The 2015 Launch Thread

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 20 Jan 2015, 14:49

Backmarker wrote:Force India will be running the 2014 chassis at Jerez, because use of the Toyota wind tunnel has revealed some major aero changes they'll be making, so the livery launch might well be just that.

I predict they will launch the 2014 livery by mistake, call it the brand "new" 2015 livery and stick with it for the season just to not admit the original blunder.

tBone · Post by **tBone** » 20 Jan 2015, 15:15

Salamander wrote:
tBone wrote:I know it's just a photoshop by a fan, but I really hope the McLaren livery will look like this. A new livery with hints to the past, clearly different from all the others and beautiful in my opinion!

I'd like to see that one too, then I could pretend that they're Spyker and actually like them.

You're right. I guess that's what I like about it so much

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 20 Jan 2015, 15:19

List updated to include Toro Rosso.

Post by **Ataxia** » 20 Jan 2015, 15:50

Backmarker wrote:
mediocre wrote:This is going around Twitter at the moment. Rumours say it's a leaked image of the new McLaren.

It's a shop of this image:

I've seen the new McLaren with a white base coat and without the nose-cone, which I'm told will be similar to the revealed Marussia one for testing.

Post by **mario** » 20 Jan 2015, 17:54

Ataxia wrote:
Backmarker wrote:
mediocre wrote:This is going around Twitter at the moment. Rumours say it's a leaked image of the new McLaren.

It's a shop of this image:

I've seen the new McLaren with a white base coat and without the nose-cone, which I'm told will be similar to the revealed Marussia one for testing.

How come you've managed to get a glimpse of the new McLaren? I guess that you can't really tell us more but, on the nose cone, I presume that would be the nose cone fitted to the MR-03 wind tunnel model that you're referring to?

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 20 Jan 2015, 19:05

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the first sign of the success of the new nose regulations, the Williams FW37.

Post by **Frogfoot9013** » 20 Jan 2015, 19:11

Simtek wrote:Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the first sign of the success of the new nose regulations, the Williams FW37.

In other words, the new rules have kept the noses the exact same, save for the appendage being shorter than before.

CoopsII · Post by **CoopsII** » 20 Jan 2015, 19:35

Unbelievable.

£4.99 for that?

Post by **Miguel98** » 20 Jan 2015, 19:42

The new noses are like watching a porn video, in which the guy puts his dick in the middle of the girl's boobs. Just that the boobs are really small.

It's hideous, way uglieger than last year. Good job, FIA, good job.

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 20 Jan 2015, 20:12

Family Forum, Miguel98!

Post by **Frogfoot9013** » 20 Jan 2015, 20:23

This wrote:Family Forum, Miguel98!

I always thought this was a forum for the mentally insane like myself!

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 20 Jan 2015, 20:33

Frogfoot9013 wrote:
This wrote:Family Forum, Miguel98!

I always thought this was a forum for the mentally insane like myself!

No, you're thinking of the Autosport forums.

Post by **Frogfoot9013** » 20 Jan 2015, 20:43

Simtek wrote:
Frogfoot9013 wrote:
This wrote:Family Forum, Miguel98!

I always thought this was a forum for the mentally insane like myself!

No, you're thinking of the Autosport forums.

On second thoughts, I'd say Crapwagon surpasses that in insanity. Mind you, at times TrackForum isn't far behind them in insanity.

Captain Hammer · Post by **Captain Hammer** » 20 Jan 2015, 22:13

This wrote:Family Forum, Miguel98!

Really? After everything CoopsII has posted about Raikkonen's sex face, you want to put up the PG-13 banner now?

Nessafox · Post by **Nessafox** » 20 Jan 2015, 22:50

Captain Hammer wrote:
This wrote:Family Forum, Miguel98!

Really? After everything CoopsII has posted about Raikkonen's sex face, you want to put up the PG-13 banner now?

