2018 F1 car reveals / leaks etc

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Red Bull airbrushed 2018 car photos?


Red Bull has airbrushed a key detail out of photographs of its new 2018 car.

That is the claim of Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, who said the team's interim black and blue launch livery is also an attempt to "camouflage" secrets.

Dr Helmut Marko said days ago that while Adrian Newey may no longer be "100 per cent" involved, he is now "close to it" after sensing that Mercedes and Ferrari are beatable.

So it is with great interest that Red Bull airbrushed out of both studio and track photos a horizontal detail emerging from the sidepods of the new car.

"The key question is why Red Bull does not want to show only that detail," Auto Motor und Sport wondered.

"It's not a new concept," editor Michael Schmidt said. "Teams took the idea from Ferrari.

"McLaren apparently questioned it because it was against the spirit of the regulations."

 

Ferrari Launch link-->http://2018carlaunch.ferrari.com/en/

 

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its loooonnnggggg

 

The halo looks comical on these cars.

 

Surprised at their colour also

 

It looks depressingly bad on the Ferrari.

 

Well I hope its fast, because it sure ain't pretty.

But as Enzo said, if it wins it will be beautiful !

 

Seems to have a bit more rake to it.

 

more MCL33 peeks...

 

CAN'T WAIT for that orange!

Ditching Honda was the right thing to do! I feel a glimmer of hope for the team. wouldn't it be exciting if Ferrari, Merc, McLaren and Red Bull were all fighting at the front!

 

I was expecting for them to drop the car, lolo, now that would have been funny!

 

yap, it's even worse than i thought it would be....just kill them all...

 

very long....

 

A four-door! It's a bold strategy, Cotton, let's see if it pays off for them.

 

she's 60mm longer than last years which equates to 2.36 inches or 6 centimeters.


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The only thing copied.....from last yrs Mclaren, the point where the nose connects to the front wing.

 

is it a longer wheelbase?

 

Wheelbase is shorter however.

 

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and that's the only ugly thing on the car....apart from the halo...

 

Lot's of tricks...seems like the guys at maranello explored a lot of things...

 

I believe they went longer Boss.

"Compared to 2017’s SF70H, the wheelbase has been changed slightly, with the side dimensions also revised along with the cooling system." from their website-->http://sf71h.ferrari.com/en/. Tech specs section under the heading Description.

also

"Ferrari's tech chief Mattia Binotto confirmed the SF71H was an "evolution" of last year's design, but also revealed the team has moved to a longer-wheelbase design, akin to the one preferred by Mercedes in 2017." from https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ferrari-new-grand-prix-racing-car-launch-vettel-raikkonen-1007754/

 

Pretty sure Max will be confused with all that stuff going on and by the time he dedided where he wants to hit the car it will no lo9nger be there!! smart move Ferrari..