[Team] 2021 Season Launch/Pre-Season Testing

[peebee2]

Originally Posted by chillibowl

are all the cars smaller/more compact packaging this year?

I think it was a joke based on the pictures...

[chillibowl]

Originally Posted by peebee2

I think it was a joke based on the pictures...

haha

[bathurst77]

Originally Posted by steve nielsen

The new RB16B

Blink and you will miss it/squint and you might see it changes from 2020.
No teasing "dazzleship" livery for RB this test? Or maybe this the pre season paint.

[steve nielsen]

Originally Posted by bathurst77

Blink and you will miss it/squint and you might see it changes from 2020.
No teasing "dazzleship" livery for RB this test? Or maybe this the pre season paint.

[peebee2]

Originally Posted by bathurst77

Blink and you will miss it/squint and you might see it changes from 2020.
No teasing "dazzleship" livery for RB this test? Or maybe this the pre season paint.

You’d almost think this is the 2020 version with the Telmex brands added - and that the real updates will be seen at testing...

[Born Racer]

Definitely a new cape under the nose and narrower-looking nose, as well as new sidepods on the Red Bull.

[bathurst77]

Its like them "spot the difference puzzles I did as a kid.

The word Honda on the rear engine cover was on a "tuck in" now it seems to have a bulge out there.

[Adam43]

Originally Posted by bathurst77

Its like them "spot the difference puzzles I did as a kid.

The word Honda on the rear engine cover was on a "tuck in" now it seems to have a bulge out there.

That part looks bulkier than last year, but the lower coke bottle looks thinner. Perhaps some tweaks to the packaging. ? So difficult to really tell.

The detail at the edge of the floor has gone as per the regs.

Different centre rear wing mount.

[chillibowl]

already seeing the first updates/differences from the launch version. new nose for the AT. wonder if RB has a similar solution on the way?

the Alfa changed theirs as well. much more aesthetically pleasing now imo.

[steve_r]

So here we go. Mercedes - but without this years new floor, so apart from the paint scheme (which is all I look at anyway) we don't yet know exactly what this years Merc will look like




Looks pretty to me.

[steve_r]

Not quite Ligier, but moving slightly in that direction.






So we will have a red Italian car, a dark green British car, and a blue French car. Old school colours in this modern era where nationalities are less clear cut.

[chillibowl]

Originally Posted by steve_r

So here we go. Mercedes - but without this years new floor, so apart from the paint scheme (which is all I look at anyway) we don't yet know exactly what this years Merc will look like




Looks pretty to me.

like that they retained the black but whats up with all the AMG on the back?



Bottas' helmet looking nice!

[chillibowl]

Originally Posted by steve_r

Not quite Ligier, but moving slightly in that direction.






So we will have a red Italian car, a dark green British car, and a blue French car. Old school colours in this modern era where nationalities are less clear cut.

that really looks excellent under those lights!

[E.B]

Alpine is the best looking car so far, by a margin.

[bathurst77]

Some good liveries so far this year
I notice the Mercs are now plastered AMG instead of the tristar
Does that mean they are officially AMG now and not mercedes, like the renault/alpine swap?

[Skam85]

Originally Posted by steve_r

Not quite Ligier, but moving slightly in that direction.






So we will have a red Italian car, a dark green British car, and a blue French car. Old school colours in this modern era where nationalities are less clear cut.

I love it.
But it does look like a can of Pepsi.

[peebee2]

Looks like Mapfre has been tempted back to pay Alonso’s wages and doubtless Castrol’s some first pour deal but, apart from that, little sponsorship and massive space allocated to Alpine, an incredibly minor brand that I expect to stay that way. I find this whole rebrand very worrying for the future of F1 as we know it.

[steve_r]

Niice green - although a splash of yellow would not have been amiss:-

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by steve_r

Niice green - although a splash of yellow would not have been amiss:-

If they had substituted the pink for yellow, that would look great. I presume the pink is the link with BWT, who were Racing Point's main partner/sponsor last year?

[chillibowl]

Originally Posted by Skam85

I love it.
But it does look like a can of Pepsi.

thats all i can see now!

thanks!

[ScotsBrutesFan]

I hope the Alpine has that metallic almost "electric" effect in natural light. It would be such a shame if it didn't.

[bathurst77]

So Aston Martin is now in British Racing Green

The license goes back at least as far as Jordan (Irish), force India (indian) and now its decided to be British.

We truly are a multinational formula.

AS an irish man I guess i could support its Irish heritage or i could be stereotypical and hate the brit team.... My life is sooooo complicated!

[bathurst77]

Originally Posted by ScotsBrutesFan

I hope the Alpine has that metallic almost "electric" effect in natural light. It would be such a shame if it didn't.

Alpine could get pepsi money and Ferrari could get cocacola - only a sticker needed.

[Skam85]

And not to mention Aston Martin colours now aren't dissimilar to Jordan's very first colour scheme.

[peebee2]

Originally Posted by Skam85

And not to mention Aston Martin colours now aren't dissimilar to Jordan's very first colour scheme.

Clover green and blue???