2009 F1 cars?
 

http://img.racingpasion.com/2008/09/williams2009.jpghttp://img.racingpasion.com/2008/09/williams20092.jpg

Almost looks in proportionate. Or even photo shopped in the first pic! I knew this was coming though..
Cleaner bodywork, but a pissy smaller rear wing. :(

weren't full slicks announced for next year? if yes why are they testing with the grooved tyres?

Good question. I thought I read somewhere that Williams were testing the 09 rear, with the 08 front?

Probably to do a comparison beween this years car (and data) and measuring the impact and affects of the new rear. No doubt we'll start seeing full 09 kit, w/ slicks coming in coming weeks / months.

They look... silly. I miss 70's F1 car design.

I think they look awesome, its like a mix of group B,C , older F1, newer F1. Although the wing does look a little rediculous in the first pic.

Err.... what?
The second pictures makes it actually look good(ish).

I thought an aero package was being proposed where the wings when over the tires and a down slopping trailing edge went down between them.

http://www.exaflop.org/blogimages/20...wing_front.jpg

The FXX I think was a test experiment for this (pretty successful I'd say)

Yeah, slicks will be reintroduced next year :-)
http://www.autosport.com/images/upload/1206625803.jpg

How about because Bridgestone hasn't made any 2009 F1 slicks yet.
:-)

You can thank the new F1 Technical Regulations for the smaller wings. The wings over/behind the rear wheels don't meet either the 2008 or 2009 Regulations.

2008 Regulation:
3.5 Width behind the rear wheel centre line :
Bodywork width behind the rear wheel centre line must not exceed 1000mm.
2009 Regulation:
3.5 Width behind the rear wheel centre line :
3.5.1 The width of bodywork behind the rear wheel centre line and less than 200mm above the reference plane must not exceed 1000mm.
3.5.2 The width of bodywork behind the rear wheel centre line and more than 200mm above the reference plane must not exceed 750mm.

Cost?, speed?, more control to the driver? I don't recall the reason(s) for this change but all the teams will have these narrow wings next year.

Made me remember that Chaparral at Can-Am... only that this one looks silly.

By the way... wouldn't that punish the grip at the back of the car? seems to me like we will have some lack of downforce and a lot of spins at the corners ;)

Another question... Does FIA test this kind of ideas at the track too? simulating overtakings and all that?

Maybe they should take wings altogether from the cars... maybe that way they could look more like those beautiful machines of the 60's

I'm pretty sure this was all done to get rid of dirty air, basically not having any downforce when drafting behind another car, and the pic of the car with a spoiler behind each wheel would have done the job, so I'm sure if this still somehow does the job. Maybe the outer portions of the front spoiler of the trailing car (still following?) will get the get more downforce now. Very interesting...i'll get used to it like i have everything else they've done to these cars.

During the Barcelona test:
BMW Sauber with full 2009-specification front and rear wing
http://www.autosport.com/gallery/pic...23_HiRes.jpg-2
http://www.autosport.com/gallery/pic...46_HiRes.jpg-2
http://www.autosport.com/gallery/pic...e/l__h0y0107-2
Williams:
http://www.autosport.com/gallery/pic...40_HiRes.jpg-2
http://www.autosport.com/gallery/pic...age/DSC_3753-2

Ugly!
I heard these specifications are supposed to help overtaking so it might be good anyway.

holy shit :ohmy: :ohmy: