Formula 1 2019 - General Discussion Thread

flazio · 09-02-2019 06:54PM

mickdw wrote: »

I tried to buy a case of rich energy on their site.
No luck. Don't ship to Ireland or anywhere bar UK it would appear.

Parcel motel or address pal.

Harika · 09-02-2019 08:24PM

24 can costs 20 pound, 90 million sold according to the guy. Even if that is true, you can calculate how wonky the sponsorship is.
Red bull in comparison 6 billion in 2016

Charlie-Bravo · 09-02-2019 08:39PM

I think he said 90 million made, so not all of it sold. That'll be a big warehouse holding that many. How long until the stuff expires? Probably as long as they last, 4 races.

AMKC · 10-02-2019 11:56AM

So is it this week that the first of the new cars will be revealed? Can't wait to see there new livery's and colours.

Jordan 199 · 10-02-2019 12:22PM

AMKC wrote: »

So is it this week that the first of the new cars will be revealed? Can't wait to see there new livery's and colours.

It is. Toro Rosso tomorrow

mickdw · 10-02-2019 12:26PM

flazio wrote: »

Parcel motel or address pal.

I didn't so much want the drink, just checking it's availability.

AMKC · 10-02-2019 11:59PM

Here's a sound of the new Toro Rosso

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfkDH4amASQ&feature=player_embedded

Harika · 11-02-2019 09:18AM

Rich energy sued for copying that logo.

Rossi IRL · 11-02-2019 11:02AM

Harika wrote: »

Rich energy sued for copying that logo.

Their some chancers, can we have a poll or something to see how many races they last.

Charlie-Bravo · 11-02-2019 11:43AM

pjohnson · 11-02-2019 12:18PM

1.30pm today Toro Rosso reveal
3pm Williams reveal

Jordan 199 · 11-02-2019 01:24PM

McLaren are teaming up with British American Tobacco.

corminators · 11-02-2019 01:47PM

The energy drink thing is some sort of weird kickback to Haas who thinks he has been very hard done by in the sport IMO. Budget caps were meant to be introduced and weren't.

pjohnson · 11-02-2019 01:49PM

Rumours Alonso may do some of the preseason testing for McLaren.

flazio · 11-02-2019 02:02PM

Jordan 199 wrote: »

McLaren are teaming up with British American Tobacco.

Got a source on this?

Jordan 199 · 11-02-2019 02:05PM

flazio wrote: »

Got a source on this?

Autosport website.

Adamocovic · 11-02-2019 02:11PM

Interested to see what Merc do this year. Teasing that silver was last year.

Reckon it will be a livery only used for testing, just like RedBull had that lovely dark navy, blue and white car that was only used for testing. Can't stray from Silver Arrow image.

Cool_CM · 11-02-2019 02:13PM

It's on the McLaren website now too

https://www.mclaren.com/formula1/partners/british-american-tobacco/mclaren-racing-announces-global-partnership-british-american-tobacco/

recyclebin · 11-02-2019 02:25PM

Cool_CM wrote: »

It's on the McLaren website now too

https://www.mclaren.com/formula1/partners/british-american-tobacco/mclaren-racing-announces-global-partnership-british-american-tobacco/

So they saw what Ferrari and John Morris were doing with Mission Winnow and copied it. What a load of horse manure!

ayux4rj6zql2ph · 11-02-2019 02:40PM

recyclebin wrote: »

So they saw what Ferrari and John Morris were doing with Mission Winnow and copied it. What a load of horse manure!

Even horse manure has a value in F1 these days it seems.

On a serious note, can they advertise tobacco products where it is still legal such as China or are they prohibited by being EU registered/based companies?

Jordan 199 · 11-02-2019 02:50PM

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:cool:

Charlie-Bravo · 11-02-2019 03:01PM

I'm really liking this year's front wings. Very cool and slick.

H3llR4iser · 11-02-2019 03:14PM

astrofluff wrote: »

I'm really liking this year's front wings. Very cool and slick.

Very clean without all the rubbish appendages added on, but they are absurdly wide and give the cars a bit of a "snowplough" look.

Although the most interesting thing will be the first two braking zones in Melbourne - I can see a few front wings knackered before the drivers get to full grips with the new dimensions...

Jordan 199 · 11-02-2019 04:09PM

Williams will be now known as 'Rokit Wiliams Racing'.

Harika · 11-02-2019 04:11PM

Jordan 199 wrote: »

Williams will be now known as 'Rokit Wiliams Racing'.

Rokit looks only slightly better than Force Energy. Just slightly as startup from August 2018, no product yet released
Nice livery btw, looks similar to the BWT from Racing Point.

Jordan 199 · 11-02-2019 04:22PM

AMKC · 11-02-2019 04:25PM

H3llR4iser wrote: »

Very clean without all the rubbish appendages added on, but they are absurdly wide and give the cars a bit of a "snowplough" look.

Although the most interesting thing will be the first two braking zones in Melbourne - I can see a few front wings knackered before the drivers get to full grips with the new dimensions...

Very clean without all the rubbish appendages added on, but they are absurdly wide and give the cars a bit of a "snowplough" look.

I never minded all the appendages on the wings but do agree it got a bit silly. I think they should have just been allowed 3 wings maybe one for the high downforce tracks, one for the slower tracks and one for the low downforce tracks but be able to use whichever wing suited best, Instead it was nearly a new wing for every race by the big teams.

As for being very wide they were this or wider before the 2014 rules came in.

Just look up any of the cars from 2011 the wings went way out and lots of them got broke during the races as the drivers got to close trying to base or get by in a tight corner.

Adamocovic · 11-02-2019 04:50PM

I'm really liking the Williams

Jordan 199 · 11-02-2019 04:51PM

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Beautiful shade of blue on the Williams.

muckwarrior · 11-02-2019 04:52PM

It looks really good there, but I'll reserve judgement til I see it on track, in daylight.

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