mmm... so instead of relying on a specific figure or on hyperbole, Ferrari expects its brand to be associated to tradition and Italian virtue.
It must be heartbreaking to be a ferrarista. :D
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mmm... so instead of relying on a specific figure or on hyperbole, Ferrari expects its brand to be associated to tradition and Italian virtue.
It must be heartbreaking to be a ferrarista. :D
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I never understood the fanfare about the livery reveals. IndyCar has new liveries every week.
There is no hope for at least 2400 people.
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Rumors are Ferrari is trying out the high rake design this year and are on the back foot as far as design goes. Expect a shitty year for them if this is true.
We’ll find out soon enough!
It seems Lawrence Stroll has a deal down to take over control of Aston Martin. A rebrand of RP as Aston-Martin F1 is being planned for 2021, all it needs is to secure a technical partnership with Mercedes. Stroll is a shrewd businessman.
I don't believe he has control of Aston Martin, he just is an investor in the company, most of the ownership of the brand comes from the Middle East. I believe the stipulation for Stroll's investment is that Aston Martin had to sponsor his F1 team.
Unfortunately I think this is going to be an unnecessary distraction for Aston Martin, as this disrupts their efforts with Red Bull Racing with which they are co-developing the Valkyrie and their new WEC/Le Mans hypercar program for 2021. On the plus side, Aston Martin has already abandoned the silly DTM program, so that frees up some money and development cost.
I just worry with seeing in Aston Martin a lot of the signs of Lotus from a few years ago, where they were putting their hands in every sport without any real production cars coming down the line and the company dwindled from all that investment with no return.
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Williams will officially launch its car the 17th of February at 9am CET... with a set of photos.
There won't be any ceremony or unveiling of the car.
You guys sure that... Mmm... Kimi and Connie didn't... Nevermind.
https://motorsports.nbcsports.com/wp.../montoya-2.jpg
:lol:
So it begins.
New Haas F1 Team VF-20.
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Black > Gunmetal.
I approve.
I quite like that. Some bright lightness to the grid.
Would be a great color scheme for Kmart..., too bad it's going bankrupt now...
BTW, I found out on google that "the biggest-paying third party sponsors of Haas were watch maker Richard Mille and clothing brand Jack & Jones. They each paid an estimated $5 million and the remaining external brands together paid even less than that."
So they got $10+ million worth of sponsorship money. Didn't realize F-1 racing is that cheap!?!?!?
Why are there no US companies willing to sponsor them?
They are too busy sponsoring nascar.
Kmart isn't gonna last this year, same with Sears.
You sure man?, I think I need a new drum for my Corona Clipper.
Mercedes livery reveal.
https://i2.wp.com/www.motortime.es/w...MMXUAQp7l3.jpg
W10 painted in W11 colors. Red bits added for new sponsor Ineos. Single red star (commemorating Lauda) among silver stars on engine cover to stay "forever" on Mercedes race cars.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQaitarX0AAG5Yc.jpg
I thought that was a picture of a scale model.
No, that was presented at the Royal Automobile Club of London. Toto and the owner of Ineos even sat on the tires, like drivers do on photoshoots-
Ferrari shown!
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQgexUeXYAU31ws.jpg
I think that's last year's car. The new one was supposed to incorporate more tricolore elements.
Whatever the fuck that means
Edit: Not really
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQg41opXYAA_dQ5.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQg40fLWkAIjU_X.jpg
Summary of Craig Scarborough's first impressions:
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- Rake!
- 2008 style viking wings, sit in unused space allowed for roll hoop. Back in 2008 BMW used them to drive flow to the rear wing
- Very low front suspension set up, bigger offset to the pushrod on the upright than 2019. Revised sodepid inlet, with huge undercut below
- Bargeboards with a double boomerang linked the sidepod vanes. Taller front upper fins sit inside height-free zone
- Sidepods follow red bull jelly mould shape, engine cover droops down behind the cockpit padding and under shark fin
- Unusual/unfinished bodylines around the top of the nose (#5 area). Future development?
- New more open wheels with spokes reaching closer around the wheel nut. Top wishbone separate from track rod
- Revised sidepod inlet, note the cooling panel near the cockpit covers a huge area (yellow)
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQhQxPQWkAIDDdm.jpg
- Hugely complicated array of boomerangs and sidepod fins
- The top (wastegate) exhaust expands to meet the FIA minimum size, resembles an 80s 2 stroke exhaust stinger pipe
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQhRNwOXUAIlEXI.jpg
- Minimal join twixt wing upper and lower endplate sections
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQhRk9rXsAAh5a0.jpg
Wow. Hope the complexities will actually payoff on the track. They look cool..., but I can't say that they look good.
Red Bull looks pretty much the same.
Renault looks to be in trouble with a car reveal where the car won’t actually be there. Sad times...
Chinese GP cancelled due to beervirus. We need to get beervirus over to Azerbaijan too.
And Bahrain.
Ricciardo can’t be happy about that.
Hoping McLaren can step it up even more...to kick Renault’s ass consistently with their own engine would be hilarious.
Also, assuming RBR is still a minor step behind the front runners, I am really pulling for the red cars this year. Specifically Vettel.
Stoffel Vandoorne is officially Mercedes F1 team's new reserve driver.
Not exactly breaking news seeing his involvment with Mercedes in Formula E.
EDIT: forgot to mention that the mexican Esteban Gutierrez is confirmed as alternative reserve driver for when Vandoorne has conflicting F-E commitments.
Now the Alpha Tauri is the best looking one so far.
Good Livery, car itself is kinda ugly I think. But it's not that far from best to worst looking chassis in modern F1.
I still love McLaren's livery best though.
Yeah the McLaren looks great in matte orange :up:
And the unpainted bottom. Because add lightness.
Here’s a good shot of the Alpha Tauri, where you can see the livery a bit better. It looks real nice.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQwoVC3WsAs4cfa.jpg
I also like the green Alfa they tested with too.
Williams F1 unveiled their 2020 livery and car... I like the colours and the style.
For more pictures: https://it.motorsport.com/f1/news/fo...-fw43/4686810/
(scroll down to the gallery with directional arrows). Italian version, but who cares, right?
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Racing Point F1 new livery and car as well.
Once again, for more pics: https://it.motorsport.com/f1/news/fo...-rp20/4687052/
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Sergio Perez reveals he spent the offseason hitting up the carnitas.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQ_sWNhWsAICLRp.jpg
First impressions on new season of Drive to Survive.
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Racing Point is looking really shitty next to all these nice cars.
To limited media outlets.