santos wrote:I read it many times here and in many commentary boxes: "FIA should open up the rules and let engineers do their job." Well how do we stand? It's because you don't like the way it looks? If it is a question of aesthetics... i think this is the wrong forum to debate that. I belive that every aero guy in here doesn't have any problem with the way these wings look.
agree,
its a bit hypocritical to say "we need less regulations as it's killing the sport"
and then say "FIA should ban this and the sharkfin"
we have something fitting with freedom and then it needs bannned?!!!
we want to get rid of Charlie Whiting, and party (me included) when he's off,
as 'we' criticise his 'banning' of stuff and not being 'consistant'.
and now we scream ourselves to get done exactly what we criticise charlie for?
somethings not right there.
personally, i dont think the fin and t-wing are overly pretty, but i dont see that as a problem though.
i don't understand either why people are so adamant to call the 1995 Mclaren ugly, aswell as the 1996 Ferrari.
aswell as the 1997 Tyrrell. To me , these were exactly the kind of things that were grand about F1.
trying stuff. they weren ugly, they looked different.
i loved that high nose on the 1995 Mclaren AND i loved that engine cover wing.
i also loved both the low nose on the 1996 Ferrari and the high nose on the 1996 Ferrari, aswell as it's sidepods.
i also loved the 1997 tyrrell with its single-pillar front wing attachment. Looked fantastic. The high wings on the sidepods
looked less fun, but still, its F1 to it's core, just like the wings on the 2008 F1 cars.
Also absolutely loved the U-pod Mclaren, the F-duct, the double diffuser, blown diffusers, S-ducts, flexi-wings, etc etc.
it's innovation, don't hold that down.
2017 F1 cars look amazing, i can't believe how much better they look than the 2016 cars.
and i really dont think anybody really bothers the sharkfins when they are racing on sunday for position.
they only 'bother' because we see reveal pics. that's really all that there's to it.
The male genitalea formed nosecones we saw a couple years ago, those were hideous.
i for one am really hoping there won't be a ban on the sharkfin and the t-wing.
