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  1. 30th January 2011, 14:33 #1
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    Mercedes W02 Launch Thread

    So it's not due for its official launch until Tuesday, but there's a CGI going around of what is supposed to be the new Mercedes:

    http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2011/...rcedes-teaser/

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  2. 30th January 2011, 15:10 #2
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    Looks tasty from that angle. Looks to be more McLaren-type silver than the previous dull grey as well.
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    SUWEEEEEET! Now that's an F1 car!

    I'll be interested to see the technical analysis to see what philosophy they've gone down with KERS placement.
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  4. 30th January 2011, 17:21 #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by christophulus
    So it's not due for its official launch until Tuesday, but there's a CGI going around of what is supposed to be the new Mercedes:

    http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2011/...rcedes-teaser/

    Nope, its the real thing, Autosport have confirmed that. Overall it has the look of a McLaren clone livery except replacing the Vodafone Red with Petronas Green
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  5. 30th January 2011, 22:56 #5
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    I hope that they remove those smudgy black things from the engine cover. I would have hoped that MB would be trying to trade off of the image of the Silver Arrows, as they did in sports car racing.
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  6. 30th January 2011, 23:38 #6
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    Looks quite impressive but as ever its only pretty if its fast..
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    From Autosport:
    http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89189


    The one thing that isn't quite prominent enough IMWPO is ironicaly the Mercedes-Benz logos. The one on the nose is good enough, but the one on the engine cover is hard to find.
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  8. 1st February 2011, 11:09 #8
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  9. 1st February 2011, 13:04 #9
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    Nice to see that Mercedes have got thier act together in the paint job department - lasts year's car looked a mess, something which was highlighted at the Goodwood Festival Of Speed when they ran the 2009 Brawn, a car that looked pretty good in it's original paint scheme and painted it in the 2010 paint scheme which made it quite frankly look awful!
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  10. 1st February 2011, 15:14 #10
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    that is one sweet looking car. Got to hand it to Mercedes, they did well. Awesome paintjob, nice curves, sleek and stylish...however, will it be able to compete with Mclaren, RBR, Ferrari and Renault?
    you can't argue with results.
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