F1 2022 thread - see post 1 for rules

Will they keep the redski, whiteski and blueski colour scheme?

Haas rumoured to be going all blue, new sponsor too.

New sponsor is apparently called 'Poor Energy' 😉

Could be Ukrainian colours fading into Russian colours.

Interesting that they're calling it a livery launch, considering that's all they've been for the last number of years. Nobody gives away anything about their race car in the launch anymore -except Williams who have turned up late and haven't had a choice but to use the real car. Plus Williams had the advantage of being so crap that nobody would want to copy their design anyway.

And the first "car" is launched. Given that Haas are retaining the same sponsors and it's just a render with a livery it's not really telling us much more than the example renders the FIA released last year of the spec car with current liveries on it. They've done a nice job updating the livery to match the curves of the new car though.

Will be interesting over the next couple of weeks when we start seeing actual cars and not renders. I'm curious to see if anyone's found a loophole and done something outside the intention of the new rules.

Meh, but not terrible.

Is the Haas exactly the same as last year?

Last year was good. Red white and blue are classic racing colours. But I think its actually the exact same.

It's the same colours but much tidier than last year which had wide stripes coming down the engine cover and a different set of narrower stripes going down the nosecone. This one also has two sets of stripes but they feel like a single consistent line and flow much better with the bodywork. I think the new cars with less complex aero bits lend themselves to that.

The Russian flag isn't as obvious in the new one...

Didn't they say this is just a livery launch? So this could just be that show car from last year painted in Haas colours.

What I like about February is that the year generally kicks into gear. Not Motorsport related but when the Six Nations begins, that usually signifies my main sports interests for the year have begun. Great to get the car livery reveals, and then testing, leading into March for Drive to Survive and the proper start to the season! #Bringit.

I see Hamilton has risen from the dead or something. Trending on twitter for no apparent reason

"I was gone but I'm back"

In otherwords I've thrown a 2 month tantrum

Seriously? If we want to watch F1 in Ireland we are forced to live with him for a lot longer than any non fan would be comfortable with. 1000s of hours of brown nosing drivel has been forced down our throats in the last decade.

Fingers crossed the grid gets turned on its head and we don't have to hear about either Lewis or Max this season, we need a change and the social media comment sections need a rest.