Formula 1 2018: General Discussion Thread

El_Duderino 09

Adamocovic wrote:

I don't know why I find the livery so beautiful.

Yeah it's cool on track. But I think dark navy cars need some pops of colour or else they blend into the background. Some traditional red bull red and yellow will surely be added. It could end up looking like the red bull Sauber of the early 90s.

The red bull f3 team runs a similar livery. I saw max verstappen driving it at Silverstone in 2014

El_Duderino 09

H3llR4iser wrote:

I know the car's ride height is nowhere set up for racing as that's a photo shoot, still...looks like we've got SUVs invading F1 as well now

Is that just setup for the shakedown or does it suggest a soft suspension that will dip towards the ground at higher speeds under greater downforce?

Might just be setup to get a few laps done without any complications. Need the shaggin Renault to hit the ground running this year.

H3llR4iser

El_Duderino 09 wrote: »

Is that just setup for the shakedown or does it suggest a soft suspension that will dip towards the ground at higher speeds under greater downforce?

Might just be setup to get a few laps done without any complications. Need the shaggin Renault to hit the ground running this year.

Now that is also a possibility - with a non-linear load specifically studied to keep the car at specific heights depending on speed. That'd be pushing the boundaries of "moveable aerodynamic devices", but it's Adrian Newey, the king of pushing boundaries.

But certainly, that's also a quick "let's get her doing a few laps to take pictures" setup as well

El_Duderino 09

Jordan 199 wrote: »

Cork Truck Driver wrote: »

The livery reminds me of the 1994 Sauber.

Was it this one below?

This is the one I was thinking of. 1995.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-dH_Odd1jjEk/UNrybAsizpI/AAAAAAAACN8/x1LFVr7sJWo/s1600/tne0512se11.jpg

PopePalpatine

The first thing I thought of when seeing the RB14's sidepods was the Modena 291.

Mike Litoris

I take it its the mic on the camera but that sounds sweet

https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/965569027929239553

Frank Bullitt

Love the livery...I utterly despise the halo, I can't emphasis that enough.

Coupled with the fact that the RB looks crazy with the aero bits, I have a horrible feeling the racing might suffer more this year.

Jordan 199

Renault and Alfa Romeo Sauber launches today.

Adamocovic

Jordan 199 wrote: »

Renault and Alfa Romeo Sauber launches today.

Any indication to what time? Looking forward to that

Jordan 199

Adamocovic wrote: »

Any indication to what time? Looking forward to that

I'm not sure what time the Sauber one is, but they normally take place in the morning.

Renault launch is at 3PM.

flazio

Hulkenbergs new lid is nice.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BfYv3IljT0R/

El_Duderino 09

flazio wrote: »

Hulkenbergs new lid is nice.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BfYv3IljT0R/

That’s cool. I like helmets with fewer colours. Ones with lots of colours are difficult to tell apart.

Mike Litoris

El_Duderino 09 wrote: »

That’s cool. I like helmets with fewer colours. Ones with lots of colours are difficult to tell apart.

Same here. Modern designs are just awful.

The designs from the 70's looked amazing and were easy to distinguish. Always loved Carlos Paces black helmet with yellow arrows.

Mike Litoris

Looks well.

Joeface

Are Sauber getting this years engine or last years ... wondering how close to Haas they will be .

Car looks well

Jordan 199

Joeface wrote: »

Are Sauber getting this years engine or last years ... wondering how close to Haas they will be .

Car looks well

Sauber will be getting this years engines.

Mike Litoris

Livery looks well from the back. It is indeed a bit chubby. A tradition Alfa didn't want to break!

skipper_G

The livery looks fairly sharp although it highlights how thin their overall sponsorship portfolio is and how reliant they are on the Alfa deal. With this years engine I hope they will be closer to the field. I'm a big fan of Leclerc, hope to see him in a good midfield battle.

boardsuser1

The biggest flaw in that team is Marcus Ericsson

Frank Bullitt

OSI wrote: »

Just noticed the tiny wing on the top of the halo. Is this the first aero mod we've seen by a team so far?

Some teams already tested with that idea, expect to see a lot of stuff on it this year.

recyclebin

How much involvement will Ferrari have with Sauber this season? Is it purely new engines in exchange for Alfa advertisement or are they now running the show?

Mitch Connor

I'd have thought the regs would have been strict on not putting aero on Halo, and Halo being a standard design - which would be a safety only device.

Not sure I like the idea of a safety device being 'gamed' like that.

Frank Bullitt

Lovely detail here, the airbox is interesting as well.

El_Duderino 09

recyclebin wrote: »

How much involvement will Ferrari have with Sauber this season? Is it purely new engines in exchange for Alfa advertisement or are they now running the show?

Ferrari is their title sponsor ( under alpha Romeo) they also supply the engine and probably other parts. They supply Charles leclerc. And I’m sure all that is more than enough to make sure sauber votes with Ferrari on sporting matters.

For example, I bet sauber will stop calling for budget restrictions even though sauber would be one of the greatest beneficiaries of budget cap.

HighLine

Mitch Connor wrote: »

I'd have thought the regs would have been strict on not putting aero on Halo, and Halo being a standard design - which would be a safety only device.

Not sure I like the idea of a safety device being 'gamed' like that.

The FIA are actually in favour of using aero fairings on the halo suggesting it will make them look more attractive

All cars will have them and they will probably change during the season.

Schorpio

For anyone who uses freesat to watch the f1 - bad news. It's just been announced that Channel 4 HD is to leave the platform from Thursday (link). The SD version will remain.

recyclebin

Schorpio wrote: »

For anyone who uses freesat to watch the f1 - bad news. It's just been announced that Channel 4 HD is to leave the platform from Thursday (link). The SD version will remain.

Looks like they are leaving Freesat but should still be Free-to-air so you should still be able to tune it in unless they go encrypted.

Schorpio

recyclebin wrote: »

Looks like they are leaving Freesat but should still be Free-to-air so you should still be able to tune it in unless they go encrypted.

Do you have a source for that? Thought the question as to whether it would be FTA after Thursday hadn't been answered. Either way it's a pain. So much handier to series link the F1 season, and then not have to panic if you've missed a start time or whatever.

AMKC

Am looking forward to the Renault launch. The Sauber looks interesting do some nice details on it. The Red Bull well it is hard to know with them sas they only done half a launch. Be interesting to see what there finally livery is like.

mickdw

Would the teams teams be allowed to run air through the internal of the halo I wonder or is it a specified solid design?