Welcome Guest [Log In] [Register]

This board is closed and will be kept as an archive. Please head to our new home at tch-forum.com



(Existing members: Please check your PMs for your password on the new board. If you do not have a PM, then please send one to me)



Welcome to The Coffee House - your dose of caffeine!

The Coffee House is a friendly and informal community dedicated to having fun. We're a diverse bunch, and so we have plenty to offer, including:
  • Discussions on a wide range of subjects, from science and current events to sport and gaming (and most things in between!);
  • Community-centered forums where members can get to know each other better, and share things they've made;
  • Regularly-scheduled contests, where members can compete for awards and forum currency (Coffee Credits);
  • Shops, where members may spend the Coffee Credits they've earned;
  • A Discord server, where anyone can chat to our members in real time.
What you can see below is a snapshot of what we have to offer. To see the rest, and gain access to all of this, all you need to do is register as a member. Registration is quick, free and easy.

Join our community!

If you're already a member please log in to your account to access all of our features:

Username:   Password:
Add Reply
Why are Formula 1 cars so ugly this year?
Topic Started: Feb 4 2012, 12:47 PM (460 Views)
CJ
Member Avatar
A very minor case of serious brain damage

In about a month and a half, the 2012 Formula One season is due commence in Albert Park, Melbourne. Right now, the teams are unveiling to the world the cars that they are going to use, at high-profile launch events. Some of these cars, such as this year's McLaren-Mercedes, are very aesthetically pleasing (I can always trust McLaren to make a good-looking car):

http://pictures.topspeed.com/IMG/crop/201202/mclaren-mp4-27-formu_600x0w.jpg

Unfortunately, this year, the McLaren seems to be the exception rather than the rule. Most of the other cars for this year are just pig-ugly. Probably the best example of this is the Ferrari, which has this super-wide front nose which makes the car look utterly horrendous. It's very blocky, so it's like it was made out of Lego or something:

http://www.topgear.com/uk/assets/cms/90d939d4-641c-467c-9a99-c19aec7cbc72/Large%20Image.jpg?p=120203_12:51

Of course, there's no prize for the best looker, and there's probably some technical reason why Ferrari have done that; I'll be interested to see whether it makes their cars any faster. Some of the other teams have done that too, like Caterham:

http://static.sidepodcast.com/content/2012/01/fugly-caterham-f1.jpg

Their car looks awful too, but there seems to have been a real missed opportunity here to make it look great. They could have painted eyes on those two bulges in the front nose, some menacing teeth down the sides, and some scales along the top of the nose, to make it look like a crocodile! If they do that, I'll be supporting them this year :P .

What do you think of these cars?
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
lamna
Member Avatar


That they all look the same?
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
CJ
Member Avatar
A very minor case of serious brain damage

lol :P . At least the McLaren doesn't have that ugly bump in its nose.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
lamna
Member Avatar


Do aesthetics matter, it's not like people are going to buy them. If it gets the job done then surely that's all that matters.
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
CJ
Member Avatar
A very minor case of serious brain damage

It's like I said in my first post. They certainly won't go any slower or lose any points for building ugly cars. I suppose I just think aesthetics are nice (although I'm aware that they're not important at the end of the day).
Offline Profile Quote Post Goto Top
 
1 user reading this topic (1 Guest and 0 Anonymous)
« Previous Topic · Motorsport · Next Topic »
Add Reply


Anti-Spam Bots! Mazeguy Smilies