As if 2018 cars weren't ugly enough: golfball cameras on the nose!

[Manoah2u]

Sure, the positive is that we will have - finally - better camera material.
But that big 'zit' on the car? if it were on top of the car not such a problem imho. but it's in front even of the halo, won't that even obstruct the view even more?
the halo supposedly would be slimmed down to 1.6 cm wide in it's final form (the vertical pillar), this thing looks much much bigger in radius. i can't imagine that being enjoyable.

unless the entire ball is not neccesary and only the 'domed' top will be used, then ignore my b*tching but let's be honest here, this just looks like a huge zit on some witch nose.

[krisfx]

People just like to say bad about everything... Even about a camera mounted on the car. It was the nose, then the livery of Mclaren, the halo... always bashing about something. Unbelievable..

oh wait, i was mistaken that we live in a dictatorship where you need to bend over and accept everything and like everything no matter what.

go ahead and tell me the double wiener nose, the platypus nose, the weird caterham nose, the halo, and now this complete ball right on the nose like rudolph the rednosed reindeer is making f1 cars look better?

they don't, they make it look worse, it's that simple.

'somebody has a different opinion than me. unbelievable!'

"Unbelievable" is a phrase best used to describe people who seem to think F1 is about styling and not making the fastest car.

[Manoah2u]

unbeliavable is rulebook writers making a mess of things and causing clumsy and awkward results like the stepped noses for example.
if f1 was all about styling and nothing else then the tyrell 6-wheeler would never been banned, nor the fan mounted at the back of the brabham. just to name stuff.
a ball camera also has nothing to do with making the fastest car.
matter of fact, the halo doesn't either.

yet here we are.

[3jawchuck]

a ball camera also has nothing to do with making the fastest car.

Cameras of any type have nothing to do with making the cars go faster, so why not remove them entirely?

[roon]

Well that image is clearly a temporary solution for testing, it will get tidier and less intrusive.
As Zynerji says, it is about time this arrived.

Yeah, the one tested at Abu Dhabi was more flush.

[FrukostScones]

FIndycar. No thanks. Also they need a canopy now to deflect thT bastard ball when it sheeres oft i a crash.

[Jolle]

unbeliavable is rulebook writers making a mess of things and causing clumsy and awkward results like the stepped noses for example.
if f1 was all about styling and nothing else then the tyrell 6-wheeler would never been banned, nor the fan mounted at the back of the brabham. just to name stuff.
a ball camera also has nothing to do with making the fastest car.
matter of fact, the halo doesn't either.

yet here we are.

I don't think the six wheeler or the fan car were actually banned... The for the six wheeler the tires weren't available anymore and Bernie pulled the fan car before it could be banned.

The objective of the ball cam is to get more viewers, to upgrade the product to their biggest income stream: TV broadcasters. A better product and more exposure leads to more income what leads to more engineers which leads to faster cars.

[roon]

A better product and more exposure leads to more income what leads to more engineers which leads to faster cars.

Isn't funding in F1 more about wining-and-dining sponsors, finding motorsports fans in boardrooms, and sucking big, loose wallets into the spectacle of the thing? F1 is more about prestige and displays of wealth-power. The stands could go empty for all they care. Won't impact the pit-mingling and after-parties.

[Jolle]

A better product and more exposure leads to more income what leads to more engineers which leads to faster cars.

Isn't funding in F1 more about wining-and-dining sponsors, finding motorsports fans in boardrooms, and sucking big, loose wallets into the spectacle of the thing? F1 is more about prestige and displays of wealth-power. The stands could go empty for all they care. Won't impact the pit-mingling and after-parties.

That's more of the old days and the lower classes (with no of almost none exposure) (and of course with use of some tax magic). For F1 most of the money really comes in from companies who use F1 in a proper way in their marketing.

[roon]

For F1 most of the money really comes in from companies who use F1 in a proper way in their marketing.

Sure, but those sponsorship deals arise from somewhere. Which is what I was eluding to in my previous post.

Saying it's about marketing or making claims as to the effectiveness of advertising is a good way to get the boardroom to part with money, if the board is composed of types who don't want to dump money into motorsport or who aren't inclined toward using company funds to rub shoulders amid financially elite gatherings. Other times, you have sympathetic boards who like to blow money on motorsport and you don't need to dubiously legitimize the expenditure via marketing excuses. Other times you simply have individuals with money.

[foxmulder_ms]

that is soooooo cute. I want more of them. /No joke.

[adrianjordan]

Sponsors want their logos to be seen. So even if tge majority of revenue comes from sponsors, increasing the TV viewing figures (*cough* put all races back on free to air live *cough*) increases their exposure meaning that teams can charge more for advertising space on their cars.

[Moose]

Oh man, this will be awesome. Fingers crossed we get some VR onboard videos posted!

[jagunx51]

360 cameras rules, they provide unique points of view, and don´t worry about aesthetics, the halo will bring all your attention

I also guess and hope in next season (or should I say this season at this point?) it will be integrated into the car much better, that´s a bolt on solution for testing

..... ehmmmm, the point is, it looks ugly

[Andres125sx]

360 cameras rules, they provide unique points of view, and don´t worry about aesthetics, the halo will bring all your attention

I also guess and hope in next season (or should I say this season at this point?) it will be integrated into the car much better, that´s a bolt on solution for testing

..... ehmmmm, the point is, it looks ugly

So if a camera provide a great POV but it´s ugly you won´t use it?