I just watched the Aussi Grand Prix practice on the
Speed Channel.
That is the dumbest rear wing ever mounted on a race car.
It is near pure drag. A total waste of fuel. Really stupid.

They should of used a piece of plywood mounted perpendicular
to the air stream. It would have done as well.

Paul Lamar

I agree...the whole car is an excercise in ugly...

Ron

Congratulations to the Honda engineers for wining the Australian
Gran Prix first and second. Now called the Brawn team. Congratulations
to the drivers as well.

The Mercedes engine must have been the key as they did so poorly last year
with the Honda engine. I always thought Honda was very good when it came
to engines. Either that or the 2009 Honda car is a great leap forward.

The only passing that I saw was when the mandatory extra soft tires
went away after a couple of hot laps. That also led to a crash or
two IMHO. Time will tell if the rear wing will help passing. I doubt
it.

The low wide front wing is too vulnerable so they
need to mount one up high on the front of the car feeding the loads
directly into the hub carriers like we did on Ron Grable's car
at Mid Ohio. That would allow a conventional, more streamlined and better
looking nose. I had no trouble designing, manufacturing and making suspension
mounted wings work on dozens of race cars back in the early 1970's. The current
Formula 1 engineers can do it too. I'll help if they ask. The car will ride
and corner better over the bumps with softer springs. They have got to get
rid of that silly rear wing.

The first two pictures are of Ron's car after we were forced to mount
the wings on the chassis. The third picture is of Ron sitting on the left front
tire with the high mounted front wing to his right. Sorry Ron about your
head being cut off but the picture was damaged somehow. These are all
I have. Do you have any better pictures you can scan and send me?

Paul Lamar