Virgin VR-01 Launch

[yeti]

An article...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8500148.stm

Not a massive amount of news... but it's actually a real car with wheels and engine that goes round stuff - rather than the rendered versions.

Looks a bit damp at SS... and also - the Camber on the front looks massive...

C.

 

[Peter]

The VR-01 hits the track.

 

[Nasadus]

What's with the shifting noise. Don't they have a seamless gearbox? And i also read that the car is close to 5.5 meters in length. That's 50cm longer than the McLaren and Ferrari among others. That's a very unusual length for an F1 car.

 

[daan]

I'm really looking forward to the Virgin related sexual euphemisms throughout the season.

"Virgin planning to go all the way"

"Virgin comes first"

or, if they're rubbish, "Virgin on the ridiculous"


And, errr,

 

[Omnis]

"Virgin planning to go all the way"

"Virgin comes first"

or, if they're rubbish, "Virgin on the ridiculous"


And, errr,

Don't forget something like "The Virgin driver lost it on the first corner."

 

[peterjford]

"The first Virgin to score"
"Which Virgin driver will score first?"

 

[yeti]

"Virgin on Pole"?

C.

 

[Touring Mars]

"Virgin on the ridiculous"

Oh dear oh dear...

I'm just glad they have made it on to the grid... they made in through the wilderness, somehow they made it through etc. etc.

 

[Crrrash]

Really looking forward to seeing how this car does. Was/still a massive fan of what Nick Wirth did with Acura, Benetton, Simtek. They were slow in todays test but it was wet so you cant read too much into that. My only worry is the inevitable comment of (Particularly if you have bad commentators like Jonathon Legard here in the UK):-

...."And its Trulli all over the Virgins' rear end"

Ahem, :-)