The Official 2012 F1 Thread. Spoilers possible!

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  1. g®eg, Jun 11, 2012
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    glowing HRT brakes:

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  2. AngelFZ, Jun 11, 2012
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    Awesome images!!!!!!

    Thanks for Sharing them.


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  3. wxwax, Jun 11, 2012
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    Very nice shots, G. Especially like the second one in the Massa series.
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  4. JNRobert, Jun 11, 2012
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    The nose on the McLaren is so much easier on the eye than the other cars.
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  5. g®eg, Jun 21, 2012
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    Red Bull RB 8 hub.

    cool... changed after Montreal?
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  6. mrazekan, Jun 21, 2012
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    awesome! More please!!!
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  7. g®eg, Jun 21, 2012
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    new Exhaust for Ferrari at Valencia

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    Mercedes rear brake ducting

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    and complex front brake ducts on the Merc as well

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  8. g®eg, Jun 21, 2012
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    RB 8 revised front hub

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    new side pods at Caterham

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  9. wxwax, Jun 21, 2012
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    Great pics, thanks for doing the work. Amazing how complex are the hubs.

    The Ferrari exhaust is interesting. I suppose somewhere in there it points up, per the regs. Can't see it, though!
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  10. g®eg, Jun 21, 2012
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    I think it can point "up" inside the body work, but when the gasses flow out, they want to hug the channel & they flow sort of down.. I saw a flow dynamic video on it, pretty cool. Hot gasses flowing like cascading water.

    speaking of flow...

    looks like Merc is staying with the same nose as Montreal (missing some of the elements).

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    Finally, speaking of Merc,
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  11. g®eg, Jun 21, 2012
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    more wings popping up on Mercedes though

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  12. srad600, Jun 21, 2012
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    It's interesting how all of the brake calipers seem to be oriented towards the underside of the rotors. Typical racing convention usually has them monted to the rear. :huh I suppose this is simply to lower the CG.
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  13. g®eg, Jun 21, 2012
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    yup!

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  14. g®eg, Jun 21, 2012
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    Toro Rosso with new exhaust?
    they aren't saying.....

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    they have been a disappointment this season so far...
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  15. wxwax, Jun 21, 2012
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    That resembles the winglets which Ferrari added after the first race or two.
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  16. mrazekan, Jun 21, 2012
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    I just made it! Now who gets to glue it on?
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  17. g®eg, Jun 22, 2012
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    new front wing being evaluated on Big John's Lotus

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  18. g®eg, Jun 22, 2012
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    reworked RB 8 tunnel & ramp area

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  19. g®eg, Jun 22, 2012
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    ... and McLaren style fins over sidepods

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  20. g®eg, Jun 22, 2012
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    more great detail pics from Valencia:

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    the arms race is in full swing!
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