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    2014 F1 Noses!

    some are just plain ugly!

    but oh those front wings

    Why all of this year's F1 noses are so ugly [w/video] - Autoblog
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    Looking more and more like dyson vacuum cleaners

    I was reading this article a few days ago too, Adrian Newey being concerned about them being too low and that they might go under another car in an impact. This could cause a car to flip also. I can't wait for the season to begin

    http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/formula1/25931008
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    Adrian Newey has bigger problems with his engines

    Jerez F1 test: Day three times | Page 1 | F1 Results | Jan 2014 | Crash.Net

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    There's a couple of them have managed to make the cars look reasonable, Red Bull have certainly achieved that, the Merc isn't too bad either. Others have covered it up a bit better with their paint jobs.
    Some would say the Caterham is the worst looker, seems to vary with the angle you see it though, it's certainly a different approach.

    As for the Ferrari - named by the fans don't you know - I suspect calling it 'Dustbuster' would have been more accurate than F14 T.

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    While I've been keen to see what the new engines bring I wasn't (and still am not) that keen on the new aero regs. Seems to me change for the sake of change. As said, some have managed to make their car still look alright but some are hideous

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    All the aero is narrower,, they cant do much at the back but at the new front they've gone multistorey!
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    I believe the reasoning behind the word and wonderful looks are to do with the rules now requiring the nose of the car to be somewhat lower than last year, but the aero guys want as much air as possible going under the car to allow it to be made to work to assist downforce.

    I believe Harvey Postlethwaite was one of the first to cotton on to the idea, first seen on a Tyrrell he designed around 90/91.
    Bennetton were the first 'big' team to run with it, and since then it's become the accepted norm.

    This idea is part of the reason why the cars haven't gone back to looking like the old Turbo engined cars from the 80's.

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