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Oct 27, 2017
1,230
Nice helmet on Ericsson.

A lot of helmets these days have so many shapes, colours and sponsors on them that they become a mess.
 

Hardan

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Oct 28, 2017
263
really hope Sauber can catch up this year. Not expecting any podiums but hoping they're not regularly 1+ seconds off everyone else....
 

zeknurn

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Oct 25, 2017
1,269
really hope Sauber can catch up this year. Not expecting any podiums but hoping they're not regularly 1+ seconds off everyone else....

With a current spec power unit, Vasseur, the extra dosh from Ferrari and an experienced team they should be able to catch the lesser experienced Haas.
 

dubc

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Oct 27, 2017
2,423
Seattle
Red Bull saying the damage won't impact testing next week according to Autosport.

The Sauber is rather meh in those pictures, hopefully it looks better on the track.
 

chadskin

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Oct 27, 2017
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Sexy.
 

FriskyCanuck

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Oct 25, 2017
4,063
Toronto, Canada
This "Richard Mille" sure gets around a lot.

Have watchmakers replaced cigarette sponsorship? Certainly not in terms of money put into the sport, but in terms of visibility.
 
Oct 27, 2017
1,230
Black and yellow always work well.

The car looks like it hasn't changed as much as the others we've seen though or am I missing something?
 
Oct 25, 2017
712
Darn :P ... i thought the intro pic was of this year... evil Motorsports. Anyway, yup, i read that, but i also read they could relax in their confinement since Torro Rosso is less demanding (might be BS rumor, cannot remember where i read that).

I hope they managed to stabilize the wear issue of the MGU-H and the delivery issues of the MGU-K (the one where the computer did not recognize properly where the car is in the sequence of corners).

It wasn't BS, it was from this interview where Honda said McLaren would constantly ignore them, wouldn't listen to their input on PU integration, and wanted to control how they worked. The total opposite of how they're working with Toro Rosso.
 
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AndyD

Mambo Number PS5
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Oct 27, 2017
8,602
Nashville
Are the halos standard design/issue or they have margin specs like all other aero pieces on the car?
 

DrM

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Oct 26, 2017
3,076
Slovenia
Sidepods on Renault are pushed back compared to other cars, so they either decided for another solution or is this purely a launch car and more stuff will be added during testing phase.
 

DBT85

Resident Thread Mechanic
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Oct 26, 2017
16,256
Sidepods on Renault are pushed back compared to other cars, so they either decided for another solution or is this purely a launch car and more stuff will be added during testing phase.

Most of what we see is faux from all the cars tbh. They don't want to give too much away and the final body kit will have all sorts of bits added or removed compared to what we see now.
 

Easy Rider

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Nov 2, 2017
926
That's a beautiful helmet. Glad we are going to a more retro style, I think these are much more iconic. At the distance you normally see helmets on TV the vast majority of designs of the last couple of decades look like a total mess.
 

xrnzaaas

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Oct 27, 2017
4,125
Hulk and Alonso will have really cool helmets, hopefully more drviers will show simpler designs as well. :)
 

Dan

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Oct 25, 2017
8,950
Pretty much confirms a McLaren MCL33 livery looking similar to the Andretti McLaren Indycar.
 
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Oct 24, 2017
8,182
There are some very interesting bits on that STR.

I really like that little wing on the halo.
 

Brot

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Oct 25, 2017
6,041
the edge
It's also interesting to see that they went back to the thumb nose after copying the Mercedes nose so well.
 
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Oct 24, 2017
8,182
Can we make a gentleman's agreement? All of us? Let's stop complaining about the Halo. Starting now. We accept that it is a thing that exists and that it is not going anywhere. But we are not going to mention how bad it looks every time we see it? Please?