2006 F1 Season
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2006 F1 Season
HERE WE GOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
The first pics of the TOYOTA 2006 contender......
Pretty nice IMO
They (Toyota) said they have been working on this car since 2004....
Hope all that work will pay off.
The first pics of the TOYOTA 2006 contender......
Pretty nice IMO
They (Toyota) said they have been working on this car since 2004....
Hope all that work will pay off.
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2006 F1 Season
Yeah it's cool that Toyota is as usual aggressive in their campaign. They wanna scare the opposition off by launching it earlier than others by 2 factors this year IMO:
1. They want to test drive it as long as possible before 1st real race.
2. They want to test the new Bridgestone tyres.
It is standard for teams (except for ex-Minardi) to begin making a car 1.5 years before it's due to race. Engines used to be made 1.5 years too ahead but FIA has make too many new engine regulations too often so...
It will be exciting with new TF106 - it's ugly as hell IMO
with all these wings but who cares if it's ugly as long as it's fast! 
[edit] Don't expect it will keep this look though. I think it will look a lot different when they put it on track in Bahrain...
1. They want to test drive it as long as possible before 1st real race.
2. They want to test the new Bridgestone tyres.
It is standard for teams (except for ex-Minardi) to begin making a car 1.5 years before it's due to race. Engines used to be made 1.5 years too ahead but FIA has make too many new engine regulations too often so...
It will be exciting with new TF106 - it's ugly as hell IMO


[edit] Don't expect it will keep this look though. I think it will look a lot different when they put it on track in Bahrain...
Trust me...they will be that much slower. That's the whole idea in the reduction of the engine from 3.0 V10 to 2.4 V8. The reduction in the "stable" will impact horsepower most, like from 950 "horses" (as the top teams had in '04 and '05) to like 750 "horses" as immidiate engine suppliers have to deal with now but I am pretty sure they will tweak it so more horsepowers will be gained as '06 season progresses.Steve B wrote:Hopefully they won't be as slow as some of the testing is suggesting, possibly between 2 and 4 seconds slower.
GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR I hope not....

It's a bit crazy when you think about it; FIA has put a limit so engines must not go lower than 95 KG (209,4391 pounds). Can you imagine that? A 95 KG piece of engine driving a 600 KG (excl. driver and fuel) of car around with more than 300 kph...
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As far as i can see they are roughly 4-5 seconds slower.
One of the reasons that toyota launches so early is that they are already building and developning that car since begin 2005 so its not strange that they launch earlyer.
Here some noise
http://www.f1racing.nl/nl/v8.wma
Its made at barcelona testing and its comming of from a scuadra torro
One of the reasons that toyota launches so early is that they are already building and developning that car since begin 2005 so its not strange that they launch earlyer.
Here some noise

http://www.f1racing.nl/nl/v8.wma
Its made at barcelona testing and its comming of from a scuadra torro

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Sounds good to me
Hey Guys
Well that V8 sure sound awesome to me.
Hitman
Well that V8 sure sound awesome to me.
Hitman

I might not be fast, But I am ahead of you.
Ruben Hitman Miranda
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it does it does heheheeh
if you guys want to compare here we go
mercedes v10
ferrari v10
ferrari v12
... I hope this will answer any questions about my (cough cough) toys 
... have fun!
meo 
if you guys want to compare here we go





... have fun!


I'll fly till I'm burned! BURN BABY BURN! lol lool loool looool loooool loool looool loooool loooooo...

don't fear - track taxis! take it to die in green hell for sure!

don't fear - track taxis! take it to die in green hell for sure!
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Yea baby
Hello
I am listening to the V12
OH OHHH OHHHHHH OHHHHHH AHHHHH AHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHH
I got off
Hitman
I am listening to the V12
OH OHHH OHHHHHH OHHHHHH AHHHHH AHHHHHHHHH AHHHHHHHH
I got off




Hitman

I might not be fast, But I am ahead of you.
Ruben Hitman Miranda
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