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    I don't hate the Ferrari, either.

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    ^ Really wish Ferrari would get some style. They used to have it in spades. Seems there is a bit of an echo-chamber happening there right now. Mercedes is very much outdoing them.

    On a side note:

    Do you guys subscribe to any YouTube F1 channels?

    I am subscribed to Peter Windsor's but looking for more.

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    Quote Originally Posted by BoldUlysses View Post

    Anyone have any insight into WHY the rash of dorsal fins on the 2017 cars? If they confer such an aero advantage, why didn't teams run them in 2016 or earlier (other than 2010)? Were they banned then but aren't now?
    The fins weren't banned (IIRC) but the FIA did stop the fins from touching the rear wings. The teams didn't use them because the rear wings were much higher than they are now. Thus they weren't severly impacted by the flow of air over/around the air intakes/engine covers etc.

    Now that the rear wings are lower the air is much more turbulent so the fins are used to condition the air after it has flowed over the upper structure prior to reaching the rear wing. Without the fins the air hitting the rear wing would be more turbulent and therefore the wings would be more draggy and produce less downforce.

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    Quote Originally Posted by burninator View Post


    Yup, I think the Ferrari looks fantastic! They should've gone with their new road car naming convention though: Ferrari SF70H Wickedawesome.
    BMWs are fun in the snow too...


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    Looks are definitely subjective, sounds like people are all over with favorites/least favorites. That's good to see, though. The little winglet on the Ferrari fin is pretty funky, curious to see how significant it is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MagneZium View Post
    Yup, I think the Ferrari looks fantastic! They should've gone with their new road car naming convention though: Ferrari SF70H Wickedawesome.
    ? You mean the Superfast?
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    Yeah, I like the SF70H and the R.S.17 most aesthetically, but I think I'm in the minority there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ELVA164 View Post
    Looks are definitely subjective, sounds like people are all over with favorites/least favorites. That's good to see, though. The little winglet on the Ferrari fin is pretty funky, curious to see how significant it is.

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    ? You mean the Superfast?
    You can't give the same name! They have LaFerrari, then Superfast, I'm speculating what the correct name would be for this one. Superfast is already strange for an Italian company and a bit, ahem, like something an 8-yr-old would come up with. So on the same exponential spin into left field I'm going with with Wickedawesome!
    BMWs are fun in the snow too...


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    Seriously? It's a box on wheels... Nasty.
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    Quote Originally Posted by burninator View Post
    Yeah, I like the SF70H and the R.S.17 most aesthetically, but I think I'm in the minority there.
    From your pic it looks nice. From directly side on it looks horrendous but from the top it looks sweet.

    side with the horrid side and barge boards
    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C5ayXwaWYAAsJll.png

    top view where the side and barge boards - air deflectors looks amazing
    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C5ay_mGXEAABaKK.jpg:orig

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    I like it, a lot. Even from the side.

    Come at me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by burninator View Post
    Yeah, I like the SF70H and the R.S.17 most aesthetically, but I think I'm in the minority there.
    whole heartedly agree.

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    Quote Originally Posted by badmonkey View Post
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    But it doesn't debut until the 26th...

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    Quote Originally Posted by MagneZium View Post
    You can't give the same name! They have LaFerrari, then Superfast, I'm speculating what the correct name would be for this one. Superfast is already strange for an Italian company and a bit, ahem, like something an 8-yr-old would come up with. So on the same exponential spin into left field I'm going with with Wickedawesome!

    take a guess what superveloce means in english.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MagneZium View Post
    You can't give the same name! They have LaFerrari, then Superfast, I'm speculating what the correct name would be for this one. Superfast is already strange for an Italian company and a bit, ahem, like something an 8-yr-old would come up with. So on the same exponential spin into left field I'm going with with Wickedawesome!
    Believe it or not, Superfast is a throwback name. It's an homage to the 500 Superfast:

    The Superfast was the top-of-the-line model in the Ferrari America series, which included models such as the Ferrari America and the Ferrari Superamerica.
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    Hey, that thing has got no fin!



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    Quote Originally Posted by auaq View Post
    Hey, that thing has got no fin!
    This one does:



    Two of 'em, in fact ('56 410 Superamerica).
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    The 410 Superfast is one of my favorite Ferraris


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    Quote Originally Posted by ELVA164 View Post
    Believe it or not, Superfast is a throwback name. It's an homage to the 500 Superfast:

    The Superfast was the top-of-the-line model in the Ferrari America series, which included models such as the Ferrari America and the Ferrari Superamerica.
    Oooh, thanks!

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    Quote Originally Posted by burninator View Post
    The 410 Superfast is one of my favorite Ferraris
    Ummm...what the hell, holy Liberace special...and yet:

    Last edited by MagneZium; 02-25-2017 at 03:35 PM.
    BMWs are fun in the snow too...


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    Williams revealed their new car (again?) and now they too have a fin.



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    Quote Originally Posted by MagneZium View Post
    Oooh, thanks!

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    Ummm...what the hell, holy Liberace special...and yet:

    I think it might be the craziest looking car they've ever produced.

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    I like how the Williams car is looking. Maybe my favorite car so far. Excited to see what RBR brings.

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    Quote Originally Posted by auaq View Post
    and now they too have a fin.
    Sigh.

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