2016 pre-season testing day seven in pictures

24 comments on “2016 pre-season testing day seven in pictures”

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   jan
   3rd March 2016, 17:24

   Look at Mclaren with that aero paint. If only their actual livery would look like that.
   1. 

      Strontium (@strontium)
      3rd March 2016, 20:25

      +1, my first thought.

      Or at least somebody else’s livery…
      Anything else than the current lineup.
   2. 

      Mike (@mike)
      4th March 2016, 4:16

      But then it wouldn’t be dark grey!?!?
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   Monosodico (@monosodico)
   3rd March 2016, 17:28

   am I the only one who thinks that the McLaren looks amazing with that random pattern that the aero flow paint left in the car?
   1. 

      Kevin
      3rd March 2016, 17:44

      didn’t you get the memo, Bernie would never accept it as everyone else likes it!
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      Tim M (@tim-m)
      3rd March 2016, 18:12

      Nope, you’re not alone. That’s better than their real livery.
   3. 

      Arrows98 (@arrows98)
      3rd March 2016, 18:41

      and the colors are actually [almost] the same ones as McLaren’s first ever logo!
      http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/f/f7/Mclaren_logo_1963-1966.png/revision/latest?cb=20151122213433
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         American F1
         3rd March 2016, 19:34

         Nope. Saw the pic and thought it looked awesome! Too bad it’s not their actual livery. Love it!
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   Malik (@)
   3rd March 2016, 17:31

   Same here
   it looks awesome :)
4. 

   Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
   3rd March 2016, 17:42

   Woah! what a cool McLaren livery!
5. 

   Joao (@johnmilk)
   3rd March 2016, 17:49

   That awkward moment when aero paint does a better job than every single graphic designer in F1
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      Monosodico (@monosodico)
      3rd March 2016, 17:51

      + 100 Juan Leche
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      Arrows98 (@arrows98)
      3rd March 2016, 18:14

      yeah, they should just send the cars out to race with a layer of fresh paint and keep whatever the result ends up being…
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         Joao (@johnmilk)
         3rd March 2016, 18:56

         Ron will be searching for the can of black paint
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   jCage
   3rd March 2016, 18:12

   I haven’t followed testing closely, but have teams previously run with aero paint in open testing?

   Since it indicates how parts of the car direct and sculpt surrounding airflow, wouldn’t paranoid engineers worry about other teams copying their ideas?
   1. 

      Joao (@johnmilk)
      3rd March 2016, 18:13

      Yes they usually do.
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      Strontium (@strontium)
      3rd March 2016, 20:26

      Often they may leave it until towards the end (like now) to reduce the time available to copy a design
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   JamieFranklinF1 (@jamiefranklinf1)
   3rd March 2016, 18:31

   Came to comment on how the Mclaren livery looks better with the flow viz on there…apparently I’m not the only one who thinks so!
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   Biggsy
   3rd March 2016, 20:23

   One more thumbs up for that awesome red on McLaren’s sidepod and engine cover.
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   spafrancorchamps
   3rd March 2016, 20:24

   Funny thing is, just one year ago people were loving the new McLaren livery. Weird how opinions can change that quickly.
   1. 

      Konstantinos Spatharas (@revenger210)
      3rd March 2016, 23:10

      well, the problem sadly is, there are too many dark cars on the grid I guess? idk, I think of the two, Force India did a better job at the dark livery

      I’d have like a white colour instead of black for the later mclaren livery tho
   2. 

      Philip (@philipgb)
      4th March 2016, 6:17

      I think we remember one year ago a lot different. I remember comments on how dull and boring it was. People had got their hopes up for some bright orange or Marlboro themed livery and didn’t like the silver, orange and black.

      I do remember it looking better in person than in photo though.
10. 

    uddipta jana
    3rd March 2016, 22:04

    What a great livery with the combination of red and greenish yellow.it’s pleasure to watch.
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    Philip (@philipgb)
    4th March 2016, 6:21

    This reminds me of how much people loved the dazzle camouflage livery on the Red Bull last year. Why are teams at their most creative when they aren’t even trying?

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