Following with intertest - but no, I don't know what is in the pipeline.

 

Policar might make a move to release 2022 F1 cars but I don’t think so, because they have just about two years with the Monoposto F1 which is btw a great generic model with lots of decals to choose from, I’d like to think that will release the new model but being realistic with the costs of the production it’s unlikely they would…

 

Well that would depend on how "generic" Policar's interpretation of a 2022 F1 car would be.
Main distinctive features for a 2022 F1 would be "18"inch wheels (14,8 mm ø 1/32nd) They have those, at least for the fronts.
So all needed here would be a new mould and tooling for the 14mm wide rear wheels/tires.
Construction of the current Generic F1 car is such that it would require "only" new tooling for a 2022 front and rear wing.
They could even sell those separately as a 2022 Upgrade kit

With kind regards
Tamar

 

Might happen in a couple of years, not necessarily from slot it/Policar.

Seeing as scaleauto have jumped onto NSRs patch , perhaps they would be the ones, don't think that slot it /Policar have maximised their mould value yet.

Now what would be really interesting was if BRM came in with a 1/24 modern generic F1 car, remember they are launching a march 782 soon, on that chassis I guess they have pencilled in Chevron and Ralt bodyshells already.

 

NSR were certainly spitting feathers after Scaleauto announced their period generic and cheekily copied the naming convention introduced by NSR.
It would be a good response for Andrea and the team to release a 2022 style body.
There is a gap in the market (for a modern performance generic f1) since the exit of AllSlot from the scene.
AlanW

 

With the exception of the wheel covers, I rather like the artists' impressions of next year's cars. All the awkward, and sensitive 'stick-ons' have, for the most part, disappeared. A pity, perhaps, about such low-profile tyres, but I'll get used to 'em.

Jus' sayin'.

 

Interesting that McLaren tried led wheel covers in the recent tests.

 

I like the idea of an upgrade kit for a current policar F1, take off the barge boards and change the spoilers and wheels and you'd pretty much be there.... Must be someone with a 3D printer who maybe interedted to try it!

 

Might be worth waiting to see what the real cars look like.
Artists impressions produced before the real car have seen the light of day might look quite like the real cars, or might be quite a bit different.
All we've seen so far is the rule makers concept of what they hope the cars will look like. The teams will spend vast amounts of manhours and money trying to get a competitive advantage, sometimes they'll find some solutions that look unlike what the rule makers were expecting (for example the ugly noses in 2012)

 

At the recent NSCC weekend, Simon from Hornby stated that he would like Scalextric to make a generic F1 car that looks like the new style of cars. It would not be ready for release until end of 2022 earliest, maybe 2023 but they are planning to investigate the viability and they hope to make several team versions. I suspect that they would also make plain ones. I for one am keeping my fingers crossed. 😉

 

A generic F1 somewhat conflicts with the importance of accuracy so much emphasized in the Hornby / Scalextric documentary heavily featuring Simon Kohler which was on TV a few days ago.
Guess we don't get the full story on TV

 

A generic F1 somewhat conflicts with the importance of accuracy so much emphasized in the Hornby / Scalextric documentary heavily featuring Simon Kohler which was on TV a few days ago.
Guess we don't get the full story on TV

I‘m guessing Scalextric see (at least) 2 different markets: the collector market, which wants high detail and accuracy, and the home racer market, which wants low cost and high durability. The generic F1 would fit in the home racer range, alongside their generic Le Mans racer and GT racer.
If I had any interest in models of today’s F1 monstrosities, I am sure I could detail a generic to make an accurate replica. Not likely to happen!
Mike

 

Hornby - Scalextric have the means to take on a project like this but not the skills or motivation to build anything of quality

 

From watching the Hornby TV show, I’d say they definitely have the skills, but is the market big enough at the price it would cost to make them?
Mike

 

Lets be honest on the accuracy front though... If you painted all the F1 cars from 2021 the same colour, could you actually tell them apart? I'm an avid F1 fan and I dont think I could....

 

Sure the livery is the most distinctive feature of different F1s. Some 2021 F1s are pretty similar in shape others a noticeably different. Also some change more than others during the season. Until the 2022 cars appear we cannot know they'll all look pretty similar or if some are different.

 

2022 F1s are relatively generic anyway, aren't they? One basic tub and a choice of three aero kits? All the IP is under the hood.

 

Starting to sound a bit Nascarish. I hope its not that way with templates etc as F1 has always been about leading edge technology.
Bob

 

If Ross Brawn has his way they'll all be racing different liveries of exactly the same car.

 

Trouble is when you get so many common parts ,as in btcc, you then have to manufacture performance differences with things like success ballast.
Which then leads to a stock car championship, think it's called push them out of the way to pass.

 

Success ballast was introduced to try and counter the RWD BMWs and 4WD Audi A4 quattro in the BTCC's supertouring days. The whole problem back then was that manufacturers were spending millions to try and dominate (and thereby ruin the show). Now everyone's got the same technology, the ballast is pegging back those drivers with a modicum of talent to spice things up.

 

Been waiting now a few months for a couple of Policar F1 modern generic cars from Policar, Ive been told that they have a problem with the chassis, so it might be that there waiting on seeing the new real cars, make the changes required and then put them back out into the market.

 

I remember the last year the Passats ran and Jason Plato was runner up by something like 1 point ... success ballast almost never seemed to factor into his performance. He was as fast with 65 kg as he was empty.
This is going on memory though so I may be a bit... fuzzy...
What I presume is they try to make the best out of the situation, putting the weight wherever the car can handle it best and adjusting suspension and tire pressure accordingly.
Take Thruxton, you probably want your weight to helo in the fast corners by keeping the wheels on the ground or Rockingham (rest its soul) ... FWD and RWD can also benefit from the weight further forward or back..
I don't know the rules but I presume it all has to be in one chunk because Tom Ingram wants had to have a bunch of parts welded together because they hadn't planned on winning a race and they needed to way the car down!
This is a few years ago and again, from memory so I may be wrong.
Where are my pills...?

 

Think when the scooby leovorg started to show championship potential , they made then fasten the ballast high up under the dash position.

This was to counter it's advantage of low engine position,seem to remember it was a flat 4 engine.

Interesting to read today the 20 and 21 champ Ash Sutton has switched for 22 to motorbase ,running a Focus RS, teaming up with Dan Cammish.
THAT sounds like fireworks.

 

Dan is amazing in a Porsche but has not been too stellar in a Honda... maybe things will change...

 

Seem to Remember Dan was on to win the championship a couple of years ago, leading at Brands in the final round ,very few laps to go and a brake disc exploded , pitching him into the barriers, so I reckon he'll be on it.
Running two no 1 drivers doesn't work, Colin Chapman discovered that in 1973.

 

I reckon that a Williams F1 might well be in the range next year.....well that is my thought looking at today's Scalextric advent calendar teaser.....