F1 2020

[FaultyMario]

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.

[Crazed_Insanity]

Updated launch dates:

11 feb - Ferrari
12 feb - Renault
13 feb - McLaren
14 feb - Mercedes and Alpha Tauri
17 feb - Racing Point
19 feb - Alfa Romeo and Haas

Williams is going to be late to the party again?!?!?!?

[FaultyMario]

Williams will present their definitive 2020 livery two days before the start of testing, on February 17th, using last year’s car. The team also intends to reveal images of its 2020 chassis online the same day, and the car will be seen for the first time on the opening day of the test.

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[dodint]

I never understood the fanfare about the livery reveals. IndyCar has new liveries every week.

[FaultyMario]

There is no hope for at least 2400 people.

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[Rare White Ape]

I never understood the fanfare about the livery reveals. IndyCar has new liveries every week.

Marketing. Merchandise. Sponsors!

None of this is driven by your average human being. It’s all the marketing and advertising lizards who are at fault.

[JoeW]

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.

[Crazed_Insanity]

We’ll find out soon enough!

[FaultyMario]

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.

[The359]

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.