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#1 aussief1

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Posted 10 January 2008 - 05:59 AM

Panasonic Toyota Racing pre-season event to be shown live on-line

03.01.2008

Panasonic Toyota Racing is pleased to confirm it will broadcast live coverage on the internet of its pre-season event on Thursday 10 January from the team’s technical centre in Cologne, Germany.

To ensure all media and fans do not miss a minute of the official unveiling of the new TF108 car, the event will be shown live on www.toyota-f1.com from 10.30 until around 11.10.

As well as the unveiling of the new TF108, top management from Toyota Motor Corporation and Panasonic Toyota Racing will be joined by race drivers Timo Glock and Jarno Trulli and third driver Kamui Kobayashi on stage to discuss the 2008 season.

Source: www.toyota-f1.com

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I assume that the launch time of 10.30 - 11.10 is Central European Time, as the launch is in Cologne, Germany.

I've made the Toyota website a link in the article for everyone's benefit :D

Edited by aussief1, 10 January 2008 - 06:00 AM.

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"Giancarlo, you are still two seconds a lap slower than Fernando, this cannot be possible you have the same fuel load, I know you have some understeer but you cannot be two seconds slower, COME ON"!!!! - Alan Permane, Fisichella�s race engineer, 2006 Australian Grand Prix
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Posted 10 January 2008 - 06:20 AM

I'm expecting that Toyota will live upto their promise and deliver a complete new design concept for the TF108.

They need to in all honesty, the current evolution is nowhere aero wise and completly different compared to what other teams are enjoying success with. The straight lines of the previous years Toyota's don't work anymore and never really have, I really hope this new Toyota will have the Ferrari / McLaren like coke bottle shape with flowing lines with sculptured sidepods not the box's that Toyota stick on the side of the car and call sidepods!

The TF107's front wing philosophy clearly works, as it's design has been endorsed so to speak by Ferrari virtually copying the design. So you can imagine that this part of the car will probably have little change.

Fingers crossed for a beautiful TF108 :D
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"Giancarlo, you are still two seconds a lap slower than Fernando, this cannot be possible you have the same fuel load, I know you have some understeer but you cannot be two seconds slower, COME ON"!!!! - Alan Permane, Fisichella�s race engineer, 2006 Australian Grand Prix
"We're lucky we don't build aeroplanes" - Mark Webber on Red Bulls reliability issues at the Australian Grand Prix 2008.
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Posted 10 January 2008 - 07:02 AM

I wish them luck even though Im not a Toyota fan, just cause I'd like to see Trulli get another podium or two before he retires

Edit- Thanks for posting a link!

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Posted 10 January 2008 - 10:44 AM

From Autosport.com....
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Posted 10 January 2008 - 10:51 AM

You were going to say something Dan?
It's bloody hard to be sh!t hot when you are constantly driving sh!t heaps !!! (AussieF1 on MW).

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Posted 10 January 2008 - 10:55 AM

Thanks Nathan for the link.... :)
It's bloody hard to be sh!t hot when you are constantly driving sh!t heaps !!! (AussieF1 on MW).

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Posted 10 January 2008 - 11:06 AM

View PostJez, on Jan 10 2008, 06:02 PM, said:

I wish them luck even though Im not a Toyota fan, just cause I'd like to see Trulli get another podium or two before he retires


I hear that!
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Posted 10 January 2008 - 11:12 AM

It looks like a mix of McLaren, Reno and Ferrari (mostly McLaren though)
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Posted 10 January 2008 - 11:33 AM

Thanks Dan for the pic..........Yeah Scott looks very McLarenesque
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Posted 10 January 2008 - 12:10 PM

View PostJez, on Jan 10 2008, 07:02 AM, said:

I wish them luck even though Im not a Toyota fan, just cause I'd like to see Trulli get another podium or two before he retires

Gotta second that. It is a pity Trully didn't get a chance with Alonso's Renault. Heck, even the way he was phased off Renault stung.
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Posted 10 January 2008 - 12:11 PM

It aesthetically looks a lot more pleasing than the previous model. Some positive feedback on the developments so far (aerodynamically), so hopefully it can come together for this outfit and they can find some more consistent results.
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Posted 10 January 2008 - 01:47 PM

That bridge front wing is spreading to other cars.
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Posted 10 January 2008 - 02:36 PM

Hmmmm :eusa_think:

I was expecting a little more I must admit, but all in all this just the launch model so we might have to reserve judgement till the car hits the track in Melbourne.

The sculptured sidepods are a improvement good to see Toyota finally getting the hint these are more efficient in moving the air around the sides and over to the rear wing. They have adopted the Renault like sidepod buffers with the rear view mirrors incorporated and ditched their front wing design after Ferrari copied it in order to run with the McLaren inspired bridge wing.

