2016 F1 Challengers Thread

[IndyAndy]

I wasn't expecting to start this thread so soon, because I wasn't seeing anything to suggest that any of the teams were going to launch their new cars until starting later this month, but it seems that Renault (formerly Lotus) decided to get a jump on the competition by rolling out the RS16 earlier today.

So here you go:

 

[Retroram52]

What, no driver's halo canopy?

 

[IndyAndy]

What, no driver's halo canopy?

That is coming in 2017:

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[IndyAndy]

Here are a few more:

Ferrari:



Red Bull:



and Williams:



The rest should be unveiled next week

 

[Retroram52]

Ferrari with its penis nose. How fitting.

 

[IndyAndy]

Here is a video of the VF-16, the car for the new Haas F1 team:


Looks like they don't have any major sponsors yet.

 

[Retroram52]

Like the variation of the penis nose. Haas has a boatload of cash. He could probably go the season on his own dime if need be.

 

[IndyAndy]

Here are a few more:

The McLaren M4-31:



The Manor MRT05:



And the Mercedes W07:

 

[forty_three]

As much as I hate to say it, I like that Renault.

The Ferrari looks to me like a throwback to the Niki Lauda / Clay Reggazoni mid-70's liveries. Nice.

I like the Red Bull without the white outlines too. Kind of miss the purple, though.

 

[IndyAndy]

Here is the Force India VJM09:



Sauber & Scuderia Toro Rosso's cars will be unveiled later this week.

 

[IndyAndy]

Here is the Sauber C35:



That's it, except for the STR11 - which is currently running w/o the usual livery. Kind of makes me wonder if they plan on (finally) changing it up this year.

 

[IndyAndy]

And here at last is the STR11:



Still my favorite livery.

 

[Hank Kingsley]

As much as I hate to say it, I like that Renault.

The Ferrari looks to me like a throwback to the Niki Lauda / Clay Reggazoni mid-70's liveries. Nice.

I like the Red Bull without the white outlines too. Kind of miss the purple, though.

Now that I'm a Benz man I still lean towards the AMGs.

But I agree on the Lotus. Maybe it's just the angle?

 

[Retroram52]

I'll take the W07 Benz above. Just too good to beat right now.