BMW Sauber F1.09

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tk421
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@ megz, perfect! : )
Best regards. I guess this explains why I'm not at my post!

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djos wrote:
It's a pretty small DDD. #-o
Small? Looks just the same size as brawn's.

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ISLAMATRON
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wrcsti wrote:
djos wrote:
It's a pretty small DDD. #-o
Small? Looks just the same size as brawn's.
nope, not even close

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I saw a long interview with Mario Theissen. He said that BMW had to change their front end to accomodate the new DDD rear end. Now they have the first step of the new car and they will continue to develop this new concept.

All their testing time is completely dedicated to the aero setup and evaluation. They cannot afford the time to do anything with KERS while they are playing catch up.

I think they could be the team which was caught out worst with the DDD legalization.
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WhiteBlue wrote:I saw a long interview with Mario Theissen. He said that BMW had to change their front end to accomodate the new DDD rear end. Now they have the first step of the new car and they will continue to develop this new concept.

All their testing time is completely dedicated to the aero setup and evaluation. They cannot afford the time to do anything with KERS while they are playing catch up.

I think they could be the team which was caught out worst with the DDD legalization.
It does seem to be that way.

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wrcsti wrote:
djos wrote:
It's a pretty small DDD. #-o
Small? Looks just the same size as brawn's.
Brawns is much wider.

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ISLAMATRON
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notice the black boards under the sides of the nose sam as Renault? more noticable in the full res pic
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I can't believe that with all the computing power at their disposal, Albert2 still says "Yeah, those half bathtubs for front wing endplates are perfect. trust me."
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ISLAMATRON
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Added an Extension to the DDD, just as Toyota gets rid of theirs

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ISLAMATRON wrote:notice the black boards under the sides of the nose sam as Renault? more noticable in the full res pic
They've been there since the launch, only they were white.

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ISLAMATRON wrote:Image

notice the black boards under the sides of the nose sam as Renault? more noticable in the full res pic
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PlatinumZealot
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I wonder if BMW ever tried experimenting with a different style of end plate? hmm.. same ole endplate from the beginning of the season.
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Nov. 17 front wing pic
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Nearly no difference :?

more pics of the hacked 08 BMW here

For comparison, Boxy end plates of Honda Nov. 17:
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A little off topic, but does the nose look similar to the actual Ferrari? (with a lot of imagination :lol:)
"We will have to wait and see".

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zgred
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Small differences in front wings.