F1 - General discussion and 2017

[mubeend]

Oh dear, can some one please count down the red lights and let the racing BEGIN

 

[Genisys]

Oh dear, can some one please count down the red lights and let the racing BEGIN

X is the countdown. My math is horible however, so someone else will need to do the count down.

 

[caroper]

X is the countdown. My math is horible however, so someone else will need to do the count down.

 

[Dave]

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A countdown to testing would look better

 

[Polish]

A countdown to testing would look better

True that. Say what you want but in the last few years testing gave a somewhat small indication of how the season will fair.

 

[Icemanbrfc]

Hamilton invites fans to design helmet livery



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[caroper]

You have the face guard on the wrong end.
He always has the peak at the back.

 

[Icemanbrfc]

You have the face guard on the wrong end.
He always has the peak at the back.

Im busy reworking it a bit. Tweak here and there I suppose lol

 

[Zyraz]

McLaren announce name change for 2017 car

McLaren has announced its new car for the 2017 F1 season will not use the previously announced name MP4-32.
The team will instead call its latest F1 machine the MCL32.

The change marks a significant departure from the ‘MP4’ nomenclature which was introduced when Ron Dennis took over the team in 1981. Dennis was ousted as the group’s CEO last year and Zak Brown installed as the new executive director.

MP4 originally stood for ‘Marlboro-Project Four’ in reference to the team’s title sponsor, and was later referred to as ‘McLaren Project Four’. The name was adopted from the Project Four team Dennis ran in Formula Two before taking over McLaren.

McLaren also used the MP4 designation as part of its road car branding. The MP4-12C two-seater was launched in 2011. However McLaren later referred to the car simply as the 12C.

McLaren will launch the MCL32 on February 24th.

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[JerryMungo]

McLaren announce name change for 2017 car



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Unfortunately for us fans, you can call it what you like...

 

[Dave]

McLaren announce name change for 2017 car

The team will instead call its latest F1 machine the MCL32

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MCL32

The Marginally Competitive Lump?

 

[thestaggy]

McLaren announce name change for 2017 car



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I thought they would've done something like this due to the MP4-Dennis connection. I thought they'd go back to the pre-Dennis days of a vanilla M prefix.

 

[sox63]

McLaren announce name change for 2017 car



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Typical Marketing gimmick, change the name and make people talk about that than wonder if the car is gonna me ****ty again this year.

Ron Dennis connection aside, why dump all that history connected to the MP4-* designation?

 

[Polish]

We'll see.

 

[JerryMungo]

We'll see.

^^This
Ima hoping for another brawn-esque fluke for Macca.

 

[Dave]

Ima hoping for another brawn-esque fluke for Macca.

Are you drunk?

or has someone given McLaren a seasons worth of Merc power units?

 

[justplain]

put your voice forward for a SA GP
http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/10743562/vote-pick-your-dream-new-gp

 

[caroper]

When I voted we were in second place to Holland but now I see we are being beaten by London

 

[caroper]

Only 14 Days till "Gentlemen Start your Engines" the fist test in Barcelona on February 22

 

[Wyvren]

Only 14 Days till "Gentlemen Start your Engines" the fist test in Barcelona on February 22

I am more curious to see if the ugly noses are going to be popular.

Also

At least it is sounding less like a lawnmower on speed, but still not nuts about that whine