2018 McLaren F1 Team - Renault

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hmmm so black halo and some pretty short and wide mirrors

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RonDennis wrote:
19 Feb 2018, 22:11
Those video's are really nicely done.
High praise indeed coming from a man such as your self... Ron :lol:

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Xero wrote:
19 Feb 2018, 21:42
Jolle wrote:
19 Feb 2018, 21:30
Although I love the old liveries, old cars and vintage I don't like retro. It feels fake.
To me McLaren should be hi-tech and so it should look.
This is purely for the fans, they asked for it, and now they're getting it. I don't mind it at all, but I do agree with the hi-tech image that McLaren have/had, and this not really fitting it. I don't think they're ever lose that cutting-edge feel though, and they're recent promotion material backs that, it's been really good.
I know that the fans want it. But I see, especially after watching their own docu, where I didn't see any real leadership or energy, that they have some entitlement or aura (can't find the best english word for it) that they should win and they don't understand why... they are McLaren! McLaren should win, they always have. Living in the past. Like they forgot that you start at zero points every year and have to start over.

When Steve Jobs came back at Apple in the mid nineties, first thing he did was closing the in-house museum.

I know the colour is only something from marketing and comes from a small office between hundreds of engineers.

Lets hope Brown found the right fire to push McLaren.

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Jolle wrote:
19 Feb 2018, 21:30
Xero wrote:
19 Feb 2018, 21:21
Full trailer for the car launch has just been revealed.

Will be a full papaya orange livery, with a black halo and black cockpit trim and wing mirrors. May possibly have a black rear wing and white number circle to complete the retro look. Sneak peak of the car at 1:23.

https://twitter.com/McLarenF1/status/965647878654963712
Although I love the old liveries, old cars and vintage I don't like retro. It feels fake.
To me McLaren should be hi-tech and so it should look.

Lets not get ahead of ourselves...Lets wait till we see it before we state it looks dated.

We did see a lot of orange there.

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Hopefully he stays well away from F1 unless he decides to become less like Maldonado based on what I have seen from him so far

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diffuser wrote:
19 Feb 2018, 23:24
Jolle wrote:
19 Feb 2018, 21:30
Xero wrote:
19 Feb 2018, 21:21
Full trailer for the car launch has just been revealed.

Will be a full papaya orange livery, with a black halo and black cockpit trim and wing mirrors. May possibly have a black rear wing and white number circle to complete the retro look. Sneak peak of the car at 1:23.

https://twitter.com/McLarenF1/status/965647878654963712
Although I love the old liveries, old cars and vintage I don't like retro. It feels fake.
To me McLaren should be hi-tech and so it should look.

Lets not get ahead of ourselves...Lets wait till we see it before we state it looks dated.

We did see a lot of orange there.
I think except the retro number as it would be a weird geometric number as the ad, the rest all orange as the indy Alonso had but I am guessing the Halo will be black but with and ingraving orange as the Kimoa glasses, maybe is the place where they put the logo of Kimoa

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DWEZ9F0WAAAOyEL.jpg

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Stunning !! Hope 2018 looks like this !! [-o< [-o<

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mclaren111 wrote:
20 Feb 2018, 10:49
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DWaRwKMXcAATUCb.jpg


Stunning !! Hope 2018 looks like this !! [-o< [-o<
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Jolle wrote:
19 Feb 2018, 23:08
Xero wrote:
19 Feb 2018, 21:42
Jolle wrote:
19 Feb 2018, 21:30
Although I love the old liveries, old cars and vintage I don't like retro. It feels fake.
To me McLaren should be hi-tech and so it should look.
This is purely for the fans, they asked for it, and now they're getting it. I don't mind it at all, but I do agree with the hi-tech image that McLaren have/had, and this not really fitting it. I don't think they're ever lose that cutting-edge feel though, and they're recent promotion material backs that, it's been really good.
I know that the fans want it. But I see, especially after watching their own docu, where I didn't see any real leadership or energy, that they have some entitlement or aura (can't find the best english word for it) that they should win and they don't understand why... they are McLaren! McLaren should win, they always have. Living in the past. Like they forgot that you start at zero points every year and have to start over.

When Steve Jobs came back at Apple in the mid nineties, first thing he did was closing the in-house museum.

I know the colour is only something from marketing and comes from a small office between hundreds of engineers.

Lets hope Brown found the right fire to push McLaren.

The important people with influence and responsibility is Eric Boullier, Tim Goss, Peter Prod and Matt Morris.

If these guys can get their teams working together cohesively and develop the car well during the year we might have a good 2018.

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So the Rumours were true.

[media]https://twitter.com/McLarenF1/status/965903866079293441[/media]
turbof1 wrote: YOU SHALL NOT......STALLLLL!!!
#aerogollum

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So the rumors were true and the link that Goran shared yesterday. Great news for Mclaren, Zak is sailing this ship in the right direction
Формула 1 на Македонски - The first ever Macedonian Formula 1 YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJkjCv ... 6rVRgKASwg

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McLaren and Petrobras Technology Partnership is official.
turbof1 wrote: YOU SHALL NOT......STALLLLL!!!
#aerogollum

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Gerhardsa wrote:
20 Feb 2018, 13:23
Which rumors? Tweets are blocked on our network
McLaren and @Petrobras have agreed a long-term technology partnership in Formula 1
Формула 1 на Македонски - The first ever Macedonian Formula 1 YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJkjCv ... 6rVRgKASwg

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bauc wrote:
20 Feb 2018, 13:26
Gerhardsa wrote:
20 Feb 2018, 13:23
Which rumors? Tweets are blocked on our network
McLaren and @Petrobras have agreed a long-term technology partnership in Formula 1
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bauc wrote:
20 Feb 2018, 13:06
So the rumors were true and the link that Goran shared yesterday. Great news for Mclaren, Zak is sailing this ship in the right direction
i think whit this 4 new sponsors Mclaren is slowly aproching the 100m $ that is missing from Honda, maybe not quite there yet but closing....good job Zak.
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