Formula One in 2017

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Did McLaren just single handedly try to revive Marussia/Manor?

 

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New Ferrari.

The sidepods are absolutely nuts! They've also seemed to combine the shark fin and the T-wing.

At this stage every car seems to look quite different. I love it! Can't wait to see what RB do.

 

[Magma]

Did McLaren just single handedly try to revive Marussia/Manor?

just wait until red bull drop the pacific inspired livery.

 

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just wait until red bull drop the pacific inspired livery.

You mean the ocean or the movie?

RB's livery will be unchanged this year apart from a few minor details.

 

[Magma]

You mean the ocean or the movie?

RB's livery will be unchanged this year apart from a few minor details.

 

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1994. I wasn't even conceived then.

 

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1994. I wasn't even conceived then.

i was 2. but their website was still up until months ago

http://web.archive.org/web/20160221112242/http://www.pacificgrandprix.com/

 

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i was 2. but their website was still up until months ago

http://web.archive.org/web/20160221112242/http://www.pacificgrandprix.com/

Pretty well designed for a web page back then. It's still not uncommon to see current websites looking like this unfortunately :/

 

[Bacon Warrior]

The Ferrari appears to have quite a short wheelbase and the rear is not as tightly packaged as the Mercedes. Loving their work around the sidepods, though!

 

[happy_eagle]

Didn't Red Bull use a different livery for testing last year. Seemed to recall them using a black and white design one year for testing
EDIT: Was 2015

 

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Honda claiming that their new engine is 'as good' as the Mercedes engine was at the end of 2016.

???
It's like these people have forgotten that Mercedes is capable of development too.

 

[larrikin]

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Angling for that lucrative Jetstar sponsorship...

 

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It seems the Williams has changed a bit since they posted renders of their car a week ago.

I like the design of the it (apart from the nose). They blended the sharkfin in really well.

It's a shame they've stuck with the same livery for 3 years now

 

[royboy2]

Is the Shark fin a compulsory design element?

 

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Is the Shark fin a compulsory design element?

No it's not. The teams aren't required by the 2017 regulations to have it, they just believe that with the new rear wings that a shark fin will be useful to them whereas last year they were not considered useful enough to use.

Shark Fins provides a barrier to stop air crisscrossing from one side of the engine cover to the other, acting as a flow straightener by aligning the airflow towards the rear wing reducing turbulent air off the back of the airbox unit, “cleaning" the air that enters the rear wing area, making it much more effective.

courtesy of jomartz from reddit

 

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New RBR overalls.

Hopefully the car looks as sleek as them, really loving it.

 

[Bacon Warrior]

Max almost looks like he's sporting a half chub.

On a less homoerotic note, I think it's a shame they've ditched the bull camouflage pattern.

 

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Max almost looks like he's sporting a half chub.

Well, Helmut Marko did say that the RB13 would be 'sexy'.
Maybe this is what he meant.

 

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The Haas VF-17

 

[Dannnnnnnnnn]

Do Honda and Haas have clash liveries?

 

[larrikin]

The Haas VF-17

Do they have any sponsors?

 

[Temploar]

Do Honda and Haas have clash liveries?

Honda is mainly orange with some black and Haas is military grey with some red.

Should be fine. The Haas looks a bit like last year's McLaren though.

 

[Temploar]

Do they have any sponsors?

Richard Mille is their main sponsor.

Finances wise they are basically Ferrari's second team and Ferrari is dedicating resources to them and in return they are able to use Gene Haas's windtunnel (the owner of Haas automation and the race team)

Apparently the Haas wind tunnel is THE most advanced in the world.

 

[larrikin]

Richard Mille is their main sponsor.

Finances wise they are basically Ferrari's second team and Ferrari is dedicating resources to them and in return they are able to use Gene Haas's windtunnel (the owner of Haas automation and the race team)

Apparently the Haas wind tunnel is one of the most advanced in the world.

Yeah sorry I know all that, was being sarcastic.

There's not a lot on there...

 

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Yeah sorry I know all that, was being sarcastic.

There's not a lot on there...

Yeah it's bloody bare but if they're not appealing to sponsors then that's their problem...

It's not like they're financially struggling anyway. I think Grosjean is a pay driver and Gene Haas is already a billionaire with a NASCAR team and tons of financial backing.