F1 2016 car launch details

[timmeh]

Be quite funny if McLaren just wheeled out a wheel barrow with a balloon attached to it.

Like the one they raced in the 2015 season?

 

[The_Abyss]

Be quite funny if McLaren just wheeled out a wheel barrow with a balloon attached to it.

For some reason this reminds me of the ridiculous launch event they did in Germany for the MP4-26. Bits of the car arriving on train and taxi and then assembled in the square.

Shockingly poor.

 

[The_Abyss]

RB12 to be launched on the day of the first test on 22 February. There's a theme building here - clearly not as much time compared to previous years.

But they are showing off the new livery a few days earlier in London, on 17 February http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12...o-reveal-2016-livery-in-london-on-february-17

 

[The_Abyss]

Renault are the latest to pass the crash test https://twitter.com/Lotus_F1Team/status/689870262926512132/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

 

[Glaucus]

Did Renault buy out lotus or whats happening with that team?

 

[Skeeter]

Yes they did complete the purchase of the team.

 

[Shimmy]

Here's the latest update in terms of launch dates:

 

[The_Abyss]

I think you'll find that the list in the first post of this thread is a little more up to date

 

[Shimmy]

Oops, my bad for not checking again.

Funny thing is that table is taken from motorsport.com and they don't even list the Williams date you linked to on their own site.

 

[Nismo]

So apparently McLaren (i.e. Honda) have sorted out all their issues and will be competitive from the off...

http://as.com/diarioas/2016/01/23/english/1453580985_065667.html

...we'll see.

 

[Flibster]

So apparently McLaren (i.e. Honda) have sorted out all their issues and will be competitive from the off...

http://as.com/diarioas/2016/01/23/english/1453580985_065667.html

...we'll see.

They've bought and rebadged a Mercedes engine?

 

[Skeeter]

They said they would be winning races before the 2015 season started...

 

[Duke]

Some nice liveries here, hope we see some similar ones this season - https://theliveryblog.wordpress.com/2016/01/24/livery-mockups-2016-formula-1-field/

 

[Nismo]

Some nice liveries here, hope we see some similar ones this season - https://theliveryblog.wordpress.com/2016/01/24/livery-mockups-2016-formula-1-field/

The Merc. is nice, but the Red Bull looks like an old Sauber

 

[Skeeter]

As always, "the internet" will produce far better suggestions for liveries than the teams produce. Expect mildly tweaked versions of the same thing from everyone, with the exception of Haas, as they don't have a prior year livery to copy/paste.

 

[The_Abyss]

As always, "the internet" will produce far better suggestions for liveries than the teams produce. Expect mildly tweaked versions of the same thing from everyone, with the exception of Haas, as they don't have a prior year livery to copy/paste.

This.

 

[smr]

One thing's for sure, the McLaren will be running with stars on the side, part of the new Chandon sponsorship.

 

[Crippled Potato]

As always, "the internet" will produce far better suggestions for liveries than the teams produce. Expect mildly tweaked versions of the same thing from everyone, with the exception of Haas, as they don't have a prior year livery to copy/paste.

I'm curious what colour scheme Renault would be going for.

 

[Duke]

I'm curious what colour scheme Renault would be going for.

I've not liked thier livery recently, prefer the blue/yellow from mid 2000's era.

 

[leaskovski]

One thing's for sure, the McLaren will be running with stars on the side, part of the new Chandon sponsorship.

They will be running with stars out the rear as well, when the engine goes pop and all that hot metal is flying out of the exhaust.