Yes. We have to save Miguel98 from becoming CoopsIII

Captain Hammer · Post by **Captain Hammer** » 20 Jan 2015, 23:54

I suppose that's what makes F1 Rejects the second-best forum on the internet (GT Planet wins overall). It's not like F1 Fanatic, where the only opinion you can have is the popular opinion. Or Saward's blog, which is run by a man who claims to be the only professional journalists in the paddock, but who can't take any criticism no matter how justified. Or Bored of Studies, which is a trollocracy. Or CommanderBond.net, which is run by a cynical and snarky arsehole who wouldn't last five minutes if he was subject to the rules he enforces.

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 21 Jan 2015, 00:44

Frogfoot9013 wrote:
Simtek wrote:Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the first sign of the success of the new nose regulations, the Williams FW37.

[img]image[/img]

In other words, the new rules have kept the noses the exact same, save for the appendage being shorter than before.

This proves it's been a cold winter so far in the north hemisphere...

Captain Hammer · Post by **Captain Hammer** » 21 Jan 2015, 00:52

Frogfoot9013 wrote:In other words, the new rules have kept the noses the exact same, save for the appendage being shorter than before.

No, it's believed that they have a W05-style nose. The angle of the shot makes it a little hard to see.

go_Rubens · Post by **go_Rubens** » 21 Jan 2015, 05:20

Well, the incomplete Marussia that was supposed to be raced this year had a similar tiny dick on the front of the nose. I have to wonder if making the noses like this makes a huge difference in performance. Sure, aerodynamicists will always look for every little advantage, but how significant a difference is this compared to the concept 2015 F1 car posted on WTF1? http://wtf1.co.uk/2015-honda-concept/

Captain Hammer · Post by **Captain Hammer** » 21 Jan 2015, 05:24

go_Rubens wrote:Well, the incomplete Marussia that was supposed to be raced this year had a similar tiny dick on the front of the nose.

Not really - it was more of a T shape running the length of the monocoquem

CoopsII · Post by **CoopsII** » 21 Jan 2015, 08:02

Captain Hammer wrote:
This wrote:Family Forum, Miguel98!

Really? After everything CoopsII has posted about Raikkonen's sex face, you want to put up the PG-13 banner now?

You make it sound like it's a weekly thing. One picture, that was all.

Jan Magnussen · Post by **Rob Dylan** » 21 Jan 2015, 10:18

Miguel98 wrote:...porn video...

go_Rubens wrote:...tiny dick on the front of the nose...

These rude things! I have completely lost my innocence! Anyway I was only gone 5 minutes how did you guys move onto this

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 21 Jan 2015, 11:10

Rob Dylan wrote:
Miguel98 wrote:...porn video...
go_Rubens wrote:...tiny dick on the front of the nose...
These rude things! I have completely lost my innocence! Anyway I was only gone 5 minutes how did you guys move onto this

Are you telling us that, since you started to use Internet on the May 18th 2014, you managed to keep your innocence for this long?

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 21 Jan 2015, 11:25

Grosjean just posted on his Facebook that the Lotus launch will be on February 1.

Waris · Post by **Waris** » 21 Jan 2015, 13:33

I do hope that if the McLaren turns out to be white and red, they will have red overalls, just like back in the day.

Captain Hammer · Post by **Captain Hammer** » 21 Jan 2015, 14:02

Side profile of the FW37:

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2015/01/21/n ... -fw37_1-2/

Force India are launching their livery in an hour. They're in Mexico City, so it's expected that they have done a major deal with the Slims. The VJM08 itself won't appear until the second test.

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 21 Jan 2015, 14:38

Shizuka wrote:Grosjean just posted on his Facebook that the Lotus launch will be on February 1.

I can't seem to find the Facebook post in question.

AdrianBelmonte_ · Post by **AdrianBelmonte_** » 21 Jan 2015, 15:40

Ladies (sic) and gentlemen, HERE IT IS

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 21 Jan 2015, 15:43

AdrianBelmonte_ wrote:Ladies (sic) and gentlemen, HERE IT IS

West Force India Mercedes. Seriously, that is their best livery yet!

AdrianBelmonte_ · Post by **AdrianBelmonte_** » 21 Jan 2015, 15:44

Simtek wrote:
AdrianBelmonte_ wrote:Ladies (sic) and gentlemen, HERE IT IS

West Force India Mercedes. Seriously, that is their best livery yet!

