Silverstone A1 test - Page 2

Kicking-back · 4 Aug 2005, 12:09 (Ref:1371849)

Andy - get that design off to the Sheik and to Big John!

It's a massive improvement.

**FIRE** · 4 Aug 2005, 12:33 (Ref:1371882)

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Originally Posted by andy_b

The top of the engine cover and the top of the nose the same, everything else is much bolder and thickened up and styled like a flag....agree about Green. The Holland car looks great in its vivid Orange

IMO the Dutch car has too much orange. I would like to see a red-white-blue car with orange. On the other hand there are already some cars with white/red, so this one is more striking.

The Brazilian car looks great: http://www.speedpics.nl/pages/photos...0D4&currPage=6

BTW your Union Flag car looks great!

Valker · 4 Aug 2005, 12:49 (Ref:1371902)

Portuguese car has way too much white :/

**FIRE** · 4 Aug 2005, 13:33 (Ref:1371939)

Today's morning session:
Frankrijk 48.183 - 41 laps
Zwitserland 48.408 - 38 laps
Pakistan 48.573 - 36 laps
Engeland 48.585 - 38 laps
Brazilië 48.848 - 79 laps
Maleisië 48.891 - 47 laps
Portugal 49.007 - 50 laps
Nederland 49.192 - 67 laps
Australië 49.203 - 45 laps
Zuid-Afrika 49.211 - 57 laps
Nieuw-Zeeland 49.430 - 49 laps
USA 49.530 - 33 laps
Mexico 49.557 - 66 laps
Libanon 49.786 - 48 laps
China 51.685 - 33 laps

Source: www.verstappen.nl

Kicking-back · 4 Aug 2005, 16:57 (Ref:1372093)

I see in Dutch eyes, Great Britain's team has been replaced by England

strider · 4 Aug 2005, 17:47 (Ref:1372144)

All the times from yesterday and today are on the MST website - here. They are in PDF format and you have to click on the title - bottom left-hand corner of the screen under Special Events. Sorry, I don't seem able to do a more direct link.

ralf fan · 4 Aug 2005, 17:51 (Ref:1372147)

Great to see the series off and running and if the testing times are anything to go by the competition is quite close..... however as the f1 folk say.. "it's only testing"

Andrew Kitson · 4 Aug 2005, 18:21 (Ref:1372186)

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Originally Posted by Kicking-back

Andy - get that design off to the Sheik and to Big John!

It's a massive improvement.

Very nice Andy - very much sort of what I had in mind, great minds think alike! However John asked me to incorporate 'Vanwall' green as I said. I was proposing to have the front of the nose green, airbrushed and fading into 'arty' union flag stripes, virtually as you have here. I would also have the front end of the engine cover, around the airbox intake green, so from head on camera shots, a lot of green would be prominent. Not sure on the back wing - a big selling space for sponsors. Might have to be white unless they find a company that has corporate scheme to fit in with the red/blue.

Send us a PM with your email address if you like, I'll give you Johns e-mail you can send it on to him.
But as I said, my designs were stopped before they saw them, the Sheik wanted full control over the design.
Cheers.

**FIRE** · 4 Aug 2005, 19:28 (Ref:1372250)

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Originally Posted by Kicking-back

I see in Dutch eyes, Great Britain's team has been replaced by England

In Holland: England = Great Britain

crozier74 · 4 Aug 2005, 20:40 (Ref:1372302)

Same with just about everywhere else unfortunately...

At least the fact a non-Englishman (Manx) is driving the car gives no-one any excuses!

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crozier74 · 4 Aug 2005, 20:55 (Ref:1372311)

I'm with most people in thinking that the Brazilian livery is great! Although not as stunning as China, but at least it's quicker

And another I really like is the Dutch livery. At least that's one country sticking to their national racing colours, and I bet it'll really stand out in the crowd.

Shame a lot of them only ran with black cars. But I suppose it keeps us guessing. Can't wait to see what Switzerland, USA, etc. look like

nkfan · 4 Aug 2005, 22:36 (Ref:1372384)

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Shame a lot of them only ran with black cars. But I suppose it keeps us guessing. Can't wait to see what Switzerland, USA, etc. look like

if New Zealand was in ur list of blak cars .....the new zealand car's livery colour is black, NZ is represented with colour black in all sports. Iwouldnt be surprised if NZ team got the car and all they had to do was to stick a sliver fern on the side !!

andy_b · 4 Aug 2005, 23:16 (Ref:1372407)

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Originally Posted by nkfan

if New Zealand was in ur list of blak cars .....the new zealand car's livery colour is black, NZ is represented with colour black in all sports. Iwouldnt be surprised if NZ team got the car and all they had to do was to stick a sliver fern on the side !!

Thats what they did at the test. A silver fern on the side. Once every car is painted up, that will look quite distinctive. There was a Holden Supercar V8 a couple of years ago in Black and Silver as a 'Team NZ' sort of entry and it looked great

Asa · 5 Aug 2005, 02:56 (Ref:1372502)

Am I the only one surprised to see that Malaysia and Pakistan are quicker than Great Britain?

Rob29 · 5 Aug 2005, 08:03 (Ref:1372610)

New Zealand should be green with silver stripe-which looked good when people like Howden Ganley & Bert Hawthorne used it in the 60s-70s.

Valker · 5 Aug 2005, 09:56 (Ref:1372696)

Any idea why Australia was black in the test? It had a nice green and golden livery at Eastern Creek...

Kicking-back · 5 Aug 2005, 10:04 (Ref:1372704)

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Originally Posted by Asa

Am I the only one surprised to see that Malaysia and Pakistan are quicker than Great Britain?

It's only testing!

And the drivers of those two cars both have at least some British blood in them anyway

El_Gibleto · 5 Aug 2005, 10:13 (Ref:1372718)

A number of the cars were unpainted, having bare carbon fibre tubs. Probably because they were delivered to the teams very late.

The NZ car was painted and unlike cars fro USA, Aus, Malaysia etc

Just Do It! · 5 Aug 2005, 11:31 (Ref:1372776)

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Originally Posted by andy_b

Thats what they did at the test. A silver fern on the side. Once every car is painted up, that will look quite distinctive. There was a Holden Supercar V8 a couple of years ago in Black and Silver as a 'Team NZ' sort of entry and it looked great

They are still there and doing well this year with ex-BTCC racer and Kiwi Paul Radisich pedalling the car. Check out their website at www.teamkiwiracing.co.nz

Kicking-back · 5 Aug 2005, 13:05 (Ref:1372879)

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Originally Posted by Valker

Any idea why Australia was black in the test? It had a nice green and golden livery at Eastern Creek...

The one at Eastern Creek has been in loads of country's liveries - it's been demoed all round the world.

The one at Silverstone is Australia's own car.

strider · 5 Aug 2005, 17:12 (Ref:1373100)

I reckon Brazil is ahead in the livery stakes at the moment.

They may have pulled off a smart move team-wise as well. In the photos I see Fredric Vasseur, the man behind ASM and ART. And they covered far more laps than anyone else.

It wouldn't surprise me to see Piquet Jr in the car for Brands, because he was ace there in BF3 days and Kanaan has a prior commitment. Mind you, Pizzonia wasn't too shabby either.

Kicking-back · 5 Aug 2005, 17:21 (Ref:1373116)

foxy mole - you are correct - ART/ASM is running the Brazil car

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