#f1 liveries 2022

[yrsonpurpose]

No one: Charles: Hello! 😃

[livetogether--diealone]

via scuderiaferrari's instagram story 05.09.2022

[f1-stuff]

Italian GP '22 // Friday Interview

"Quite happy with the first feelings we got on this track...Now, we need to do a step forward for tomorrow. But honestly, the feeling is good."

[il-predestinato]

F1-75's special livery for Monza 2022.

Beautiful! 💛

[hyacinthsdiamonds]

Tifosi have a short memory because the last Red Bull driver they booed was Seb who beat their driver (sorry Nando) in the final race of the season twice, winning by 4 and 3 points respectively in 2010 and 2012 - and 2012 was a miracle recovery, like everything that could've gone wrong for Seb, did but Seb fought to the end and then when on to absolutely smash 2013, one of the most successful seasons any driver has ever had in the sport; a record nine consecutive race wins, equaling Michael's record of 13 race wins in total, winning the title with a record 155 point lead... Tifosi you're really tempting fate especially with Ferrari's track record in recent years.

[denizgibidirgokyuzu]

Williams Racing F1 new livery for Austin 🇺🇸💙❤

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[babysharl]

Okay, I can take the yellow shirts but the incorporation of yellow on the car could've been... Better. They're outright ugly

[skitskatdacat63]

Vettonso x Similar Helmets

SV Germany 2012 x FA Monaco 2013: Gold & Dark Red

I think a lot about Vettonso and their mutual relationship witn gold. They're both golden boys, they're both seen lit gold by the sunshine on many podiums throughout the years, both have worn golden boots, and as you can see here: both have worn golden helmets. The parallels in these particular helmets makes me feel insane. Both are: gold with dark red accents, both have their birthplace's coat of arms(Bergstraße and Asturias), both have team animal motifs, and both have symbols to represent their two championships(You by now know the signifigance of the ones on Fernando's helmet, but I think the ones on Seb's are actually a callback to his Formula BMW days when he used to put the smiley stickers on his car for every win.)

And did you know both of these helmets were designed by the same helmet design company? Yep, both of these are JMD helmets. I know JMD helmets are/were pretty popular, but still, there's something to me about Fernando commissioning the same designer that Seb has been using since he was a literal child. Parallels, am I right?

SV Japan 2010 x FA Japan 2023: White with Black & Red

Haha I remember @protocolseben and I discussing this a bit back in September when Fernando's helmet dropped. I honestly think Seb is such an innovator and trailblazer in terms of helmet design, and you can see his influence in helmet design as recently as this past season. I'm not sure if he was the first ever driver to don a matte white helmet with red accents as a representation of the Japanese flag, but it certainly envoked him in my mind when I saw Fernando's!!

I think Fernando's is pretty similar to all of Seb's 2010-2012 Japan helmets but I like this one the most so! I think if Seb wasn't restrained by the Red Bull logo, he def wouldv'e put the red circle where Nando put his so I think Fernando did a really good job, even if unintentionally, at emulating Seb's sense of design.

SV Singapore 2012 x FA Singapore 2012: Sparkly!

Like I said in the one above, it's crazy how much Seb influenced helmet design. He was pretty much the pioneer of sparkly helmets for Singapore, right? It drives me absolutely insane that there's actually pictures of them together in such similar designed helmets. It's kinda funny actually that even though they're pretty deep in the championship fight at this point, and Seb just got one up on Fernando; Fernando is wearing a helmet that is a direct influence from Seb!!! Is that not insane???

Also, Fernando trying to be camp with trying the now in vogue sparkly Singapore helmet, and Seb accidentally completely blew him out of the water with his outrageous light up LED constellation helmet. But god yeah....to have pics of them in matching helmets from this era particuarly makes me emotional ;;;

SV Hungary 2021 x FA 2022: Pink with Dark Blue

I really could've picked any of Seb's 2021 helmets, but I thought this one matched the best with Fernando's main 2021 helmet(with the color pallet.) Also one thing, it's crazy how much control BWT has as a sponsor, I don't think I've ever seen another sponsor go so hard at having a chokehold on individuality. I like that we got pink liveries and pink helmets, but I don't think they should have that much control.

I'm almost kinda sad there wasn't any Miami GP in 2021, because I think that was the only unique helmet Fernando had in 2022. But these match pretty well! Pretty in pink!! It's crazy that their parallels in the 2020s are ongoing even before Fernando actually takes over Seb's seat. Thanks BWT I guess?

SV Abu Dhabi 2022 x FA Abu Dhabi 2022: Fernando's Seb Tribute Helmet

AND HERE WE HAVE THE PIÈCE DE RÉSISTANCE!!! The ultimate conclusion, it literally couldn't get better than this!! This is still unbelievable, like how is this an actual thing that happened!? Fernando intentionally branding his helmet, the only symbol of individuality in F1, with his rival's flag colors, HIS FLAG!!!!! Not to mention the literal "Vettono Best Moments" collage he posted alongside it....and the hand-holding....and everything that happened with them at Abu Dhabi 2022....

But god, after years of incidentally making parallel helmet designs, Fernando decided to officially tie the knot of the red string of fate, and make a helmet directly referencing Seb's. I think it's funny because as I said with two of the previously mentioned ones, those Fernando designs are pretty much inspired by Seb's, and here he is openly making one directly inspired by Seb. I don't really have words for how this actually makes me feel because it's just. Yeah. The most open and clear declaration of love and respect and admiration one could ever make. TO ME.

[yesloulou]

Hi friend.

Actually just today, my friend and I was talking about Daniel after the race. He’s been watching F1 for way longer then me. I expressed my concern over the last two weeks even though this is only the beginning of the szn. He said and I summerised, currently DR can only be in midfield teams is cus while he dose have the skills, he’s too unserious for like SF or MER, but his unseriousness brings great publicity for midfield teams.

I think in some aspects this may be true. But It’s just, like, idk, thought of this hits me. I know this jester aura (?) often surrounded him and people saying it’s great for marketing and stuff, but isn’t that a bit unfair tho? Maybe DR is always DR, way before F1 he is DR, and now all of a sudden his a publicity stun.

(feel sad for millionaires)

Idk what will happen after this szn but I really hope he keeps racing.

You know when you look at someone and look at what they do, you just go like, yeah for sure that’s what they do? I look at Daniel and I have this feeling. He’s a racer, always have been and always will, maybe he’ll go to Indy or some other competitions if this doesn’t work out, but in heart he’s a racer, he belongs to the track and the speed.

That’s just how I feel, and don’t really know who I can say this to, so thank you for letting me vent.

Wish him all the best for home race.

this is so sweet (the way you worry for daniel's prospects) and '(feel sad for millionaires)' got me irl lol 😭 your friend sounds like he's watched f1 for a long time but i would disagree with his conclusion. i provide that:

allegedly ferrari decided to not go for daniel after seeing him dance with daniil kvyat in the pit lane to entertain fans during rain delay at usgp 2015. the situation first of all was fortunately and unfortunately more nuanced than daniel being "unserious". the ferrari at the time was also run by arrivabene during bernie ecclestone's f1 reign. the ferrari today, two team principles later and after liberty media's f1 takeover, has changed in many ways. for example, in 2022 they had charles and carlos do this tiktok trend which definitely, definitely flirted with "the boundaries" (whatever that means) way more. so no, even tho daniel doesn't drive for ferrari, i wouldn't say he is "too unserious" for them.

merc is considered a more "corporate" environment in f1, example is valtteri's change in public image after leaving mercedes. however given that at the end of 2022 toto went as far as literally wearing daniel's merch in an attempt to reserve him for mercedes, i'd say obviously they don't consider daniel "too unserious" either.

publicity in f1 just generally cannot be a bad thing. more people interested in watching a driver means more sponsors willing to pay $$$$ to put their names and logos onto their livery. and more $$$$ means better chances at making a faster car, which is a goal of every team's. one can argue that a successful and financially secure team like red bull or ferrari might not be attracted to the benefit of a driver's popularity as much. but again, sports rely on viewership to sell broadcasting rights and ad spots, and publicity just generally can't be a bad thing.

i know the first two races were not great but this season literally just started. nothing is real yet. and daniel at least ended this week on a positive note so even more reasons to look ahead. the thing about f1 is that there is one winner and nineteen others. so as long as you're watching you're basically guaranteed more bad days than good ones. we can't all be watching bc we all believe our blorbos will be wdc, right? we watch and hope that something good might just happen. like if you think about it even though daniel has been out here causing us stress all these years he still manages to pull off minor to major miracles every year or two. this hopefulness is very precious so i say we watch it for that.

anyways. i hope this made you feel better and more excited about the season ❤️❤️❤️

[lukamodric]

CHARLES LECLERC’s f1-75 in its “giallo modena” special livery, monza 2022.

📸 xpb

[8fwd]

McLaren's 2024 Pumpkin Can't Be a Lemon

McLaren got the jump on everyone this year by being the first team to officially launch; while not a car, their 2024 livery. While not the most colorful F1 machinery McLaren has ever produced; I find myself missing their beautiful 2020 challenger, the new Papaya and Black scheme leads to a menacing almost Halloween vibe, while still being true to the modern McLaren brand of the Zak Brown Era. 

And speaking of the brand, I cannot help but feel this surprise mid-january reveal was down to the fact that all McLaren factory racing efforts this year look to be standardized in terms of livery, and getting that first bit of F1 news out for the new year, and with their new ‘Whatever it takes’ mantra seemed like a no brainer if the cat was already out of the bag with the start of the Formula E season in Mexico a few weeks ago. 

And on that new motto, I can’t help but feel this sense of confidence from every move McLaren is making right now. Compared to last year’s funeral of a car launch, where expectations were dashed and heads were hung low, the team feels excited and confident with every move they make. 

Despite a slow start last season, 2023 turned into a beautiful year for McLaren, becoming the second fastest team on the grid post-summer break. Lando Norris continued to show brutal speed and consistency across races, and rookie Oscar Piastri showed exactly why he was worth all that fuss in 2022, all while avoid pitfalls we’ve seen other rookies hit in their maiden seasons

Now, after a grueling start and spectacular end to last year’s campaign, the Woking outfit looks to carry that momentum forward to 2024. And they have shiny new toys to try to help, like their brand new wind tunnel, freeing them from using TMG’s excellent, but outdated facility in Cologne. Combine that with new simulators to better help correlation before hitting the track with new upgrades, and McLaren’s new technical team looks to have the right tools to fight at the front. 

While a shock Monza win in 2021 broke broke an almost decade long winless streak, and with a few close calls later that season, the 2022 ground effect regulations threw a wrench in the team’s recovery, and big promises came with reinvestment in the team that followed that disappointing first year of the new rules. And while 23 came good in the end, continued growth must be shown, even if the team isn’t immediately challenging for the title this year. 

McLaren now needs to deliver, and keep showing that any upward ticks in form aren’t just solely the result of other teams missing their mark. They cannot repeat last year, and they also cannot afford to slid backward throughout the season like Aston Martin did last time out. If any team is to escape the F1 midfield, McLaren needs to not just show they’re ready, but show that they are capable of capitalizing on the new, more equitable F1 landscape.  

[chussyracing]

F1 related news, rumours and mind blowing stuff from past days

(it's super long after past 3 days so i will add it under the cut)

I cannot not start by Lewis to Ferrari on a multi-year contract being confirmed

Some leaked and speculated details include: Charles and Carlos both knew for some weeks, the news was leaked early by British source to avoid Lewis being included in development beyond 2025 in Merc, Toto was surprised but didn't expect Lewis staying for long in Mercedes anyway, Ferrari offered a huge paycheck and almost bianco check for any personal and charitable projects he wishes (granted by Elkann himself)

His engineer Peter Bonnington could follow him to Ferrari, but that decision is completely on himself

There are rumours of Carlos potentially moving to rally for 2025 for a break before a possible seat in Audi in 2026

Peter Windsdor reported he "heard" Alex got a 3 years offer from Red Bull, but there are rumours that people around Alex started this to get a better offer (possibly at Merc)

Among all of this, Haas livery was posted and it follows the trend of more and more black color included to save weight (fun fact: white color is the worst one possibly to choose for a livery since you need most layers of it which adds weight and sponsors sometimes don't want their logo on white because it's not as readable on TV)

F1 complained Andretti wasn't serious about the F1 offer, because Michael Andretti missed a meeting with F1 management to discuss their application, Andretti responded that they didn't see the invitation, because it ended up in the spam folder after an employee sent it rather than Domenicali

Haas appointed Andrea de Zordo as a Technical Director and Damien Brayshaw as a Performance Chief

There are some speculations Kimi Antonelli could be moving to Mercedes for 2025 based on the posts about Italian from Mercedes on social media (personal opinion: it's just a reaction to Lewis moving to Ferrari and Kimi doesn't even have enough superlicence points just yet so there will be a lot of pressure to get those in his debut F2 year if it's really the plan)

RB17 hybrid roadcar will apparently have active suspension technology which was banned from F1

There was some speculation from fans that Sebastian Vettel could come back and joing Mercedes but Toto Wolff denied it when he spoke to him the previous day

Ollie Bearman will also be Haas' reserve driver (with Fittipaldi) besides Ferrari's - there are two mandatory junior sessions but Haas will let him driver the car six times in 2024

Most random piece of info: Alicia Keys, Pharell Williams and Martin Garix will have a post race concert in Saudi Arabia

DAZN arw signing broadcasters for new season and apparently face some difficulties with Pedro De La Rosa, they can't say more besides it's an "issue which will be dealt with by an F1 team with great discretion"

Interesting fact: during International GT Open, standings were called incorrectly behind a safety car whoch lead to leader losing out and ICA (International Court of Appeal) decided that wrong SC rules apllication is not enough to cancel the result of the race which... sadly shows how AD21 appeal would probably go from FIA's ICA as well

McLaren showed the 2024 suits, the 2024 F1 Academy livery and they did their tyre test at Paul Ricard

Suzuka extended contract with F1 for 5 years

Nyck de Vries will have to pay 50% of his 2022 F1 income (driver salary and sponsorship deals) because he lost in lawsuit agaisnt Investrand

Hamda Al Quibasi and Emely De Heus will be RBR's F1 Academy drivers while Amna Al Quibasi will be Visa Cash App RB's driver

Williams signed a sponsorship deal with Vast Data and also announced meet and greet in NY

There are many people linked to the Merc seat including Mick Schumacher, Alex, Fernando (apparently Ted Kravitz was said to be the source but he denied it), Carlos, Esteban - Toto himself said Charles and Lando would be first on their list if they didn't extend long term contracts already

Melbourne will become season debut from 2025 again

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A Brief History of Aston Martin in Formula 1

While most F1 fans will know Aston Martin as the latest iteration of ‘Team Silverstone’, the car manufacturer had a very brief spell as a constructor in 1959 and 1960, in which they build their own engine as well as the car chassis. Like many British based teams their cars were painted in British racing green, which continues to be the team’s main livery colour today.

While Aston Martin didn’t score any points across their five entries, the team did net 4 top 10 finishes, with the team’s best result being Roy Salvadori’s 6th place finished at the British and Portuguese Grand Prix in 1959, and 2nd at the non-championship BRDC International Trophy in the same year.

However the team’s poor run of form led Aston Martin to drop out of F1 after the 1960 British Grand Prix.

The Aston Martin DBR4, originally driven by Roy Salvadori and Carrol Shelby in 1959

Aston Martin first returned to F1 as a sponsor of the Red Bull team in 2016, including a spell as title sponsor from 2018-2020. In January 2020 Racing Point team owner Lawrence Stroll took a 16.7% stake in the British car brand, which led to the decision to re-brand the team to Aston Martin for the 2021 season.

The 'Team Silverstone’ moniker comes from the various re-bands of the team that was originally founded by Eddie Jordan, who opted to locate the Jordan team factory directly opposite the Silverstone circuit in Northamptonshire.

While the various Team Silverstone team names could have their own post, the timeline goes as follows:

Jordan (1991-2005)Midland F1 (2006) Spyker (2007) Force India (2008-2018) Racing Point Force India (2018) Racing Point (2019-2020) Aston Martin (2021-)

The AMR22, driven by Sebastian Vettel during the 2022 Austrian Grand Prix

Since 2021 Aston Martin have used Mercedes engines, which Team Silverstone have used in their various guises since 2009. 

Aston Martin’s first driver line-up in 61 years featured German 4-Time World Champion Sebastian Vettel, and Canadian driver Lance Stroll - who scored Aston Martin’s first ever world championship points finish when he finished in 10th place at the season opening Bahrain Grand Prix in 2021.

In the same season, Sebastian Vettel achieved Aston Martin’s maiden podium finish at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, where he finished second. He also finished second at the Hungarian Grand Prix, but was disqualified after the race due to a fuel infringement.

2023 saw Aston Martin’s best ever season to-date, with Fernando Alonso achieving 8 podiums - including three in the first three races - which led the team to secure 5th in the Constructor’s Championship.

The AMR23, driven by Fernando Alonso during the 2023 Sao Paulo Grand Prix

Their driver live-up for the 2024 season will see Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll be teammates for a second consecutive season. Their line-up also includes reserve drivers Felipe Drugovich and Stoffel Vandoorne, alongside driver ambassador Jessica Hawkins, who became the first female racing driver to drive a Formula 1 car, the AMR21, at an in-season test in 2023.

Outside of the team, Aston Martin are also joint providers of the Safety and Medical cars, which they share with Mercedes.

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F1 Tag Game! Tag some people you'd like to get to know better!

Tagged by: The lovely @starlightiing !

Who is your favourite driver?: Oscar Piastriiiiiiii

Do you have other favourite drivers?: Charles, Lando, Max, Daniel - they're all up there, and the others all slot below them.

Who is your least favourite driver?: Don't have a least favourite driver - I don't vibe with the older ones so much, Checo/Nico/Kevin/Fernando, but they're all cool and I still like em!

Do you pull for drivers or do you like teams as well?: Drivers, really, and I guess the teams they drive for then fall into place after that

If you like teams, what team do you pull for?: McLaren and Ferrari

How long have you been into F1?: I started watching with my ex-partner during the 2023 season, I think (maybe a lil bit of overlap back into 2022) but only got into it properly this season (although I did watch Silverstone all by myself and under my own steam last year)

What got you into F1?: The aforementioned ex-partner (cheers)

Do you enjoy Fanfic/RPF?: Ja I do - keep it very very separate from the people its about and anyone around them is my motto, but it is a fun fandom to read for and there are some stonking fuckin fics out there.

How do you view new fans?: Oh look, its me! Lets have percieved-as-rancid takes together!

If you could take over as team principal for any team, who would it be and why?: Gonna agree with the mega wise @starlightiing - it would be cool to pull Williams up. Sauber also seems like it'd be fun but only if my job consisted exclusively of choosing the stupidest liveries because hooooooooo boy I'd put some stonkers on that poor car. Would it be fast? no. but would it look good? also no.

