2014 Car Launches

[rufus_mcdufus]

There's something about the Sauber, the livery looks good in pictures, but when you see it on tv it just doesn't look as good.

Which might be worrying the non-Ferrari powered teams.

 

[Plutus]

Easy on the eye but the paintwork is boring as f**k.

 

[Fenderman]

Sky Sports poll asks:

"What should the 2014-style nose tips be called?" Current results:

Proboscis noses: 11%
Hook noses:13%
Anteater noses:57%
Alien noses: 18%

My response: Noses: Understandably not included as an option.

 

[Greenlantern101]

A 'fan art' version of the McLaren. Sooo much better.
McLaren are you paying attention. Paint job required.

 

[The Artist.....]

Greenlantern101

We can only hope.... I suppose one thing we do know is that the livery on the McLaren is very much a launch livery- as the Santander sponsorship (which appears large on the overalls) doesn't appear on the car...

 

[sushifiesta]

The Artist..... I'm pretty sure there was no Santander branding on the 2013 car either but there was on the overalls so I'm not so sure about that. I'll be surprised if they race a car with MP4-29 written all over it though.

EDIT: For reference:

 

[The Artist.....]

sushifiesta - I actually thought that myself after I'd said it! - there's nothing like optimism is there?!?

 

[sushifiesta]

So the other noses have looked a bit odd but overall they've looked ok in my opinion. The Toro Rosso on the other hand... well... they've made a special effort to make it look like a penis:

 

[rufus_mcdufus]

Sauber C33 nose:

 

[Jen]

More like Concorde than a penis, perhaps?

 

[sushifiesta]

All the teams apart from Toro Rosso have at least merged it in to the body work / livery nicely. Toro Rosso have just gone down to Ann Summers and stuck what they found on to the end of last year's car... ahem.

sushifiesta's Mum apologises for this comment.

 

[Greenlantern101]

McLaren - The elephant shrew
Ferrari - The carp
Lotus - The Walrus
Toro Rosso - The strap-on

I have a feeling this year is going to be fun.

 

[sushifiesta]

Now, I absolutely swear that I had not seen this before I posted the above comment:
https://twitter.com/Ann_Summers/status/427856193386582016

And this is the last time I'll comment on or make any similar jokes before I get lynched for sending the forum in to disrepute.

 

[Galahad]

The side-on views look great, very 1992. Any angle of the front though...

And it's all so unnecessary!

 

[Chad Stewarthill]

I think they all (apart from the Ferrari) look better than the stepped noses, or any high nose of recent years for that matter.
Let's just hope they go fast.

 

[Greenlantern101]

2013 be like and 2014 be like

 

[Greenlantern101]

rumour has it the mercs have elevated the nose cameras in a weird / is it legal way.
launch tomorrow at 7.30

 

[sushifiesta]

There's quite a few "teaser" pictures on the Mercedes Twitter. I think this one shows what you're talking about:

 

[The Artist.....]

I call illegal straight away....

After all, the rules were changed to stop teams pissing around with camera locations to give an advantage!

 

[Plutus]

Mercedes have gone down the Ferrari route with the "hover" nose, from what I know.......not sure if the information is 100% correct though, we'll see tomorrow.

The Artist.....
Isn't it a fixed location in terms of heigt and width, where the camera has to be?
Therefore the camera position would be legal, it is just a different solution.