Jiggy 5 Posted January 30, 2015 Blue and yellow are usually a great combination (Subaru's 555-livery is still my top-3 all-time favorite in all of motorsport), but it looks so basic on the Sauber. Like they used the cheapest paint they could find and just put a yellow square on the side. Use some highlights or something, use a different shade of blue, maybe metallic blue.. This gives me a 2001 Prost vibe and they died that year. Oh well, maybe it's just me and it'll be upgraded after more sponsors, in the same way Caterham got downgraded when they lost sponsors. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1since08 60 Posted January 30, 2015 The Sauber does look very bare. Also, the Ferrari seems very tight at the back, yet the side pods aren't much bigger. Maybe cooling was what they focussed engine development on? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VetteIfan 0 Posted January 30, 2015 fIsince08 said: The Sauber does look very bare. Also, the Ferrari seems very tight at the back, yet the side pods aren't much bigger. Maybe cooling was what they focussed engine development on? Allison said they have made significant gains in radiator design. Much more efficient. The main engine focus has been around energy recovery during races. The Ferrari looks like a tidy car actually. Peak aero performance was one of the F14T's strengths, it's just that peak was rarely reached because it's performance was very sensitive to conditions and setup. Hopefully they've made a car which will be the same one weekend to the next. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevolvingPrawn 1 Posted January 30, 2015 Other than the droopy nose, the Ferrari is pretty nice looking. As for Sauber, it doesn't look the greatest, but I am happy to see a team using colours that aren't black or grey! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JensonBottom 1 Posted January 30, 2015 Looks like a slide. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Liaveil 120 Posted January 30, 2015 It's almost as if each team takes it as a challenge to try and make the most boring liveries possible. They look like those custom five minute paintjobs on Forza. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevolvingPrawn 1 Posted January 30, 2015 The Sauber livery is already growing on me I think, stick a few more sponsors on there and it'd be alright. I'm glad they haven't just done the same boring thing as most of the other teams so far. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tommig1995 0 Posted January 30, 2015 They could generally just throw white/yellow stripes or curves down the bod and it'd be a massive improvement... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buttonfan 5 Posted January 30, 2015 http://wtf1.co.uk/heres-the-mp4-30-in-a-retro-mclaren-honda-livery/So many good McLaren liveries but no, they had to screw it :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevolvingPrawn 1 Posted January 30, 2015 @Tommig1995 Personally I'd have had the yellow over the engine cover too, had the white bit along the rim of the engine cover and up to the carbon fibre at the rear, no blue behind the yellow. I'll do a very crude version of what I mean using paint later :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1since08 60 Posted January 30, 2015 Dang, that looks tighter than a Red Bull! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevolvingPrawn 1 Posted January 30, 2015 @Tommig1995 This is closer to how I'd have had that livery. Like I said, very crude ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tommig1995 0 Posted January 30, 2015 @RevolvingPrawn I see your Sauber and raise you, a sauber!Edit: I made a couple more subtle changes, don't know it it's better... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tommig1995 0 Posted January 30, 2015 fIsince08 said: Dang, that looks tighter than a Red Bull! Slightly concerned by that snowboard diffuser. That will help rate of flow under the rear, but it wont add much downforce... Also, how clean will the flow be through there?The classic Red Bull diffusers were angled to fan the air outwards, reducing the pressure of the air and increasing down Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1since08 60 Posted January 30, 2015 Tommig1995 said: fIsince08 said: Dang, that looks tighter than a Red Bull! Slightly concerned by that snowboard diffuser. That will help rate of flow under the rear, but it wont add much downforce... Also, how clean will the flow be through there?The classic Red Bull diffusers were angled to fan the air outwards, reducing the pressure of the air and increasing down I doubt that'll be the real diffuser, they just won't want to give the real one away on photos like this from the launch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevolvingPrawn 1 Posted January 30, 2015 As Chris said. Though when I first saw it I did think it looked way cooler than whatever diffuser they'll stick on there :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadwick8505 0 Posted January 30, 2015 mike96 said: http://wtf1.co.uk/heres-the-mp4-30-in-a-retro-mclaren-honda-livery/So many good McLaren liveries but no, they had to screw it :p IMO those are worse than what they did. With maybe the exception of the Marlboro one, which was NEVER gonna happen. The second one just looks like a slightly altered version of what they have and almost exactly like the Verizon, so no. And the orange one is just yucky, I like the idea and the colors but just not that version of it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MBKF1 91 Posted January 30, 2015 Nice to see a completely new livery on the Sauber, and have you seen Nasr's helmet?! It's awesome, like it could be a classic, just two colours, no sponsors (bar one), very neat.The Ferrari looks good, cool slide at the front as Tom said, but yeah, decent! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMSKRR 3 Posted January 30, 2015 Sauber should have had something closer to this in my opinion:The extra stripes and the sidepod colour is longer and it makes it look a whole lot better Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VetteIfan 0 Posted January 31, 2015 Tommig1995 said: Slightly concerned by that snowboard diffuser. That will help rate of flow under the rear, but it wont add much downforce... Also, how clean will the flow be through there? Anything that increases the flow rate under the car will aid downforce. Fast air = low pressure air. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
afrodude41 0 Posted January 31, 2015 The Ferrari nose looks like an ironing board to be honest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1since08 60 Posted January 31, 2015 The new Toro Rosso, even tighter than the Ferrari at the rear!Quite good looking too, but apparently it's just an interim model for now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevolvingPrawn 1 Posted January 31, 2015 Were Merc supposed to show the W06 today? I'm sure I read the 31st for them... But I also read just before testing, which is tomorrow right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chadwick8505 0 Posted January 31, 2015 Wow the Toro Rosso looks good! The nose looks very rounded which is cool.I love the giant intakes/roll hoops seen on a lot of the cars so far... makes it look mean Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VetteIfan 0 Posted February 1, 2015 The new Toro Rosso is easily the most interesting car so far. The ultra big air box and the ultra small sidepods go hand in hand - as a result of the engine oil coolers being placed near the car centreline instead of the sidepod. Got some quite chunky air exits either side of the gearbox, although apparently they should have shrunk quite a bit by Barcelona testing. Other than that the car is beautifully shrink wrapped. Got a pretty snazzy monkey seat as well, attached to the rear wing centre mount.If the majority of components have been placed along the car centreline as it seems they have, Toro Rosso will have to make good use of ballast to minimise the effect on the car CoG. If they can do that though, the 2015 season has already found its dark horse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
