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Newey laments 'ugly and ungainly noses'

Adrian Newey not only dislikes the new-look F1 noses but doubts whether they really will improve safety. This season, because of the regulations lowering the tip of the nose, the Formula One teams have launched cars with dolphin, platypus or twin tusk tips to the nose. The general consensus in the paddock and amongst fans is that the new look is ugly, something Newey feels no F1 should ever be. Explaining the noses, he said: "We have a lowered nose which I think is supposedly been done on the grounds of safety to reduce the chances of a car being launched if one car hits another in the manner for instance that Mark Webber went up the back of Kovalainen a few years ago. "Whether...
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