EDIT: There's another pic

Post by **Ataxia** » 21 Jan 2015, 15:45

Love it. Love the cues from the West McLaren liveries, and it's a whole lot less cluttered than last season.

Dj_bereta · Post by **Dj_bereta** » 21 Jan 2015, 15:52

Good livery, but I'm getting sick of silver cars.

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 21 Jan 2015, 15:57

Dj_bereta wrote:Good livery, but I'm getting sick of silver cars.

I agree with you. But I admit that silver to black liveries are usually great. Regardless, I am still disappointed by the lack of orange in the car.

Wallio · Post by **Wallio** » 21 Jan 2015, 16:06

Cars look good. Love the new noses, first ones since the pre "modesty-panel" days that look decent. I just hope they stay the season and not disappear like Mclarens good looking one last year.

Love the Williams livery, looks cleaner this year, even if its the same, a very pretty look. As for FI, did anyone tell them this isn't 1998? Or that they are not McLaren-Mercedes? 0/10 for effort.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 21 Jan 2015, 16:33

The Force India's not majority silver, and it's very close to indisputably the greatest livery of all time; the West McLaren. Knock-offs are generally bad in my book, but they've brought their own character into it, so it's fine - even pretty great - by me.

As for Williams, I didn't think it was possible but they've made an even uglier botch of the Martini livery this time - assuming that is actually the livery they're going with. Has nobody told them how stripes should follow the lines of the car, and not ignore them like they do at the nose, or the back of the engine cover? It looks horribly warped, and that's before I even get to the fact that it's still majority white, the most boring colour in the history of ever. /rant

Post by **Frogfoot9013** » 21 Jan 2015, 16:38

My first thought when I saw the Force India livery was that it reminded me of the Visteon car Patrick Racing had during the late 90s in CART for some reason.

Post by **Miguel98** » 21 Jan 2015, 17:16

I quite like the Force India livery. It's really beautiful. Hopefully, the rule "If it's pretty, it goes fast" applies to them this season. Hoping for Nico to finally grab a podium!

James1978 · Post by **James1978** » 21 Jan 2015, 18:55

I think the Force India livery looks like a tribute to Checo. It's fundamentally a cross between the liveries of the 3 teams he's driven for (Sauber, McLaren, FI). There's definite elements of recent Saubers there!

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 21 Jan 2015, 19:13

Salamander wrote:As for Williams, I didn't think it was possible but they've made an even uglier botch of the Martini livery this time - assuming that is actually the livery they're going with. Has nobody told them how stripes should follow the lines of the car, and not ignore them like they do at the nose, or the back of the engine cover? It looks horribly warped, and that's before I even get to the fact that it's still majority white, the most boring colour in the history of ever. /rant

The problem is the angle you're looking at it from (if you mean the F1 Racing cover image). The side profile looks a lot better, and in fact, better proportioned in my mind than last year's:

go_Rubens · Post by **go_Rubens** » 21 Jan 2015, 19:31

Let's save the good news first. That Force India looks pretty damn good. The only things are if the same colors but the white stayed, it'd look better, and the color combo for me isn't the best. It's not as cluttered, that's for sure. Last year, the rear wing was terrible! I look at the nose, and it looks like a 2015 spec nose on the 2014 car. If it is, they found a way to conceal it nicely.

Now, for the Williams. I can see a natural flow in the nose if the sides of the nose are cut off and moved to where the nose tip actually is. In other words, if the nose was modified to look like the Andrea Moda of old, it'd be okay asthetically.

I'm not going to complain for long, as after 3 races and testing I'll be used to it. Hell, after McLaren modified their nose in Sepang last year I came to like it about halfway through the year. I'm already sickened by the complaining from casuals.

One last thing to say is the FIA still messed up the regs. Their goal was to remove the anteater. Well, they ended up creating tiny ones. How hard could it be to make a rule where the maximum angle between the nose tip and the sides connecting the nose with the main plane of the wing is say, 45 degrees, for example, or mandate that the nose could be say, narrower, instead of always insisting the nose before the tip be 300mm wide? I already figured out before the pics of the incomplete Marussia that teams would find a way to incorporate an anteater and benefit. Great job FIA.