Alfa Romeo C38

A place to discuss the characteristics of the cars in Formula One, both current as well as historical. Laptimes, driver worshipping and team chatter do not belong here.
User avatar
Thunder
Moderator
Joined: Wed Feb 06, 2013 8:50 am
Location: Germany

Alfa Romeo C38

Post

This is the Alfa Romeo "2019 Contender" offical car thread.

Please discuss ONLY technical items of this car, and refrain from speculation.

General discussion about the team, its drivers and performance can be posted in the team thread.

Livery Talk also belongs in the Team Thread. viewtopic.php?f=15&t=27827
turbof1 wrote: YOU SHALL NOT......STALLLLL!!!
#aerogollum

User avatar
Thunder
Moderator
Joined: Wed Feb 06, 2013 8:50 am
Location: Germany

Re: Alfa Romeo "2019 Contender"

Post

turbof1 wrote: YOU SHALL NOT......STALLLLL!!!
#aerogollum

User avatar
Thunder
Moderator
Joined: Wed Feb 06, 2013 8:50 am
Location: Germany

Re: Alfa Romeo "2019 Contender"

Post

Ok we're gonna open this up now.

Btw. do we have an official Name yet?
turbof1 wrote: YOU SHALL NOT......STALLLLL!!!
#aerogollum

User avatar
Giando
93
Joined: Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:56 pm
Location: Milan (Italy)

Re: Alfa Romeo "2019 Contender"

Post

Wow the front wing outer panel has a new concept for the outwash... apparently!

Image :shock:

User avatar
bauc
35
Joined: Wed Jun 19, 2013 9:03 am
Location: Skopje, Macedonia

Re: Alfa Romeo "2019 Contender"

Post

Giando wrote:
Thu Feb 14, 2019 12:55 pm
Wow the front wing outer panel has a new concept for the outwash... apparently!

http://i67.tinypic.com/ighqf9.jpg :shock:
Don't know if the angle of the photo is weird but that is one strange looking FW =D>
Формула 1 на Македонски - The first ever Macedonian Formula 1 YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJkjCv ... 6rVRgKASwg

User avatar
MtthsMlw
1036
Joined: Wed Jul 12, 2017 5:38 pm
Location: Germany

Re: Alfa Romeo "2019 Contender"

Post

Stacked wastegates, mcl33 nose, sidepods still separated like last year(?) and an interesting interpretation of the new FW regulations.

MercAMGF1Fans
MercAMGF1Fans
41
Joined: Thu Dec 15, 2011 6:10 am
Location: Germany

Re: Alfa Romeo "2019 Contender"

Post

BTW.. it's a "test livery" apparently..

User avatar
Giando
93
Joined: Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:56 pm
Location: Milan (Italy)

Re: Alfa Romeo "2019 Contender"

Post

bauc wrote:
Thu Feb 14, 2019 12:56 pm
Giando wrote:
Thu Feb 14, 2019 12:55 pm
Wow the front wing outer panel has a new concept for the outwash... apparently!

http://i67.tinypic.com/ighqf9.jpg :shock:
Don't know if the angle of the photo is weird but that is one strange looking FW =D>
It resembles quite a bit the Brawn GP 001 debut wing... somehow

User avatar
Morteza
2308
Joined: Wed Feb 10, 2010 5:23 pm
Location: Bushehr, Iran

Re: Alfa Romeo "2019 Contender"

Post

Image
Last edited by Morteza on Thu Feb 14, 2019 2:47 pm, edited 2 times in total.
"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool."~William Shakespeare

User avatar
Giando
93
Joined: Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:56 pm
Location: Milan (Italy)

Re: Alfa Romeo "2019 Contender"

Post

https://cdn-4.motorsport.com/images/amp ... down-1.jpg

This is an interesting concept. Easily duplicable, btw

CriXus
CriXus
95
Joined: Sat Feb 01, 2014 6:09 pm

Re: Alfa Romeo "2019 Contender"

Post

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” - George Bernard Shaw

User avatar
Morteza
2308
Joined: Wed Feb 10, 2010 5:23 pm
Location: Bushehr, Iran

Re: Alfa Romeo "2019 Contender"

Post

Image

Image
"A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool."~William Shakespeare

LM10
LM10
121
Joined: Tue Mar 06, 2018 11:07 pm

Re: Alfa Romeo "2019 Contender"

Post

By far, the strangest/most interesting looking front wing so far.

User avatar
Giando
93
Joined: Tue Jan 10, 2012 4:56 pm
Location: Milan (Italy)

Re: Alfa Romeo "2019 Contender"

Post

Amazing job by Simone Resta and Luca Furbatto.

We can't know about the performance but the new ALFA is remarkable in terms of originality.