I very much doubt that
Ferrari & McLaren will show real car minus aero detail
Exactly. At first I wondered why they didn't send a technical person, or even Newey, to talk us through the car. And then realised that only Horner could BS everyone with a straight face like that.timbo wrote: ↑09 Feb 2022, 19:01No one asked for a finished car. What is a finished car anyway - mustn't it be the version at the final race it enters?godlameroso wrote: ↑09 Feb 2022, 18:48The only spin it seems are the people bitter they didn't get to see the finished car 2 weeks ahead of schedule.
Remember they called the event RB18 launch. And the car has nothing to do with RB18. So unless the actual car is called RB19 or something, they have lied to us.
No one expected a finished car but at least HAAS gave us a working model and not the FIA mock up in drag passed off as their own car.godlameroso wrote: ↑09 Feb 2022, 18:48The only spin it seems are the people bitter they didn't get to see the finished car 2 weeks ahead of schedule.
Yeah exactly. We have seen HAAS-like launches from other teams in the past as well, RB included. But this was next level.Csmith1980 wrote: ↑09 Feb 2022, 19:26No one expected a finished car but at least HAAS gave us a working model and not the FIA mock up in drag passed off as their own car.godlameroso wrote: ↑09 Feb 2022, 18:48The only spin it seems are the people bitter they didn't get to see the finished car 2 weeks ahead of schedule.
No need to call this RB18 launch then, no? Because now it is a plain lie.Neuron wrote: ↑09 Feb 2022, 19:47I don't understand that all compalining... How naive someone have to be, to think that any team will reveal their secrets? Especially in such conditions like we have this year, with totally new rules etc.
If teams had to be forced to show everything - all of them would set the presentation at the same day, and it would be as much last day as possible.
These "show days" are BS for a long time, it's so predictable...
Yes. And they should have called it exactly like that. Not RB18 reveal.
You don't realize that we have seen this exact car during the British GP last year?Racer X wrote: ↑09 Feb 2022, 19:53I think its a good indicator of what the AVERAGE car might look like though. I find it good insight and i also find it funny that F1 Fans are so quick to complain. If the teams put nothing out everyone would be mad but instead they give us a pretty general representation of the cars and everyone complains.
But back on topic i think they are hiding the rear/front wings and have innovations there also that floor really looks like it might already be showing us that they are fully prepared to maximize every aspect of the ground effects. There is a small area bellow the suspension between the tyre and car that i find particularly interesting. It seems to be channeling the air into a very specific area also it seems quite massive.
This is the FIA show model. They aren't showing you a single technical part of their new carRacer X wrote: ↑09 Feb 2022, 19:53
But back on topic i think they are hiding the rear/front wings and have innovations there also that floor really looks like it might already be showing us that they are fully prepared to maximize every aspect of the ground effects. There is a small area bellow the suspension between the tyre and car that i find particularly interesting. It seems to be channeling the air into a very specific area also it seems quite massive.
Good point. Click bait taken to the next level. The FIA should clamp down on this if they want to keep fans onboard. This is all teams, not just Red Bull.timbo wrote: ↑09 Feb 2022, 20:02I'd like to make my final point as this goes way off-topic.
I think this is dishonest for a very particular reason. How many views do you think they would have got if they called the event what it was - a sponsor reveal?
What happened is simply using people's genuine interest to get more views: a clickbait, no more, no less.
He he, I remember when F1 cars actually did have steel suspension arms with CF covers.