Genie Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 25 minutes ago, Phil Silvers said: That Aston borrows heavily from from that merc, engine, gearbox, infotainment, maybe more, there must be an agreement as part of the deal to let Aston in on the action, great exposure for them. Mercedes own about 20% of Aston Martin I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouUnastanFren Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 18 hours ago, Genie said: Mercedes own about 20% of Aston Martin I believe. Blimey, that's more than Stroll's dad owns isn't it? That being the case I'm surprised they haven't bagsied that second seat for one of their development drivers... Well their one development driver. Not sure Stroll would be happy getting steamrolled by Russell though I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 10, 2021 Author Moderator Share Posted March 10, 2021 Reddit the gift that keeps on giving. They've released the new Ferrari by someone setting their clock forward and going to the Ferrari website 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouUnastanFren Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 The green mission winnow logo is painful. Not painfully bad, it actually hurts my eyes on the red background. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 10, 2021 Author Moderator Share Posted March 10, 2021 1 minute ago, YouUnastanFren said: The green mission winnow logo is painful. Not painfully bad, it actually hurts my eyes on the red background. It's jarring. It distracts from everything. I know logos are supposed to be noticeable, but I don't think they're meant to be noticeable like that. In fact the whole livery is a bit of a pavement vomit for me. The UPS, the Rayban, the Mission Winnow. As liveries go, and as top teams go, that's not a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Front wings are gaining blades faster than Gillette razors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 17 minutes ago, BOF said: It's jarring. It distracts from everything. I know logos are supposed to be noticeable, but I don't think they're meant to be noticeable like that. In fact the whole livery is a bit of a pavement vomit for me. The UPS, the Rayban, the Mission Winnow. As liveries go, and as top teams go, that's not a good one. It looks like a mock-up made in PowerPoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 10, 2021 Author Moderator Share Posted March 10, 2021 And last but not least. Officially ... the Ferrari SF21. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 10, 2021 Author Moderator Share Posted March 10, 2021 On 02/03/2021 at 15:25, BOF said: Cracking set of liveries so far in fairness. And the final 4 kinda brought down the average a bit. Still a great looking grid all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 4 hours ago, BOF said: Reddit the gift that keeps on giving. They've released the new Ferrari by someone setting their clock forward and going to the Ferrari website 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted March 10, 2021 Moderator Share Posted March 10, 2021 Hup Mayo! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted March 10, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted March 10, 2021 1 hour ago, BOF said: And the final 4 kinda brought down the average a bit. Still a great looking grid all the same. Still don't mind the Haas one. Aside from it being a Russian flag obvs. But it's better than the other three in those four. And I wonder if that Williams is a grower... Sometimes things you immediately dislike end up growing on you. I'll reserve judgement on that until I see it on the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 10, 2021 Author Moderator Share Posted March 10, 2021 1 minute ago, Lichfield Dean said: Still don't mind the Haas one. Aside from it being a Russian flag obvs. But it's better than the other three in those four. I don't mind it being the Russian flag tbh. I just think the livery is something I could do up in 5 minutes, and having the team name along the side too is a little tinpot. I just think it's all amateurish as opposed to it being particularly offensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted March 10, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted March 10, 2021 37 minutes ago, BOF said: I don't mind it being the Russian flag tbh. I just think the livery is something I could do up in 5 minutes, and having the team name along the side too is a little tinpot. I just think it's all amateurish as opposed to it being particularly offensive. This is a valid viewpoint. However, despite that, I still like its simplicity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 11, 2021 Author Moderator Share Posted March 11, 2021 Pre-season testing starts tomorrow from 7am to 11am and then 12pm to 4pm. Same times on Saturday & Sunday. Coverage is on Sky Sports F1 from 06:50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 11, 2021 Author Moderator Share Posted March 11, 2021 17 hours ago, Lichfield Dean said: This is a valid viewpoint. However, despite that, I still like its simplicity. Yep people who like it are liking its simplicity and I've heard it called a proper racing livery. All fair enough too I am finding it amusing reading those who don't like it solely down to the Russian links They're in for one long season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 On the track the Aston Martin is a nice looking car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 12, 2021 Author Moderator Share Posted March 12, 2021 Yeah I think they all look good. Maybe I'm just happy to have them back I like how Nissany has a flashing green light because he doesn't have a super licence. So an F1 L-plate I'd say Kimi's the most likely to tailgate and harrass the learner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lichfield Dean Posted March 12, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted March 12, 2021 Yeah, stop it Mercedes, nobody is buying your "oh it looks like we won't be very good this year" schtick. Again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted March 12, 2021 Author Moderator Share Posted March 12, 2021 Whatever way the rest of the testing and the season goes, it's fair to say day 1 has been a disaster for Mercedes and pretty much perfect for Red Bull. Merc lost the entire morning with gearbox issues and ended up racking up just 48 laps in total in the afternoon. That's 170km of testing and just over 1/3rd of the distance covered by Red Bull. Red Bull in contrast ran the most amount of laps out of all the teams and set the fastest time for good measure. Things could scarcely have gone better for them with 139 laps over the day, all going to Max Verstappen. P DRIVER TEAM TIME GAP 1. Verstappen, Red Bull, 1m30.674s 2. Norris, McLaren, 1m30.889s +0.215 3. Ocon, Alpine 1m31.146s +0.472 4. Stroll, Aston Martin, 1m31.782s +1.108 5. Sainz, Ferrari, 1m31.919s +1.245 6. Giovinazzi, Alfa Romeo, 1m31.945s +1.271 7. Ricciardo, McLaren, 1m32.203s +1.529 8. Gasly, AlphaTauri, 1m32.231s +1.557 9. Tsunoda, AlphaTauri, 1m32.727s +2.053 10. Hamilton, Mercedes, 1m32.912s +2.238 11. Leclerc, Ferrari, 1m33.242s +2.568 12. Raikkonen, Alfa Romeo, 1m33.320s +2.646 13. Vettel, Aston Martin, 1m33.742s +3.068 14. Nissany, Williams, 1m34.789s +4.115 15. Mazepin, Haas, 1m34.798s +5.124 16. Schumacher, Haas, 1m36.127s +5.453 17. Bottas, Mercedes, 1m36.850s +6.176 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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