Formula 1 2010 Season [may contain real time spoilers]

[hedgie]

Must say I like the look of the new Ferrari if this first shot is anything to go by

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81089

Really getting quite excited now

[sherer]

have to say for all the talk about banning on the flick ups and add-ons all the cars had they still seem to have come back.

No wonder the racing wasn't much better last season

[Pierre]

Designers will always exploit every tiny loophole in the regs, hence Brawns dominance early last year.

[hedgie]

Williams said their car was a radical departure, but the new McLaren looks amazing IMHO.....

Williams
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81104

McLaren
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81116

[SnoopZ]

Russian Vitaly Petrov has been signed buy Renault for 2010.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/8490213.stm

[Turkey Machine]

That Renault looks GORGEOUS. All other liveries officially suck.

[Kymmy]

Originally Posted by Turkey Machine

That Renault looks GORGEOUS. All other liveries officially suck.

And hence it is proved that TM is color blind

[hedgie]

When I first saw the new Renault on Autosport my first thought was that Jordan were back

The new cars from Toro Rosso and Mercedes have been shown at Valencia. The previous Mercedes press launch used last years car.

Toro Rosso
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81168

Mercedes
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81167

[Turkey Machine]

Originally Posted by Kymmy

And hence it is proved that TM is color blind

Colour-blind. If you're gonna make fun of me, despite it's factual accuracy, do it correctly Kymmy.

[Kymmy]

I was correct, just the english schools system has it wrong.. Thank gawd I only ever hit the tail end of it

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Nice little bbc news blog following the 1st day of testing

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/moto...ne/8491190.stm

Massa's leading the pack on times, nice to see him back in the cockpit

[hedgie]

Schumi has been out after lunch for a few laps and is already down to 1m14.255s .

Source Johnathan Noble's Autosport Twitter reed.

I mean no one knows what fuel loads or programs are being run but hey, its real live news !!

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Originally Posted by Turkey Machine

That Renault looks GORGEOUS. All other liveries officially suck.

A return to the Black and Yellow they used when they first brought-out the 1.5 turbo F1 back in the day. There was a strong rumour Renault were going to use a Blue and White logo with a Gordini name. That had potential if you ask me.

[Kymmy]

And yet again they've voted to change the points sytem to increase the gap between 1st and 2nd place.

Points run will now be 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1.

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Some good pictures from yesterdays testing at

http://www.speedtv.com/gallery/view/1035047/335751

[webcrawler2050]

What's the green paint all about on that Mclarens side pods?

[Aragorn]

Originally Posted by webcrawler2050

What's the green paint all about on that Mclarens side pods?

According to the BBC feed, it's not good news. Apparently they use the luminous paint if they've got big airflow problems.

Originally Posted by BBC

1115: On the subject of MercyMurcia's remark below about McLaren potentially using 'fluminescent' paint again, I have the estimable Sarah Holt checking it out on the ground. If true, it does not bode well. Teams use the paint - so named because it helps them see the flow of air over the car and is luminescent - to check out what might be happening if the car is not performing as expected.

[webcrawler2050]

Originally Posted by Aragorn

According to the BBC feed, it's not good news. Apparently they use the luminous paint if they've got big airflow problems.

Great, here we go again. Well they have "time" to fix it.