Sauber C29

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Post Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:15 pm

Low rear end like the williams, intricate sidepods and engine cover like the mclaren, relatively short wheel base?

Looks like Ferrari are going to be banging their heads against the wall tonight.

I love it, a very refreshing look, hope it can pull out some wins this year.
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Post Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:16 pm

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From: Sidepodcast
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Post Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:17 pm

wesley123 wrote:
Diesel wrote:
myurr wrote:Another team not to go for the V nose - could Ferrari end up being the only team to copy Red Bull / STR?


It'd be a real cracker if RB drop the V nose concept!


true, what i can think of is that that v-nose adds the springs etc. even higher up in the car, thus increasing CoG height


My line of thinking was that the V-nose helps more if you want a mid to low nose, and that the McLaren and BMW have slightly higher noses than the Ferrari and RB.
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Post Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:19 pm

Is it just me or are the radiator intakes teeny tiny? I thought the Ferrari was a bit of a hotty?
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Post Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:30 pm

horse wrote:Is it just me or are the radiator intakes teeny tiny? I thought the Ferrari was a bit of a hotty?

That what I thought too, as well as the brake ducts! Surely with the extra weight they'll be needed to cool more? I'm guessing they'll be changed during testing or at the races.

Some more photos. This time from Paddocktalk:
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Post Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:31 pm

myurr wrote:[quote="wesley123]true, what i can think of is that that v-nose adds the springs etc. even higher up in the car, thus increasing CoG height[/quote]

My line of thinking was that the V-nose helps more if you want a mid to low nose, and that the McLaren and BMW have slightly higher noses than the Ferrari and RB.[/quote][/quote]


nope, the ferrari nose is bij far the highest nose already, and also have to V-nose implemented. The red bull last year also had a really high nose.
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Post Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:34 pm

roost89 wrote:
horse wrote:Image

In this photo you can clearly see where the double deck diffuser will be if you zoom in
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Post Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:39 pm

Do you think Mercedes will leave their rear end uncovered? Will Ross care so much about the other teams getting a look?
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Post Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:42 pm

Lovely, neat little car. Seems to have little fuss about it and it looks light, unlikely the Ferrari which looks like a heavily pregnant Red Roman (fish).

Nice detail around the side pods and nice clean lines around the cockpit.

Lovely effort after the 2009 disaster.

On looks alone, Ferrari is currently a back marker :)
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Post Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:44 pm

is it me or does the diffuser seem alot higher?
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Post Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:49 pm

anyone know what the wheel base is like compared to the other cars?
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Post Sun Jan 31, 2010 3:59 pm

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I dont think this diffuser will flow very well, or thats 1 hell of a gurney flap :wink:

Car looks pretty much like what they ended off with last year, except that blocked off DDD :wink:
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Post Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:02 pm

ISLAMATRON wrote:I dont think this diffuser will flow very well, or thats 1 hell of a gurney flap :wink:

:lol:
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Post Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:17 pm

its a very innovative flip up panel that extends teh length of the diffusor once the car is up to speed. :^o
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Post Sun Jan 31, 2010 4:23 pm

High resolution images, free for all:
http://press.bmw-sauber-f1-team.ch/inde ... oto?page=2
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