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    Yup, camera pylons, and they're mandatory.
     
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    Saw a comment regarding the noses of the new cars that I thought I'd share:


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    Oh my shrinkage factor effects Williams.... :D
     
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    ......and the others all got beaver tails.
     
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    Yeah, it looks like someone had the intelligence to make a F1 livery that looks good from a distance or on TV, rather than the usual ones that only look distinctive when you're standing next to them in a well-lit studio.
     
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    I see Ferrari decided to go with a mostly red livery this year...

    That's one launch each year where everyone immediately focuses on shapes and form. No need to wonder what color the car will be, just which stickers are largest.
     
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    Adam Cooper:
    In case anyone is wondering, yes, Ericsson is Swedish.
     
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    I wonder if Force India and Lotus will be there in Australia......both are still having severe money and sponsorship problems.....
     
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    ^^^^^^ Always liked those noses especially on the Brabham BT44 & BT45.
     
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    I guess this is what happens when you're already at the track and waiting for the test to start (tomorrow) and there's no real news to report on.

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    McLaren's new Enkei wheels explained (in part).

    A closer look at McLaren's new wheel rims (f1technical.net)
     
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    Toro Rosso launched their car today. I'm not paying much attention as the team have already said it's just an interim car and we won't see the car they'll take racing until either the third test or the first race. I suspect that's actually true of all them.

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    Aonso to get first moan at McLaren

    Posted in Motorsport, News by Sniff Petrol on Monday, January 26th, 2015

    McLaren has confirmed that at next week’s pre-season testing in Jerez, Fernando Alonso will be the first of its drivers to moan about the car.

    ‘It’s a show of faith,’ admitting one Woking insider. ‘We hired Fernando because we know what he’s capable of. He is as good as anyone out there, especially at moaning. So it’s only right that he gets first go in the car and then a chance to moan about it.’

    However, McLaren is keen to point out that Jenson Button will also get plenty of chances to moan about the car in Spain next week. ‘There are no favourites here,’ our man insisted. ‘Jenson is a world class driver and can deliver world class moaning. Our ideal is for both drivers to get an equal amount of time to moan about the chassis and the engine, and then to sigh and tell reporters there’s a lot of work still to do.’

    ‘Simulations and data can only tell us so much,’ our mole continued. ‘It’s not until you get a real driver out there on a real track that you can really get a sense of what there is to moan about.’

    McLaren is famed for the attention it devotes to pre-season moaning, even running all moans through a special measuring machine it developed in the mid-‘90s known as ‘the Mansellometer’.
     
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    Ah, yes, those special nasal moans - whatever their other skills, your modern F1 driver is only capable of moaning though his mouth.
     
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    Good news for the Tifosi.

    Not such great news for McLaren.

    Vettel leads for Ferrari as Mercedes pile on miles - F1 Fanatic

    2015 F1 testing day one result

    Column 1
    Driver Car Best time (auto) Laps Difference
    1 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari SF15-T 1’22.620 60
    2 Marcus Ericsson Sauber-Ferrari C34 1’22.777 73 0.157
    3 Nico Rosberg Mercedes W05 1’23.106 157 0.486
    4 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull-Renault RB11 1’23.338 35 0.718
    5 Valtteri Bottas Williams-Mercedes FW37 1’23.906 73 1.286
    6 Carlos Sainz Jnr Toro Rosso-Renault STR10 1’25.327 46 2.707
    7 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Honda MP4-30 1’40.738 6 18.118
     
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    Red Bull has hired BMW car wrappers?
     

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