Pre-Season 2018 Season Preview

[F1Brits_90]

Just one thing F1Brits_90, would you do a count up of the number of teams that have left the sport each year please? I would but have a feeling that some years in the '70s and '80 I might run out of fingers.

was watching the McLaren documentary & zak brown helped me out, according too him 120 have gone in 30 years

 

[The Artist.....]

OK, so Wikipedia is of help here: List of Formula One constructors - Wikipedia

This list considered a team to have ceased to exist if they have ceased operating under that name - so if they have been bought out, (e.g. Jordan), they would have appeared to have disappeared, and replaced by a different team...

• 2010-2016 - 7 team names have disappeared
• 2000-2009 - 14 team names have disappeared
• 1990-1999 - 23 team names disappeared
• 1980-1989 - 12 team names disappeared
• 1970-1979 - 28 team names disappeared
• 1960-1969 - 22 team names disappeared
• 1950-1959 - 23 team names disappeared

 

[Greenlantern101]

Haas first to reveal 2018 F1 car images

 

[RasputinLives]

Positives: no fins or silly wings

Negatives: Halo, dull colour scheme, the nose and the halo.

 

[Greenlantern101]

A halo is a full circle that hovers over your head with no means of support. That thing is a Thong.

 

[cider_and_toast]

It seems like they've turned the lights in the room right down as they're slightly embarrassed about what they've made.

 

[Greenlantern101]

Black metal thong on a black background. No good I can still see it.

 

[RasputinLives]

Black Metal Thong is a great name for a band.

 

[Greenlantern101]

Omg Williams painted the thong white.
I won't post a picture. You will have nightmares.

 

[FB]

If you're brave enough to want to see the "white thong" here's a link: Williams F1 launch: 2018 FW41 revealed in London

 

[cider_and_toast]

Does this mean that Ferrari will run a 'red thong' and Mercedes a 'silver thong' ??

 

[sobriety]

Renault are going to hire flavio briatore as a consultant to decide on the colour of their thong, after all, he is the expert.

 

[gethinceri]

How so sobriety?

 

[sobriety]

I'm not about to get myself banned.

 

[FB]

I wonder if the colour will make it easier or harder to see "through"?

 

[cousinDave]

I wonder if the colour will make it easier or harder to see "through"?

They should make it out of glass, it'd be invisible then.

 

[F1Brits_90]

Williams halo looks awful in white. The indycar aeroscreen still looks like the natural successor as still think its weird we have a safety device with 2 big holes on either side. I thought it was very interesting that haas painted their halo black as i couldnt see it at first as it blended into the background. Almost like they were embarassed

Also 1 of the journalists had a interested take saying how much it looked like 2017 ferrari

 

[Bill Boddy]

Due to the rules and computers all the cars will gradually morph into a single design, with the exception of Red Bull; it will be impossible to say whether or not their car is better or worse as they will be using Honda engines.

 

[cider_and_toast]

The development of F1:

How the title was won:

1950's - The fastest driver

1960's - The fastest driver with the best chassis.

1970's - The fastest driver with the best chassis and the best aerodynamics.

1980's - The fastest driver with the best chassis and the best aerodynamics and the most powerful engine.

1990's - The fastest driver with the best chassis and the best aerodynamics and the most powerful engine and the best electronics.

2000's - The team with the most influence on FIA regulations.

2010's - The team with the most money.

Hmmmm where did it all go wrong?

 

[Bill Boddy]

....
Hmmmm where did it all go wrong?

Perhaps when enormous companies whose main business was not closed tied to racing but rather they were there for publicity came in.