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sperry 2008-01-08 11:19 AM

The Official 2008 Formula 1 Thread!
 
It's January, so silly season '08 has officially begun!

So on with the news and rumors!

Nick Koan 2008-01-08 11:27 AM

News!

The drivers and numbers have been announced by the FIA. Only one seat remains!

Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro:
1. Kimi Raikkonen
2. Felipe Massa

BMW Sauber F1 Team:
3. Nick Heidfeld
4. Robert Kubica

ING Renault F1 Team:
5. Fernando Alonso
6. Nelson Piquet Jr

AT&T Williams:
7. Nico Rosberg
8. Kazuki Nakajima

Red Bull Racing:
9. David Coulthard
10. Mark Webber

Panasonic Toyota Racing
11. Jarno Trulli
12. Timo Glock

Scuderia Toro Rosso:
14. Sebastien Bourdais
15. Sebastian Vettel

Honda Racing F1 Team:
16. Jenson Button
17. Rubens Barrichello

Super Aguri F1 Team:
18. Takuma Sato
19. Anthony Davidson

Force India Formula One Team:
20. Adrian Sutil
21. Giancarlo Fisichella

Vodafone McLaren Mercedes:
22. Lewis Hamilton
23. Heikki Kovalainen

Nick Koan 2008-01-08 11:33 AM

5 Attachment(s)
The McLaren MP4-23

Nick Koan 2008-01-08 11:34 AM

3 Attachment(s)
The Ferrari F2008

Nick Koan 2008-01-08 11:35 AM

So far, nothing looks drastically different from last years.

At least to my eyes.

skimonkey30 2008-01-08 11:53 AM

I dont see much difference either most of it is internal, the aero packages on the ferrari will be completely different come Melbourne

although I hear the ferrari car is shorter then last years model, and those side bolsters around the drivers head are taller now

sperry 2008-01-08 03:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick Koan (Post 112449)
So far, nothing looks drastically different from last years.

At least to my eyes.

Isn't the 08 Ferrari front wing quite a bit different?

F2007:

F2008: http://sports.eastday.com/s/20080107...s/01167886.jpg

Nick Koan 2008-01-08 03:34 PM

Good catch. I didn't look closely enough :lol:

MPREZIV 2008-01-08 06:40 PM

Kimi TOTALLY looks ready... to fall asleep. :lol:

Nick Koan 2008-01-08 06:42 PM

What do you mean? That's his excited face.



That's also his sleepy face, his annoyed face, his o face and his sad face.

MPREZIV 2008-01-08 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nick Koan (Post 112485)
What do you mean? That's his excited face.



That's also his sleepy face, his annoyed face, his o face and his sad face.

:lol: EXACTLY!!!

MattR 2008-01-08 08:48 PM

Man, it is really weird to see the McLaren with such a high Number!

van 2008-01-08 09:37 PM

check it
http://axisofoversteer.com/blog/pictures/2007-2008.gif

MikeK 2008-01-08 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kidnappervan (Post 112500)

Holy toe out, batman!

sperry 2008-01-09 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeK (Post 112504)
Holy toe out, batman!

That's gotta just be the camera angle.

...then again, F1 teams will run a ton of negative camber just to keep the tires hot. I guess they stick better using 80% of the tire at high temp, than using 100% of the tire at a low temp. Massive toe out would certainly help keep the tires warm too. :lol:

sperry 2008-01-09 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MPREZIV (Post 112484)
Kimi TOTALLY looks ready... to fall asleep. :lol:

And Massa looks like Kimi farted something rank.

MPREZIV 2008-01-09 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattR (Post 112497)
Man, it is really weird to see the McLaren with such a high Number!

And the Ferarri's rockin' NUMBER 1! :cool:

Nick Koan 2008-01-09 01:49 PM

Rumor has it that Fisichella bought... er... got the last seat left for 08 at Force India.

Official announcement due tomorrow.

http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/...ed-fisichella/

sperry 2008-01-09 02:20 PM

Poor Fisi... I like that guy, it sucks to see him in what will likely be a perpetual back-marker car.

sperry 2008-01-09 02:22 PM

In other '08 news... has anyone heard if Honda is going to have a real sponsor next season, or are we going to have to watch their slow, ugly cars again this year?

skimonkey30 2008-01-09 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry (Post 112525)
In other '08 news... has anyone heard if Honda is going to have a real sponsor next season, or are we going to have to watch their slow, ugly cars again this year?

well I think the "earth" car paint scheme is gone but I havent heard anything about a major sponsor

Joeyy 2008-01-10 12:38 AM

What driver will the banning of traction control help/hinder the most?

skimonkey30 2008-01-10 09:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skimonkey30 (Post 112526)
well I think the "earth" car paint scheme is gone but I havent heard anything about a major sponsor

ok so maybe I got that one wrong

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...10092103.shtml

Nick Koan 2008-01-10 09:27 AM

Fisichella, Sutil at Force India. Luizzi will be their test driver.

http://f1.gpupdate.net/en/news/2008/...il-and-liuzzi/

Nick Koan 2008-01-10 09:34 AM

5 Attachment(s)
The Toyota TF108 has been unveiled.

Haven't found any high-res photos yet. But it looks like they are debuting with the McLaren style front wing.


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