2017 car launches

The_Abyss · 19 Dec 2016 at 15:30

Thought we may as well start looking forward, as we've just had the first date confirmed today.

Renault Sport F1: 21 February, https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/...-confirm-earliest-car-reveal-date-so-far.html

Sauber F1: 22 February, C36, http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/new-sauber-to-break-cover-at-barcelona-filming-day-868935/

Sahara Force India: 22 February, TBC, http://www.forceindiaf1.com/save-date-22nd-february-2017

Mercedes AMG Petronas: 23 February, W08 https://www.mercedesamgf1.com/en/mercedes-amg-f1/win-2017-w08-launch-vip-access/

Scuderia Ferrari: 24 February, project 668 http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ferrari-announces-launch-date-for-2017-f1-car-860323/

McLaren Honda: 24 February, MCL32, https://twitter.com/McLarenF1/status/820965668174655488

Scuderia Toro Rosso: 26 February, STR12, http://www.scuderiatororosso.com/en_INT
Red Bull Racing: 26 February, RB13
Haas F1: 26 February, VF17
Williams Martini Racing: Unofficial pictures available 17 February

Manor Racing MRT: No entry #RIPJules
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38530855

I'll drop some links in once they become available.

The_Abyss · 4 Jan 2017 at 10:01

Mercedes launching on 23 February at Silverstone. Presumably the real cars will be in Barcelona

The_Abyss · 5 Jan 2017 at 11:58

Force India now also confirmed for Silverstone on the day before Mercedes.

The_Abyss · 12 Jan 2017 at 17:21

McLaren will launch just before the Barcelona test, according to Sky. Zak Brown's confirmed he's signed off the livery - hopefully this will mean there could be something a little more exciting on the way.

The_Abyss · 12 Jan 2017 at 20:42

JunglistE said:
I'm hoping for some good liveries this year. Force India often do a good job and I hope RB stick with the matte finish. A shame they wont use the testing livery as that looked fantastic.

Sauber, sort your stuff out....

I think RBR have indeed stuck with the matte finish. In their 'bored drivers' promo the car used has that finish, but the livery was updated and had a new Mobil logo on it.

Steeps said:
With Ron gone they can change which shade of grey they use on the car now.

Let's hope they're bold and go orange! Although last year's car wasn't too bad - it was just missing sponsors.

The_Abyss · 26 Jan 2017 at 16:58

Unpaid intern about to get fired at Santander!

The_Abyss · 27 Jan 2017 at 12:46

Big Spender said:
Could you edit the post to have them in date order. This hurts my OCD

Done

Shimmy said:
Sauber C36 Feb 22nd.

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/new-sauber-to-break-cover-at-barcelona-filming-day-868935/

Thanks! Looks like the Sauber could be the first of the 2017 cars to actually run. What's the filming day limit - 150 km?

The_Abyss · 27 Jan 2017 at 23:32

Thanks

The_Abyss · 1 Feb 2017 at 07:41

Four weeks to go until testing commences, and four teams still to announce. In recent years the trend has moved away from grand unveiling spectacles (I think the McLaren 'assemble the car in a public square' 6 years ago was a particular low point) but this is still fairly late. I can't remember when announcements were made in previous years, and I do recall that at the beginning of the V6 era there were several teams (Caterham and the like) who unveiled actually at testing itself. But at the moment Renault are going to pick up some great PR and coverage by unveiling the new design era first.

The_Abyss · 3 Feb 2017 at 12:18

McLaren firmly putting an end to the Ron Denis era with a new car name: MCL32

Oops - didn't see post above.

The_Abyss · 6 Feb 2017 at 13:40

Toro Rosso leaving it late, launching at Barcelona at 4.30 pm on 26 February. At least it'll be the actual car and not a mock up.

The_Abyss · 13 Feb 2017 at 15:23

Red Bull also at Barcelona on 26 February. Just Williams and Haas to go.

The_Abyss · 14 Feb 2017 at 15:01

My god, this new forum looks absolutely awful...

Anyway, Eric Boullier has just confirmed that the McLaren livery is indeed going to change. Naturally, he's offered no other clue as to what it is changing to, instead offering the helpful advice to 'wait a couple more days'. Orange or nothing, Eric!

The_Abyss · 16 Feb 2017 at 14:31

Haas now confirmed as also on 26 February, leaving just Williams to announce.

I'm actually please now that some are so late - I'll be at the circuit on the first day of testing and, like Duke, will share some updates and photos at the end of each day.

The_Abyss · 21 Feb 2017 at 21:48

andicole0 said:
Any chance we can move pictures to post #1? It would be good to see them all next to each other.
Interesting Renault seem to have gone back to half Lotus
Andi.

I was going to wait until next week and then update with ones I take from testing - try and get them all from the same angle.

The_Abyss · 22 Feb 2017 at 22:50

Shimmy said:
Apparently will be Orange and White, which makes sense.
McLaren = Orange
Honda = White

The 2017 EasyJet of F1

The_Abyss · 22 Feb 2017 at 23:49

Given that they were already two years behind and have made a design change, it will take a monumental effort to even get up to par. Still, here's hoping.

The_Abyss · 23 Feb 2017 at 12:52

No fin = win. Well done Mercedes.

The_Abyss · 23 Feb 2017 at 23:41

Shimmy said:
Mercedes tested an innovative new rear wing mounted on the engine cover today.

If that's a real wing then I hope the regulations are tightened to ban it straight away. Fugly.

The_Abyss · 24 Feb 2017 at 00:02

OP updated with some of the press shots of launched cars. Two F1 giants fallen on recent hard times launch tomorrow - McLaren and Ferrari.