Favorite F1 Race Car

[Beelzebub]

powered by an accord engine

so smooth, me like it 👍

 

[Omnis]

i like the new mclarens. the trident-like top is so ominous and menacing looking.

 

[Blake]

Mercedes W196 (1954-55)

Lancia-Ferrari (1956)

Lotus 72 (1970-75)

Lotus 79 (1978-79)

McLaren MP4/5B (1989-90)

Williams FW18 (1996)

McLaren MP4-20 (2005)

Blake

 

[Anakin]

for me its the 2005 mclaren, 2005 renault, 1999 and 2003 BAR, 2000 jaguar, 1991 williams and 1977 ferrari.

 

[Beelzebub]

the smoothest looking and the most special mcLaren (managing 5 wins against the superior williams) mp4/8

 

[scoobyonline200]

I love the Lotus 79 (1978-79), Imagine if the F1 cars of today had the use of Ground Effects??? so awesome!!

 

[Blake]

Well they do within bounds of the rules, but that's another story.

Blake

 

[Dougboy]

not many would agree with me but i find this thing very beautiful. Why doesnt william continue with the tusk nose?

 

[Blake]

Oh I agree, I really love the look of the tusks, however the front wing is not very aerodynamically efficient.

Blake

 

[MagpieRacer]

i love this years sauber, looks awsome

 

[Majarvis]

powered by an accord engine

Ummm... no (I know you're just kidding) Gotta love the old 1.5L turbocharged V6's from Honda.

 

[daan]

Maserati 250f

Eagle Weslake

Also
http://www.davidanderson.org.uk/images/donnington/eagle1 (Large).jpg

Jordan 191

Jordan 197 (just for the snake nose)

 

[Sting]

a few pics involved:

I loved the old Camel and Rothman Williams cars, the FW14B and FW17.

The Jordan's mainly due to their nose cone art.

And for a little bit of the old school, the Lotus 49 driven by Graham Hill.

 

[fangorn_forest]

Tyrrell Cosworth P34, gotta love six wheels. 👍

 

[GilesGuthrie]

not many would agree with me but i find this thing very beautiful. Why doesnt william continue with the tusk nose?

Because whilst the nose itself was very efficient, it was a classic example of not taking a whole-of-car view. In order to pass the crash tests, it was heavy and upset the balance. It was pitch-sensitive, and I believe it caused difficulties in suspension packaging and adjustability.

The discussion of "favourite" is a tough one. Most people tend to go for the ones with the beautiful liveries, and that's borne out in this thread. Blake's selection of one of the most potentially lethal designs in the Lancia Ferrari (those sidepods aren't nice benign radiators, they're fuel tanks! Side-impact yikes!) is interesting, and only one vote for the gorgeous Lotus 49 also.

McLaren have produced some beauties recently. The current one is lovely, but their 2003 car was a real stunner, I think.

 

[MagpieRacer]

i went for sauber purely on the shape..

if i was going on livery, jordan of 2001 was good, bitten heroes, jordan 191, BAR of 1999, the mclarens with the names, kimi, mika, david etc, and my current faviroute livery, red bull racing..

 

[TMM]

I like the look of the Red Bull Racing team and McLaren of course.

History wise it has to be the Williams of yesteryear around the 80's when I first got into F1 watching. Some of the early Lotus cars are nice looking too.

 

[Lee]

i like the red bull car loads looks pretty sweet

worst one though was the BAR from 99.... split paintwork?? thts just really bad maybe why they done so crap tht year... the opposition didnt wanna be seen near it...

 

[Takumi Fujiwara]

I've always liked the Williams cars. Maybe the '01 or '02 models?

 

[katana87]

not many would agree with me but i find this thing very beautiful. Why doesnt william continue with the tusk nose?

at first when i saw that beautiful front wing i thought it was ugly, but then i looked more into into it and i just started seeing the beauty in it.

i just like that the regulations were'nt as strict and the airdynamics of the cars looked better

 

[Pupik]

Jordan 191-Ford: 1991
There aren't as many graceful designs today as there were in the early-90's. Jordan's first F1 car was the most beautiful all season. Reason enough to make me a Jordan fan.

Hesketh 308B-Ford: 1974-76
Before sliding skirts and ground effects made F1 cars look hideous, Lord Hesketh was spending the family fortune on his own F1 team. Sponsorship wasn't necessary...making the car look even better.

Alfa Romeo 158/159: 1938-40, 1947-48, 1950-51
The car to beat after WWII ended, but Ferrari would rise to the challenge. A time machine of sorts; 1930's styling racing in the early-1950's.

Ferrari 156: 1961-62
The "sharknose" Ferrari was the pace-setter of the 1.5 liter formula's begining. An absolute shame that all of these 156's were destroyed for one reason or another. Hauntingly beautiful...if that makes any sense.

March 881/CG891-Judd: 1988-1989
An evolution of the competitive 1988 challenger, the '89 car was slow and unreliable. The turquoise color made the car look more like a dolphin than a racing car. Beautiful, but slow.

Merdeces-Benz W196 streamliner: (1954-55)
- Because full-width body work ought to look good.

Shadow DN5-Ford: (1975)
- Black with an American flag on it. Odd-looking, like all mid-70's F1 cars.

Brabham BT55-Ford (1986)
- The skateboard.

Lotus 72D-Ford: (1972-74)
- A classic that raced for too long (although still competitive in '74).

Ferrari 187 or 187/88: (1987-88)
- Absurdly simple, but good looking F1 car with clean lines.

 

[Blake]

Some nice drawings on that site 👍

Blake

 

[MagpieRacer]

what is the site?

 

[Blake]

http://f1-legend.com/

Blake

 

[Max_DC]

SUBARU FORMULA 1 CAR : 👍 👍 👍

 

[zoxxy]

I'm kinda surprised noone has chosen the IMO best engineered(sp?) F1 troughout history.
Tyrell P34 '77

And I love the colour and decals of this '96 Jordan Peugeot 196

But actually, I think all F1's are beutiful machines. 👍

 

[Appie]

wow thats cool
subaru in the F1

 

[fangorn_forest]

zoxxy, if you check my post, you'll see I picked the P34 as my favorite. The P34 has to be one of the most imaginative interpretations of the rules ever seen in F1 or any other series. Plus the fact that it's just frikkin' gorgeous.

http://www02.exoto.com/Collectibles...ntQuarterAbove.JPG&Source=HistoryGPC97047.asp

I especially love it in this livery^

P.S. How do I post actual pictures instead of just shortcuts? Help would be much appreciated.

 

[Blake]

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Blake

 

[henry_wattel]

Hi guys,

My recent favorites F1 cars : Jordan-Ford 191 and Mclaren MP4-8 ! Old ones includes the Shark-nose Ferrari of 1961 and Fangio's Mercedes !

Please also have a look at Ligier of 1993 with a Hugo Pratt livery (unfortunately, no picture found)..

One of the stupidiest F1 car in history being that Jaguar R5 with the Diamond on its front wing, lost in Monaco harbour thanks to that wonderfully gifted Christian Klien !

Enjoy thrilling 2005 Season and FORZA FERRARI !