Manor Racing have finally confirmed their first racing driver for 2016, appointing Mercedes-linked Pascal Wehrlein the first of their two available seats for the 2016 Formula One season.
Not the Merc, the airbox is different...Manoah2u wrote:isnt that a rendering of the 2015 mercedes when it ran it's s-duct test?Italiano wrote:Can't remember where I picked this up anymore, but anyway.
Supposedly this is the CAD rendering of the 2016 Manor...atleast most of it.
http://www.armedcats.net/image/view/FppuZqPYXk4OMCzP
dodds_turbo wrote:New Logo for Manor (noticed on Facebook)?
http://i351.photobucket.com/albums/q446 ... ifyqbp.jpg
New livery possible for 2016?
Its a vjm08. Look at the airbox, sduct opening, sidepods turning vane..adrianjordan wrote:Not the Merc, the airbox is different...Manoah2u wrote:isnt that a rendering of the 2015 mercedes when it ran it's s-duct test?Italiano wrote:Can't remember where I picked this up anymore, but anyway.
Supposedly this is the CAD rendering of the 2016 Manor...atleast most of it.
http://www.armedcats.net/image/view/FppuZqPYXk4OMCzP
Wasn't the 'official' name last year Manor Marussia, so they've changed anyway? Given that Lotus will presumably change to Renault, I can't imagine there was any teams insisting they'd have to retain Manor in the name. Guess the owners think there's value in keeping it over something new.adrianjordan wrote:Don't they have to keep the name to get FOM payments..??
Apparently they won't even be known as Manor Racing. Bernie encourages smaller, less reliable teams to be known as acronym versions of their name, i.e HRT was Hispania Racing Team, and even Caterham was under pressure to change to CF1 before they folded.adrianjordan wrote:Don't they have to keep the name to get FOM payments..??
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2016/01/20/mano ... alled-mrt/The re-branded Manor Racing team’s chassis is to be called MRT, as in ‘Manor Racing Team,’ sources have confirmed.
The new car, which recently passed its final crash test, will thus be run as an MRT-Mercedes.The Marussia name, which had to be used for the chassis last year, has now been dropped completely.
The team confirmed earlier today that it would henceforth be known as Manor Racing, having been Manor Marussia F1 Team last year, and latterly Manor F1 Team.
Bernie Ecclestone is keen on initials for teams that do not have a strong heritage, and in the past persuaded the Hispania Racing Team to run as HRT, and Midland to run as MF1. At one stage there was a possibility that Caterham would morph into CF1, prior to the team’s closure.
Such generic names also potentially make it easier for new owners to take them over, and add their own names to the mix.
That is what the chassis will be called like Toro Rosso is called STR9 etc...dodds_turbo wrote:Apparently they won't even be known as Manor Racing. Bernie encourages smaller, less reliable teams to be known as acronym versions of their name, i.e HRT was Hispania Racing Team, and even Caterham was under pressure to change to CF1 before they folded.adrianjordan wrote:Don't they have to keep the name to get FOM payments..??
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2016/01/20/mano ... alled-mrt/The re-branded Manor Racing team’s chassis is to be called MRT, as in ‘Manor Racing Team,’ sources have confirmed.
The new car, which recently passed its final crash test, will thus be run as an MRT-Mercedes.
The team confirmed earlier today that it would henceforth be known as Manor Racing, having been Manor Marussia F1 Team last year, and latterly Manor F1 Team.
Bernie Ecclestone is keen on initials for teams that do not have a strong heritage, and in the past persuaded the Hispania Racing Team to run as HRT, and Midland to run as MF1. At one stage there was a possibility that Caterham would morph into CF1, prior to the team’s closure.
Such generic names also potentially make it easier for new owners to take them over, and add their own names to the mix.
