The king is dead, long live the king.
Only 102 days to lights out for 2023..
The Williams looks nicer than last year but as someone else said, I'm not sure if that's just the lighting they've used and how it will actually compare on track.
A Gulf livery would be lovely but the teams are obviously working under a lot more constraints than concept artists, branding will be relative to the level of coverage that different sponsors have paid for. Wouldn't be surprised to see them do a one off livery at some point like McLaren did though.
This would have been good
Edit: I see already posted above sorry
The mclaren Gulf livery was lovely last year. I suppose they're trying to build the new brand identity for the new owners.
Nothing wrong with it. It's a nice colour scheme.
I like the Duracell bit up at the airbox
Hard to judge it really based in the blue lighting or rendering
They say it's now a matt finish which maybe will make it look different on the track. Last year they ran with a lot of unpainted carbon fibre to save on weight, maybe it's one reason they'll keep it darker blue, would have been nice to see a bit more of the pale blue
If only they had a new major sponsor with an associated livery that has been attached to a large assortment of historic racing cars that they could have used for inspiration and attention....
At the very least they should have changed the red parts to orange
Uninspiring livery...
Williams FW45:
I don't actually need to activate the VPN to watch, it loads fine without. (I have the Dutch Pro version, and Surfshark).
That said, i found that F1 detects my VPN and won't open until I disable it. I couldn't actually sign up via VPN.
Williams launch at 2PM today.
Saw this lovely Williams concept livery:
Have a look for codes on the Now TV thread, can get sky sports for €10-15 a month
Yes, there is a basic version of F1TV you can subscribe to for stuff like weekend debrief, Jolyon Palmer's analysis and replays of their pre and post qualifying/race shows (the post race show is free on YouTube anyway) but no access to live races except in certain territories, hence the VPN to move to those territories.
Is this one where you need vpn to watch it?
Yeah, I subscribed using a nordvpn server via the Netherlands.
I signed up for a month to see if it would work, all ok so far.
8 quid per month, cheaper if you take an annual sub.
Does anyone use a vpn for f1tv with any success?
Looking at renewing now tv for the season ahead and it’s gone up to €40/month for the sports package which is way more than I was paying last year
That’s the car for auction that he done.
Four weeks to the first qualifying session of the season.
(wrong thread)
This would be fun.
Class. Hope they're good. When it's a one-off they are inclined to make a big change for the weekend. Could be exciting to see.
RB should have 3 this year, they have commissioned Mr Doodle for one I think...
Ha yeah its a bit more of the same. I liked the one-off livery for Japan though. And the mclaren one-off Gulf livery in Monaco was lovely.
@El_Duderino 09 I send my humble apologies to you.
RB are doing one off liveries for the American races, that is what I had my hopes up on.
Well that Red Bull Livery team are stealing a living
Poor Ricciardo is the appendix at red bull. I can't see any purpose for him.
The Ford deal is a strategic and technical. I presume that means it's not just a sponsorship deal.
The Ford guy talking about moving towards electric cars suggests they haven't had time to get on the same script. Does he think red bull is a FE team?
Hurry up and show us the car (even if it's the same as last years)... who cares about this non-F1 crap.
Ford are returning to F1 in 2026.
The guy seems like a bit of a clown.
Whodathunk appointing this guy to a position like that could work out badly. He seems to treat it as his plaything. Completely out of his depth, by the look of it.
Looks like Ford are back with the team they originally sold to.
Mick Schumacher is available to McLaren in the event that either Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri become incapable of competing any weekend.
