Pre-Season 2017 Testing, Car Launches & Chat

[vintly]

Heh they knew the big straight for-sale sign of a fin would look AWFUL so left it off the render. Slags.

 

[Andyoak]

I'd like to think they'll be size restricted or banned by mid-season.

 

[FB]

Haas breaks cover. Looks like it's made of Lego.

 

[Dan the Racer Man]

what an awful shade of grey, and to think there's 50 to choose from.

 

[Andyoak]

It's not so much the grey.
It's the grey with shiny black and red.
Very 1980's.

And any aero looks like it came from then too.

If it looks shit...

 

[Greenlantern101]

I like they gave the fin a nice paint job rather than sticking on a piece of white card like force india.

 

[Andyoak]

I really hope the fins go :'(

 

[teabagyokel]

HRT 2010 LIVERY ALERT!
HRT 2010 LIVERY ALERT!
HRT 2010 LIVERY ALERT!

Simply put, the pallette for an all-American team is extremely appealing. Mid-gray is not an acceptable colour.

Make American liveries great again!

 

[P1]

what an awful shade of grey, and to think there's 50 to choose from.

I like it. Reminds me of Battleship Gray. Very popular on Lamborghinis.

 

[gethinceri]

And battleships

 

[Incubus]

Actually I find more akin to Galapagos turtle grey. which might prove quite apt.

 

[Wombcat]

Well, in that case it's a least a safe car.

 

[F1Brits_90]

I saw that Haas & i really liked it. 1 of few 2017 eye that by eye bar the lower rear wing look visually different to 2016

Im really looking forward to red bull launch today because I know its strange as Red Bull only won 5 GPs in 3 yrs & not on merit since 2014. As since 2011 in my opinion they have been the benchmark for an f1 car. As if your car shares some similar design traits to Neweys Red Bull then your on for a good season

 

[Incubus]

In any case I find it quite pleasing to see this year's cars don't look too identical. For such a long time in the modern era liveries have been just about the only distinguishable features between each years' cars it feels kinda nice to see noticeable differences in the appearance of this year's cars. The McLaren's fluid contours for example couldn't be more different to the Ferrari's somewhat patchy-looking shape.

 

[Titch]

Haas has launched it's car in undercoat, still trying to decide what looks good.

 

[teabagyokel]

I hope so, Titch, because it looks truly shite.

 

[Greenlantern101]

Red Bull.

 

[Greenlantern101]

I'm really wondering about the lack of a fin on the Mercedes now. Everyone else has one.
Does that mean they have cocked up or their aero is working in a different 'better' way than all the other teams.
If it had been Sauber, I'd think they had missed a trick but this is Mercedes.

Cue the Mercs being 10 seconds a lap faster than everyone else tomorrow.

 

[FB]

I have a suggestion on how to make use of the fin, put the car numbers on them in a large enough font for us to be able to read them.

 

[Hamberg]

Hamilton calling the Merc a beast is not a good sign plus that lap at Silverstone looked handy.

If the Merc does prove to be right are the others allowed to change their design? Or vice versa.