Why 2014’s F1 Cars Are the Ugliest Yet

The launch of several of this season’s Formula One cars have so far met with almost universal condemnation that they are amongst the ugliest ever to grace the sport. Williams were the first to shock the eyes with their FW36 challenger which features a rather bizarre anteater or finger nose. Next came the McLaren MP4-29 with a weird-looking, tripod-effect front wing, then Lotus with its odd tuning-fork design and most recently Ferrari with a squashed nose, vacuum-cleaner-type effect. The great designers, such as Ferrari’s Mauro Forghieri, must be wondering what on earth is going on.   So why are these new cars so hideously ugly? It’s all down to the new aerodynamic regulations for the 2014 season that stipulate that t...

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