Official 2011 F1 Livery Reveals/News/Etc

[M3Alpine99]

We can talk about the 2011 versions here... Renault dropped first!


http://www.formula1.com/news/headlin...1/1/11639.html




Delicious!

[danny123]

Why do they use the red end plates? Other then those the car looks awesome.

[jonmacs22]

Why do they use the red end plates? Other then those the car looks awesome.

Because the sponsor wants to have their corporate colors. You give me money and I'll make my car whatever color you want.

[M3Alpine99]

That is true... it does take away from the car but that is OK.

[Pierre3400]

Also does make the front wing corners more visible. Dunno it it helps the driver at all, but i think it does.

[danny123]

Also does make the front wing corners more visible. Dunno it it helps the driver at all, but i think it does.

Thats what I thought was the main reason.

[le36x3r1cx]

First glimpse of the Lotus Renault R31 from them firing up the engine for the first time.

http://yfrog.com/f/h33zhgj/

Only a week or so until full reveals

[jasperw4]

love it

[M3Alpine99]

Nice photo!

[RidgeBack]

team lotus (1Malasia/Fernandes) will be in court after Bahrain with Group Lotus (Renault). I fear Fernandes isn't going to be allowed to continue with the Team Lotus name etc. I wonder what they'll rebadge themselves as if they get a negative outcome.

This is after they switched back to the green/gold livery from the black/gold livery.

I really hope Speed is going to air all the test sessions.

[M3Alpine99]

Air test sessions? I doubt it...

[B.Watts]

I really hope Speed is going to air all the test sessions.

I don't get it...then again, I never understood spring training either.

Does F1 even provide a broadcast feed of testing?

[RidgeBack]

I don't get it...then again, I never understood spring training either.

Does F1 even provide a broadcast feed of testing?

Yep, IIRC the BBC had all the tests last year.

After second thoughts, well, maybe not but I do recall the chick from the BBC (Sarah Holt) reporting on the testing but my memory fails if it was her blog/twitter I was reading or actually watching her around the pits (as she does in the practice feeds).

Let me do some research quickly.

Edit:

It appears that they don't (I must have been reading the BBC's folks twitter) but there is footage about the test sessions on the net and I have no idea where they come from.

[Spahrticus]

As the driver can't even see his front wing, I doubt the red on there is for his benefit... Could be for other drivers, but I HIGHLY doubt it. That's just the colors for Total.

This year should be an interesting one. Push to Pass will be controversial, KERS making a comeback (but still not all teams have it...)

I wonder if the Sauber will look completely different from the BMW years as this is his first year back with a clean slate.

HRT is designing its own car this time around, no more Dallera. That should be entertaining to say the least.

Rumor has it (Read-RUMOR!) Infiniti, under the Nissan-Renault partnership, will power Red Bull this season... It'll still be the Renault power plant, just a Infiniti engine cover basically.

[gary88]

Ferrari is calling their 2011 car the F150

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlin...1/1/11667.html

[Charlie]

Ferrari is calling their 2011 car the F150

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlin...1/1/11667.html

Hopefully it takes styling cues from the more established racing F150s



-Charlie

[tejawxyz]

They should call it a John Player special I say

[RidgeBack]

The red on the Renault is there because Total's contract with Renault stipulates it.

The other sponsors were fine with having their logo's redone with the black and gold but Total wasn't.

Ferrari F150 is Ferrari politics gone wild.

[HiEnd]

Beautiful Renault.. The whole Lotus thing is a little ridiculous IMO. Only several more days till more cars!

[le36x3r1cx]

Ferrari is calling their 2011 car the F150

http://www.formula1.com/news/headlin...1/1/11667.html

Now the real F150.













Very similar to last years car, but a bit fatter to have KERS and a really small diffuser.

[tejawxyz]

Meh, just a ferrari.

[jsedlak]

That Ferrari is so beautiful. *tears up*

[M3Alpine99]

Meh, just a ferrari.

hahaha

lulz

[Spahrticus]

Look exactly like last years with a new engine cover... Meh.

[danny123]

That thing below the nose, between the tyres looks new.