Formula 1 2022

[wood 11,268]

 

[ConferenceRoom 6,147]

[elfenix 34,332]

 

Edited February 8, 2022 by elfenix

[wood 11,268]

Hmm ... we could be in for a pretty awesome Silly Season later this year.

[Goofyboy 3,296]

I thought Hamilton’s was also expiring at the end of the year. Or is he year to year now anyway?

[Anton Chigurh 3,319]

I thought Hamilton’s was also expiring at the end of the year. Or is he year to year now anyway?

End of ‘23.

[wood 11,268]

Caitlyn Jenner to enter W Series team https://racer.com/2022/02/08/caitlyn-jenner-to-enter-w-series-team/

[Anton Chigurh 3,319]

Red Bull launch today was just a new title sponsor and livery launch, so a waste of time, really.

[Burt Macklin 19,053]

59 minutes ago, Anton Chigurh said:

Red Bull launch today was just a new title sponsor and livery launch, so a waste of time, really.

Reports are that Oracle is paying $100MM per year for 5 years to be the title sponsor. 

[Anton Chigurh 3,319]

[Anton Chigurh 3,319]

Ferrari going back to red and black???

[utee94 15,863]

My guess is Ferrari will switch colors and livery to PLAID!

 

 

[wood 11,268]

1 hour ago, Anton Chigurh said:

Ferrari going back to red and black???

Hope so. I've been telling 'em to for at least 10 years.

[utee94 15,863]

Red.  Black.

 

 

[elfenix 34,332]

no more PM sponsorship for ferrari

 

[Anton Chigurh 3,319]

Look good! They forgot to add the RF pushrod in these renders, though.

[Anton Chigurh 3,319]

Also no detail on the floor tunnels, but it’s not surprising that they would hide that.

[Anton Chigurh 3,319]

Looks incredible under studio lights. Hope it’s not really dark on track again.




Some RW detail:

[Burt Macklin 19,053]

36 minutes ago, Anton Chigurh said:

Looks incredible under studio lights. Hope it’s not really dark on track again.




Some RW detail:

The DRS flap looks tiny. I wonder if it’ll be that way for all the teams. 

[Anton Chigurh 3,319]

The DRS flap looks tiny. I wonder if it’ll be that way for all the teams. 

In which way? The angle of attack?

Compared to the last few years, that AoA would have been considered a relatively low DF wing, but with most of the DF now coming from the floor, that will probably change.

[G650 14,277]

That's a hot looking car.

[wood 11,268]

LOL. I think this will be the case for most of the teams, if not all of them. Everything I've seen so far looks very generic.

Red Bull admits RB18 will ‘not look very much’ like launch http://disq.us/t/45220tl

[elfenix 34,332]

haas: here's something we worked up in mspaint
rb: it's only a model

lance stroll has the personality of a doorstop.  seb is very eager to show off all that hair he had transplanted

[Anton Chigurh 3,319]

Well, the RB18 wasn’t the RB18 in any sense, since it was literally the Dallara show car painted with a Red Bull livery.

The Aston is their actual car.

[Ghost of LL 15,539]

On 2/9/2022 at 11:09 AM, Anton Chigurh said:

Red Bull launch today was just a new title sponsor and livery launch, so a waste of time, really.

Oracle as the title sponsor makes me think that COTA is going to be safe for a while.

[wood 11,268]

3 hours ago, Ghost of LL said:

Oracle as the title sponsor makes me think that COTA is going to be safe for a while.

As long as the Gov is willing to keep footing the bill for the F1 snactioning and the track is raceable, there will be a GP at COTA. The day that stops (IF it stops), F1 will drop COTA like a hot potaato. Bobby ain't gonna pay it.

[wood 11,268]

3 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said:

Well, the RB18 wasn’t the RB18 in any sense, since it was literally the Dallara show car painted with a Red Bull livery.

The Aston is their actual car.

Sure, it's their actual car. I'm just saying they're likely holding back a whole lot, just like everyone else probably will.

[VABuckeye 2,472]

Those bigger wheels/tyres are going to cause visibility issues.

[Updawg 2,286]

As long as the Gov is willing to keep footing the bill for the F1 snactioning and the track is raceable, there will be a GP at COTA. The day that stops (IF it stops), F1 will drop COTA like a hot potaato. Bobby ain't gonna pay it.

It’s Miami and Vegas then cota for sure

[Updawg 2,286]

As long as the Gov is willing to keep footing the bill for the F1 snactioning and the track is raceable, there will be a GP at COTA. The day that stops (IF it stops), F1 will drop COTA like a hot potaato. Bobby ain't gonna pay it.

It’s Miami and Vegas then cota for sure

[vicerous 169]

Well this looks amazing on-track

[Burt Macklin 19,053]

We’ve got an actual F1 car on the track, folks! 
 

 

 

 

[Burt Macklin 19,053]

Also look how high the AM’s front wing is. That’s gonna take some getting used to. 
 

 

[RPM 26,355]

43 minutes ago, Burt Macklin said:

Also look how high the AM’s front wing is. That’s gonna take some getting used to. 
 

 

The rear wing is a bigger thing to get used to. I don't mind them not hugging the track with the nose, it's a bit high but might be really important for runoffs on aggregate. But that rear wing just looks funky.

[kevwun 15,902]

The higher front wing should help at COTA.  It was a cheese grater because of the bumps.

[Anton Chigurh 3,319]

The higher front wing should help at COTA.  It was a cheese grater because of the bumps.

Well they are now very low, so they can get floor damage!

[G650 14,277]

5 hours ago, vicerous said:

Well this looks amazing on-track

Time to fap

[pops 7,006]

55 minutes ago, Anton Chigurh said:

Well they are now very low, so they can get floor damage!

 

 

 

 

That just looks weird. Like a fat dude sitting on a pool float

Edited February 11, 2022 by pops

[elfenix 34,332]

McLaren live now. On Lando's twitch

[Chewbacca 7,786]

9 minutes ago, elfenix said:

McLaren live now. On Lando's twitch

Live on Youtube, too.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFbibkBDTtw

[kevwun 15,902]

2 hours ago, Anton Chigurh said:

Well they are now very low, so they can get floor damage!

 

 

They're going to throw off more sparks than a car driving on its' rims.

Edited February 11, 2022 by kevwun

[elfenix 34,332]

mclaren can't get orange right on camera either

[Guest]

Oh McLaren... so much promise but that livery is ugly. Way too busy.

I rank it so far:

AM
RB
HAAS
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MCL

[Anton Chigurh 3,319]

Confirmed pullrod front suspension but also……..rear pushrod??? Kind of a weird angle there. Pretty interesting.

[pops 7,006]

I think the matte orange looks off. Might have been cool 10 years ago but not now. 

[pops 7,006]

Are these donut spare tire looking wheels final design? 

[vicerous 169]

Two colors... just pick two colors. Shouldn't be that difficult

[Levi 2,592]

I don’t hate the new livery from McLaren, it’s just meh. It looks like they tried to mix the gulf baby blue with the blue from last year. 

[Mittens 8,306]

McLaren is my team, and I couldn't be more underwhelmed.  It's not terrible standing still, but I think it will be pretty bad on the move.

[Chewbacca 7,786]

I like it, but I'm a McLaren fanboy.  At least they went with something different, unlike Haas or RBR.  Aston looks great, though.