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[jj23]

Red bull looks the same.

Incremental gains or jokes until Barcelona?

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

Red bull looks the same.

Incremental gains or jokes until Barcelona?

It was just a livery launch like Haas. Aka, waste everyone's time.

 

[jj23]

That Williams livery looks amazing...

 

[MoneyTron]

Alfa tomorrow. Not expecting too much difference in any of these cars from last year.

Most of the changes will be to the floor.

 

[MoneyTron]

Yall ready? McLaren, Aston, Ferrari, Mercedes dropping over the next 3 days. We back!

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

A lot of convergence on the RBR sidepod design.

 

[MoneyTron]

A lot of convergence on the RBR sidepod design.

Almost the whole midfield said "fukk it. Let's just make this easy"

I have no doubt Alpine will be similar with Haas, Ferrari and Mercedes going their own way.

 

[jj23]

Ferrari day!!!!!!

 

[Maximus Odinson]

Ferrari looks hot I'm ready for 5 races of hype before Next Yeartm starts

 

[jj23]

Ferrari looks hot I'm ready for 5 races of hype before Next Yeartm starts

Car looks more refined. Will wait to see what they bring at Barcelona

 

[MoneyTron]

That Ferrari though.

If they really fixed the PU like they said and can finally run full power...

Anyway, Mercedes tomorrow. Hopefully we get a half silver/half black livery.

 

[jj23]

And the day is finally here.

Wonder what Mercedes are giving the GOAT this year.

@Obreh Winfrey, first time in years I am actually nervous. I just want a competitive car man, I know Lewis will do the rest.

 

[Winston]

The black is back. Bare Carbon edition

 

[jj23]

The black is back. Bare Carbon edition

Oh my fukking god that is beautiful.

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

The black is back. Bare Carbon edition

One of the first things I noticed is no more floor stays, so they probably got on top of their floor flexing. On the side profile it looks like the floor is sending air out and around the wheel to manage the wheel wake. Also the front wing elements are attached to the endplate by such a tiny sliver of carbon , that probably is working together with the floor for that wheel wake. Rear wing isn't an inch tall anymore so they can actually harness some of their downforce. I think weight is going to be the biggest issue given how much bare carbon fiber there is. But if they got on top of last year's problems, I expect the Catalunya upgrade to be largely weight reduction. Also they should be able to run the engine at full power. The lazy argument about the sidepods can be put to bed

I'm finally seeing the real pictures and not the renders and they are using floor stays. Front wing top element is at a steeper angle at the back. No shots from behind or top down, so they still have some things up their sleeve.