Tråd: Det er svært at tage 2014 Formel 1 bil designs alvorligt

F1 kan nok være toppen af motorsport, men har du nogle gange er nødt til at undre mig over, hvad biler " designere er thinkingBeauty er, selvfølgelig, i øjet af beskueren, men kun få mennesker har pæne ord at sige om næsen på den aktuelle afgrøde af F1-biler.
Her i Jerez denne morgen, vi fik at se nogle mindre utiltalende løsninger til de nye regler, som har været indført for at mindske chancerne for, at en chauffør, der gør ondt i en side-effekt.
Mercedes har vist en elegant løsning, mens Red Bull har fundet en mellemvej, og taget den fornuftige mulighed for at male den mærkeligste del af fremspring black, i et forsøg på at gøre det mindre synligt i billeder.
Problemet er, prisværdige om sikkerhed målet er, at Formel 1-regel beslutningstagere har formået at skabe en situation igen, hvor verdens dyreste sport gør sig selv til grin.
Ikke så snart var Toro Rosso eller Force India afsløret end sociale medier var prydet med billeder af snabel aber, Gonzo Muppet og, ja, dårligere.
Det synes ubehøvlet at klage, når vi har brugt de seneste år været, at alle de biler, ser det samme. Og det er sandt, vi sandsynligvis vil få brugt dem i gang.
Men for alle sine krav til teknisk ekspertise og hjernevridende evner, du er nødt til at beundre mest af alt - endnu en gang - på sport ' s forkærlighed for der gør sig tilsyneladende lidt af en joke.

F1 might arguably be the pinnacle of motorsport, but you sometimes have to wonder what the cars' designers are thinkingBeauty is, of course, in the eye of the beholder, but few people have kind words to say about the noses on the current crop of F1 cars.
Here in Jerez this morning, we got to see some less unappealing solutions to the new regulations, which have been introduced to lessen the chances of a driver being hurt in a side impact.
Mercedes has shown an elegant solution, while Red Bull has found a middle ground, and taken the sensible option of painting the oddest part of the protrusion black, in an effort to render it less visible in pictures.
Trouble is, laudable though the safety aim is, Formula 1's rule makers have managed to create a situation once again in which the world's most expensive sport makes itself a laughing stock.
No sooner were the Toro Rosso or Force India unveiled than social media was adorned with pictures of proboscis monkeys, Gonzo the Muppet and, well, worse.
It seems churlish to complain when we've spent recent years moaning that all the cars look the same. And it's true, we probably will get used to them in time.
But for all its claims to technical excellence and mind-bending capabilities, you do have to marvel most of all – once again – at the sport's penchant for making itself seemingly a bit of a joke.