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Enclosed Wheels

By R00DIT
-  18 Apr 06, 08:55#688
With the various safety measures introduced over the years, why have enclosed wheels never been introduced? :?:
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By darwin dali
-  18 Apr 06, 14:02#698
Uh, because it's an open-wheel formula. You wouldn't want to transform F1 into Nastycar, would you?
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By Stephen
-  10 Jun 06, 10:57#991
Don't shoot me down for this, but I'm sure F1 cars have had their wheels covered at some point? Or am I imagining it? :roll:
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By darwin dali
-  10 Jun 06, 12:28#992
All the time my man, all the time - just before they leave the pits :D
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By Stephen
-  10 Jun 06, 22:11#1000
All the time my man, all the time - just before they leave the pits :D


Was thinking of this thing:

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And I was wrong...! :roll:
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By darwin dali
-  10 Jun 06, 22:55#1001
Aaah, those good old times when engineers were NOT castrated by the rule book!
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By Stephen
-  12 Jun 06, 10:08#1008
Yeah, I just wished they let them get on with it. We'd probably have flying cars by now! :P

By certom
-  12 Jun 06, 10:58#1010
the first formula 1 cars of mercedes had covered wheels,they seemed to be street cars more than f1 cars...
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By darwin dali
-  12 Jun 06, 14:27#1015
in the 1930s? Was that already considered F1? Or did they just run Grand Prix races? I thought Formula One started in 1950...
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By darwin dali
-  12 Jun 06, 14:29#1016
Yeah, I just wished they let them get on with it. We'd probably have flying cars by now! :P


Well your wish may become true starting in 2010 - at least on the engine side. Patience my man, patience, and you will be rewarded :wink:

By certom
-  13 Jun 06, 08:03#1019
no darwin, i'm quite sure that in the 50's fangio used those cars..for example the mercedes w196...it had bot covered and uncovered wheels!
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By darwin dali
-  13 Jun 06, 14:16#1020
You're right. Those weird Germans! :mrgreen:
Forza azzurri!

By certom
-  14 Jun 06, 16:31#1026
forza azzurri!!!! tu tiferai svizzera oppure usa? spero la svizzera, ha più possibilità di passare il primo turno!
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By darwin dali
-  16 Jun 06, 02:51#1036
No, sono un tifoso per Germania :D

By certom
-  16 Jun 06, 13:11#1040
ok!!!! io avrei voluto ballack al milan, ma per adesso non ne ha idea di venire!

Deutschland über alles! :D
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