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Posted 05 February 2007 - 12:37 PM

Looks nice to me, resembles the mclaren test car from last season.

My main reason for liking it is due to the fact I will now be able to see the difference between the Spyker and McLaren cars - last season they looked so alike!
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Posted 05 February 2007 - 12:39 PM

View PostDavid Adams, on Feb 5 2007, 11:37 PM, said:

Looks nice to me, resembles the mclaren test car from last season.

My main reason for liking it is due to the fact I will now be able to see the difference between the Spyker and McLaren cars - last season they looked so alike!

I agree. Im glad orange is back on the grid.
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Posted 05 February 2007 - 12:52 PM

Looks quite smart - better than last years Orange and Silver.
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Posted 05 February 2007 - 01:00 PM

I think it look great.  I'd have no problem being seen in that. :P

Everyone seem to put those vertical "rudders" on the side of the car, just ahead of the sidepod inlets.  I guess they're supposed to direct air flow coming off of the front tire, or something.  I think they look kinda wierd.
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Posted 05 February 2007 - 02:43 PM

F1 really does now have its own Team Holland

everyone's making a big deal about newey's affect on RBR, but lets not forget Gascoyne, who had major impacts at Jordan, Renault and Toyota, pushing all teams up the grid

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Posted 05 February 2007 - 02:49 PM

Never pushed 'em far enough up the grid to keep his job, though. I think he'll do ok now he's back at Jordan, sorry, Spyker.
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Posted 05 February 2007 - 03:31 PM

i think though that the mentality ap spyker is there for them to be a team that can move up. Unlike midland, they are a sports car company. their life is racing and cars. and i think that really has a big affect on how well a team does, just the whole mindset and i think spyker has it
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Posted 05 February 2007 - 03:59 PM

The Car looks OK to me. I quite like the spyker team cuz the Racing heritage is in their Blood unlike STR and Super Aguri. I would hope  they'd beat STR inspite of both having Ferrari V8s. I think having Mike Gascoyne could make a difference,although if the STR is a clone of the RB3 it would seem unlikely though.  ^_^
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Posted 05 February 2007 - 05:46 PM

Looks like a hacked up job made by looking at all the top teams' cars and trying tocopy them all at once. Never been near a wind tunnel, Spyker are screwed if Aguri and RB run customer cars :(
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Posted 05 February 2007 - 06:45 PM

View PostDavid Adams, on Feb 5 2007, 12:37 PM, said:

Looks nice to me, resembles the mclaren test car from last season.
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View Postgoferrarigo, on Apr 17 2007, 11:15 PM, said:

Yeah Kimi should be winning this one,

View PostAutumnpuma, on Apr 19 2007, 03:32 AM, said:

Yeah, that sounds right. Mikey was the well-hung gent to Steve's innocent school-girl.

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Posted 05 February 2007 - 07:51 PM

View PostF1 FANatic, on Feb 5 2007, 07:31 AM, said:

i think though that the mentality ap spyker is there for them to be a team that can move up. Unlike midland, they are a sports car company. their life is racing and cars. and i think that really has a big affect on how well a team does, just the whole mindset and i think spyker has it
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but the hireing of Adrian instead of a driver that can bring money but may not be as good a driver shows this aswell i think
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Posted 05 February 2007 - 08:01 PM

View Postykickamoocow, on Feb 5 2007, 01:28 PM, said:

I was not expecting this but ive got the first photo's for the new Spyker.

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A convetional design, not too bad, long nose, I wonder if they are haveing problems passing the nose crash test like so many other teams?
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Posted 05 February 2007 - 10:03 PM

I like the livery, it  looks a little like a Tiger with the orange and the black.

I agree with Cav in saying that you can see bits of aero copied from other teams all over it. It will be interesting to see if all the aero work in harmony, my guess is "no" not until the the end of the season anyway.

But good luck to Spyker at least they can hold their head up high and say that they designed and built their own chassis.
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Posted 05 February 2007 - 10:59 PM

Tried it with a bit more black - from the "chevrons" back to the c#ckpit surround, and black sponsors and number down the nose.

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Posted 06 February 2007 - 01:40 AM

View Postaussief1, on Feb 5 2007, 02:03 PM, said:

I like the livery, it  looks a little like a Tiger with the orange and the black.

I agree with Cav in saying that you can see bits of aero copied from other teams all over it. It will be interesting to see if all the aero work in harmony, my guess is "no" not until the the end of the season anyway.

But good luck to Spyker at least they can hold their head up high and say that they designed and built their own chassis.
very true, I have a lost more respect for them due to this then I do for Super Best Friends and STR. they really are the last private team other then Williams
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Posted 06 February 2007 - 02:22 AM

Mike Gascoyne really has a love affair with B-spec cars have you noticed. The Spyker F8-VII B-spec he is hoping to race in Turkey.
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Posted 06 February 2007 - 12:27 PM

Yeah, I do quite like that, nice colour-scheme, although maybe a little on the plain side.

And is it me or does the rear end (side-pods down) look incredibly boxy.
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