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Started by 2//horns , Jan 14 2008 04:12 AM

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#61 KazamaS15

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Posted 25 January 2008 - 08:53 PM

Looks amazing. I hope they keep all 4 horns.

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Posted 26 January 2008 - 12:31 AM

Quote from Nick identifying some major probelms with the F1.08

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"We have understeer and oversteer, and too much of both," he is quoted as saying by the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport.

Looks like "Albert2" has some work to do before Melbourne to cure the balance issues.

If they cannot cure the poor balance I wonder if BMW will modify the F1.07 to 2008 specs and complete the first three fly away races with the old car while the F1.08 is being developed??
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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 26 January 2008 - 08:11 PM

Would sure make sense, might even work well for those races, while some teams are still figuring out their cars...

But then Honda spent an entire season plugging away at a new car with an identical issue, some say it would have been better to revert back, but they never did :-(
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Posted 01 February 2008 - 11:42 AM

http://www.autosport...to.php/id/93091

For christ sake what is happening to this once lovely looking car.

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Looks like "Albert2" has some work to do before Melbourne to cure the balance issues.

Looking at the above photo, it looks like they should turn it off.
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Posted 01 February 2008 - 05:45 PM

lol, that sure is a heck of a lot of fins!
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Posted 02 February 2008 - 07:52 PM

View PostDavid Adams, on Feb 1 2008, 11:45 AM, said:

lol, that sure is a heck of a lot of fins!
They are trying to be the flying fish, while RedBull is the boat...
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Posted 05 February 2008 - 12:25 AM

Here is a good look at the OZ wheels without the wheel fairings.............I know I'm bored :lol:

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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 05 February 2008 - 09:13 AM

I don't mind the fins coming from th enose but they sure have gone a bit mental with the aero elsewhere.

Way too much going on, and is surely not helping the balance.

I agree that they should perhaps go back to the 07 car to get a bit more of an idea of what they are doing wrong.
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Posted 06 February 2008 - 01:37 AM

View PostJayStorm, on Feb 5 2008, 07:13 PM, said:

I don't mind the fins coming from th enose but they sure have gone a bit mental with the aero elsewhere.

Way too much going on, and is surely not helping the balance.

I agree that they should perhaps go back to the 07 car to get a bit more of an idea of what they are doing wrong.

I agree, the F1.08 has the busiest aero of the 2008 cars without doubt.
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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.
Nathan is: .............. ??

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Posted 09 March 2008 - 11:53 AM

Seems as though they may have race pace, as opposed to one lap pace according to well regarded experts.

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Posted 09 March 2008 - 01:47 PM

I thought some people suspected they were often heavy fuelled in winter testing, so that would indicate that they do have some good race pace.
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Posted 09 March 2008 - 04:42 PM

Apparently balance was a problem in testing, like Honda last year but that appears to be slightly more under control now and would explain slower times in testing.

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Posted 13 April 2008 - 08:24 PM

I'm rly interesting what BMW Sauber made new for Barcelona.
What aero parts they change front, back ?
We have to w8 to Monday.

We know they have good fast car and  
I think they made something to be faster on straight and still be faster on corners.
Maybe thay work to have better balance now Nick and Robert have some prob with this on track.

Im w8 opinions. :)

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Posted 14 April 2008 - 12:54 AM

View PostGlOWaBmWFaN, on Apr 13 2008, 03:24 PM, said:

I'm rly interesting what BMW Sauber made new for Barcelona.
What aero parts they change front, back ?
We have to w8 to Monday.

We know they have good fast car and  
I think they made something to be faster on straight and still be faster on corners.
Maybe thay work to have better balance now Nick and Robert have some prob with this on track.

Im w8 opinions. :)
Well all teams , except SA obv, are getting new parts i await to see Ferraris, BMW and FI's new pace with it and maybe Honda's pace go down....
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Posted 14 April 2008 - 01:00 AM

What's a w8??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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Posted 14 April 2008 - 02:11 AM

View PostHandyNZL, on Apr 14 2008, 11:00 AM, said:

What's a w8??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????


It's short for wait. As in waiting for opinions. Get it together Handy! :P

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Posted 14 April 2008 - 02:24 AM

I no its sht 4 w8, bt i fn h8 txt spk coz its so stpd

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Posted 14 April 2008 - 10:25 PM

View PostHandyNZL, on Apr 13 2008, 10:24 PM, said:

I no its sht 4 w8, bt i fn h8 txt spk coz its so stpd
ur nt vry gud @ txt spk its ik

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Posted 15 April 2008 - 03:14 AM

oic

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Posted 28 April 2008 - 09:17 PM

I didn't like the BMW, I thought it would be an ugly disaster but hey it works. A bit disappointed after Barcelona but maybe it is not a BMW track.

We'll see.

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