the nose of the F1 contenders is quite unique/ugly....

and Caterham brings it to another level....

Kimi posts top time on first testing

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yes, it is only the first day of testing...

but it's good to have a good start.... eh? :icon17:

Nice shot! So glad testing is ongoing now. Will be interesting to see who gets this new system and set up right early on!

Williams F1 team concluded the 2nd day of testing, Valtteri Bottas completed 35 laps in total resulting in the 3rd best time of the day

Jerez Test Day Two

Vettel speaks about driving now in the new car ----

"For sure there will be new elements of driving skills, different skills generally that you will have to get on top of and adapt to. It's a new car so it will feel differently. If you drive it the same way you did last year in a race you won't see the chequered flag, that's a very simple one to understand. But which way is the best, every driver needs to find his own way."
Read more at Driving like last year won't work - Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Formula 1 news, live F1 | ESPN F1

I hope McLaren can stage a come back this season! JB did really well. :)

+1 I would be very pleased to see JB have a good season!

This is good news!!!!!:tup::tup:

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on the other hand....

pretty promising for a rookie and for McLaren :icon17:

Day 3 of Formula 1 Test

and... interestingly.... for Lotus....

one of the tip of the nose is longer than the other...

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maybe it's because it's a digital image..???

Red Bull and Renault are not doing well. Hardly any laps and they have battery issues big time. More to follow on that. I know its early but Mclaren looking really solid already. Plenty of changes coming but Red Bull need HELP :)

Renault, especially Red Bull, always has many issues with the KERS system, hopefully they can sort out the problem ASAP because the engine this year depends so much on the KERS system.

Newey likes to package things tightly making the cooling marginal. Thats the theory around the paddock now is the Red Bull design might be part of the issue. Time will tell of course.

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it is exactly why they had so many issues with the KERS system for the last couple seasons.

what a nice idea... paint the penis in black thus make it 99% invisible.... :tup:

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:tup: to Marussia.....!!!!

Marussia, not fast but bloody stylish :)

Watching "Rush" right now. Gawd I wish the season would hurry up and get here. The sounds just light my candle.

Fab movie!

a bit of a surprise....

Ross Brawn Confirms Retirement

Now they want to change qualification...

FIA to discuss qualifying changes | Planet F1 | Formula One News

This will be a fun year with all these new and potential changes!

Great find! Thanks for posting. Entertaining look at the F1 for 2014 :tup:

I am kinda surprised they start the discussion only about a month prior to the start of the season.

.....and NASCAR is now adopting the CURRENT F1 qualy format and now F1 might tweak it lol! Strange.

I actually like the current format, but wouldn't mind Q3 teams getting a free set of tires to shoot for pole. That would spice it up!

It is a great idea and qualy would be perfect with that 1 change!

or if they can use the same set for Q2 and Q3, then have the option to choose the race compound.

and compulsory run at Q3 otherwise start at the back of the grid as "no time"

I think all teams should have to run all cars in all Q's or be demoted. The fans are paying/watching to see the cars run. NO run pay the price. Seems the extra tires will help possibly.

Williams continues to gain new sponsors. Be great to see them wearing the Martini colors!!!

Martini to return to F1 with Williams - Autoblog

Glad to see this. We need another strong team on the grid this year. I would love to see Felipe do well !

The first year that F1 came to Austin, I got the opportunity to Meet Mr. Brawn. He and his wife came into the store that I was working at during the time. He and I spent about 30 minutes talking about everything from Austin to F1. One of the nicest guys you will ever meet. :tup:

Ross will be missed. He has made his mark and more in F1. Good for him to let it go. We all move on sometime!

I believe team history and heritage sometimes plays a very big role on getting sponsorships, see Williams is able to get sponsorships with such poor performance for the last couple seasons and Lotus struggle so badly to sign a sponsor even with such outstanding performance.

Very true. Williams are a known long term member of the F1 club!!

Latest test started today in Bahrain - Full report!

Nico Hulkenberg fastest as Red Bull's problems persist | Formula 1 | Formula 1 news, live F1 | ESPN F1

I have a feeling the root problem is not red bull but renault.

and if it's the case, it could cause a huge shuffle to the grid this year...

at least to the first half of the season.

Word is heat issues and the car might be hard on the drive shafts via the new K unit which is the new KERS. Red Bull saying the issues now are different than in Jerez.