Are your friends and family into F1 as well?: No lmao my dad used to watch it when he was young so he'll listen to me talk about it but he is very much not into it anymore I don't think. I'd invite him to watch races w me but I pirate them and he's not into illegality (like fair but come on dude we can't afford £30 for sky sports and the only sports pub in our village is now a restaurant)

Are you open to talking to other fans/making friends?: YEAH BOIIIIIIIIIIIIIII i will confess i am shit at non-face-to-face interaction tho whoops lmao

THANK YOU @starlightiing any of my beloved mutuals want to do this please do go ahead, idk if any of you really like F1 but maybe I can learn who does! and you are all beloved, regardless

@the-best-of-the-geeks can you possibly imagine what my next ppt night feature presentation is going to be about?

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Mercedes revert to black livery for the 2023 Formula One season after a dismal 2022 campaign

Mercedes revert to black livery for the new Formula One season after a dismal 2022 campaign... as Lewis Hamilton insists he is relishing the challenge of bouncing back from his worst-ever year Mercedes endured an extremely disappointing Formula One season in 2022 They have reverted to black livery on their car which they had in 2020 and 2021 Hamilton encouraged that at the time to send out a defiant anti-racism message  By Philip Duncan, Pa F1 Correspondent Published: 09:37 EST, 15 February 2023 | Updated: 09:37 EST, 15 February 2023 Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes team have reverted to a black livery for the new Formula One season. Hamilton and team-mate George Russell took the wraps off their latest machine at the team's Silverstone launch on Wednesday. Hamilton, 38, recorded his worst championship finishing position in F1 last year after the Silver Arrows failed to master the sport's new regulations. But the grid's once-dominant team will hope the move back to black - colours which carried Hamilton to a record-equalling seventh title in 2020 - will take them back into championship contention. Hamilton encouraged Mercedes to paint their car black for the 2020 and 2021 campaigns to send out a defiant anti-racism message. Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes team have reverted to a black livery for the 2023 F1 season Hamilton (third from right) and team-mate George Russell (second from left) took the wraps off their latest machine at the Mercedes' Silverstone launch on Wednesday Team principal Toto Wolff insisted black 'became part of our DNA' when Mercedes' car was that colour during the 2020 and 2021 seasons which was to send out an anti-racism message But the move to drop their traditional silver livery for the new season is this time for performance reasons. 'We were overweight last year,' said team principal Toto Wolff. 'This year we have tried to figure out where we can squeeze out every single gram. So now history repeats itself. 'The car has some raw carbon bits, along with some that are painted matte black. 'Of course when we changed the livery in 2020, the main driving factor was to support the diversity and equality causes which are always close to our heart. 'The colour black became part of our DNA at that point, so we are pleased to return to it.' Hamilton lost his record of winning at least one race in every season of his career - a streak which stretched back to his debut campaign for McLaren in 2007 - when finishing sixth in last year's standings, 214 points adrift of runaway winner Max Verstappen. And at the final round in Abu Dhabi, the British driver said he was looking forward to consigning his under-performing Mercedes to history. However, Hamilton, who is entering the final year of his current £40million-a-season deal, will be banking on his team to right the wrongs of 2022, allowing him to challenge rival Verstappen and Red Bull. Hamilton said he was keen to bounce back from a disappointing campaign for Mercedes  Hamilton - set to enter his 17th year in F1 - finished 214 points adrift of winner Max Verstappen 'I have been here a long time,' Hamilton said ahead of his 11th season with Mercedes and his 17th in all as an F1 driver. 'I continue to love racing and that is never ever going to change. It is part of my DNA and I always believe I can get better. 'I love the challenge of the mental and the physical elements, of having to deep dive, and see how I can extract more performance from me, the people around me, and the car that is constantly evolving. 'There is always a new log-book and new tools that you have to get used to, and I love that so I am planning to stay a little bit longer.' Share or comment on this article: Mercedes revert to black livery for the 2023 Formula One season after a dismal 2022 campaign via Formula One | Mail Online https://www.dailymail.co.uk?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490