Back to sleep for me more discussion on the TF108 tomorrow.
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"Giancarlo, you are still two seconds a lap slower than Fernando, this cannot be possible you have the same fuel load, I know you have some understeer but you cannot be two seconds slower, COME ON"!!!! - Alan Permane, Fisichella�s race engineer, 2006 Australian Grand Prix
"We're lucky we don't build aeroplanes" - Mark Webber on Red Bulls reliability issues at the Australian Grand Prix 2008.
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Posted 10 January 2008 - 02:39 PM

The TF108 has also conformed to the Bridgestone favoured longer wheelbase.
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"Giancarlo, you are still two seconds a lap slower than Fernando, this cannot be possible you have the same fuel load, I know you have some understeer but you cannot be two seconds slower, COME ON"!!!! - Alan Permane, Fisichella�s race engineer, 2006 Australian Grand Prix
"We're lucky we don't build aeroplanes" - Mark Webber on Red Bulls reliability issues at the Australian Grand Prix 2008.
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Posted 10 January 2008 - 03:31 PM

View PostDanielB, on Jan 10 2008, 02:44 AM, said:

From Autosport.com....
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wow, great advertisement idea by Toyota, lets put a white car on a white background.

either they are trying to hide something or are just really ashamed
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Posted 10 January 2008 - 07:53 PM

Thanks for the link Nathan, and thanks for the pic Dan! :)

I hope Toyota have more success than usual, which shouldn't be too difficult to achieve. The new car looks...OK.
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Posted 10 January 2008 - 08:11 PM

Hmmm, pretty nice new colour design & ermm........................
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Posted 10 January 2008 - 08:25 PM

Still looks like some kind of house refrigerator, but at least it looks like it was designed after 1995.
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Posted 10 January 2008 - 08:36 PM

^^OOh, indeed.

I really like the look of this though.

A significant improvement.

Hoping for a slight livery change I guess.

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Posted 11 January 2008 - 12:37 AM

Some pictures of the TF108

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"Giancarlo, you are still two seconds a lap slower than Fernando, this cannot be possible you have the same fuel load, I know you have some understeer but you cannot be two seconds slower, COME ON"!!!! - Alan Permane, Fisichella�s race engineer, 2006 Australian Grand Prix
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Posted 11 January 2008 - 01:04 AM

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Scource : http://f1.gpupdate.n....php?catID=3046
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"Giancarlo, you are still two seconds a lap slower than Fernando, this cannot be possible you have the same fuel load, I know you have some understeer but you cannot be two seconds slower, COME ON"!!!! - Alan Permane, Fisichella�s race engineer, 2006 Australian Grand Prix
"We're lucky we don't build aeroplanes" - Mark Webber on Red Bulls reliability issues at the Australian Grand Prix 2008.
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Posted 11 January 2008 - 06:32 AM

Jarno's new helmet design. The full silver chrome has been replaced with the red chrome.

I like it.

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Edited by aussief1, 11 January 2008 - 06:34 AM.

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"Giancarlo, you are still two seconds a lap slower than Fernando, this cannot be possible you have the same fuel load, I know you have some understeer but you cannot be two seconds slower, COME ON"!!!! - Alan Permane, Fisichella�s race engineer, 2006 Australian Grand Prix
"We're lucky we don't build aeroplanes" - Mark Webber on Red Bulls reliability issues at the Australian Grand Prix 2008.
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Posted 11 January 2008 - 06:54 AM

Thats a pretty sweet helmet design

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Posted 11 January 2008 - 05:55 PM

Nice new sexy helmet Jarno has got! Probably to celebrate the departure of Ralfie!
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Posted 12 January 2008 - 09:22 AM

View Postaussief1, on Jan 11 2008, 02:37 AM, said:

Some pictures of the TF108

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Wow! While not exactly a great departure from the Toyota norm, it is quite surprising.

I was expecting the usual soapbox racer they always produce. Maybe they have finally realized that they should try something different.

Or perhaps this is only the launch version, and they are going to add the angular bodywork in time for Melbourne.


Ps, did anyone notice in the second picture that the car is missing an exit panel on the engine cover?
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Posted 12 January 2008 - 03:33 PM

Yep Jarno's new helmet looks awesome.

Edited by Rainmaster, 12 January 2008 - 03:34 PM.

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Posted 12 January 2008 - 07:44 PM

View Postc21, on Jan 12 2008, 01:22 AM, said:

Wow! While not exactly a great departure from the Toyota norm, it is quite surprising.

I was expecting the usual soapbox racer they always produce. Maybe they have finally realized that they should try something different.

Or perhaps this is only the launch version, and they are going to add the angular bodywork in time for Melbourne.


Ps, did anyone notice in the second picture that the car is missing an exit panel on the engine cover?

I don't know, sure its a departure from what we have see from toyota but instead of being a box on wheels it is now a box with rounded edges on wheels. it will probably still drive around just ahead of FI and SA
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Posted 13 January 2008 - 11:02 AM

View Post2//horns, on Jan 10 2008, 01:11 PM, said:

It aesthetically looks a lot more pleasing than the previous model. Some positive feedback on the developments so far (aerodynamically), so hopefully it can come together for this outfit and they can find some more consistent results.
I agree

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Posted 13 January 2008 - 11:06 AM

why does it have emc2 on the mirror
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Posted 13 January 2008 - 11:50 AM

View Postmassaikonen, on Jan 13 2008, 01:06 PM, said:

why does it have emc2 on the mirror

EMC2 have been a long time sponsor, but I dont know what they do.


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