Renault & Sauber Car Launch Thread

Not really bothered by liveries generally but that Renault one is a beauty. Very 80's retro.

I feel like a teenager again.

When does Miami Vice start?

I've always thought school buses looked kind of tacky.

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Originally Posted by LiamM

Can't really call it a sponsor though, when Total(& Elf) and Renault are both owned by the French Government

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They provide money to go racing - I call that sponsoring. You are welcome to consider it another way.

Importantly these days it is money that enables an f1 team to compete.

Nice angle on some of the detail work of the sidepods and the floor.

http://www.autosport.com/gallery/photo.php/id/1324339

And is this the exit for the exhaust? Departure from the norm.

http://www.autosport.com/gallery/photo.php/id/1324331

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Originally Posted by Saint Devote

I like the industry related sponsorship of Total - now THIS is how a racing car should be painted and sponsored. Banks just do NOT belong in racing.

Liquor and oil babies, liquor and oil!!! :-]]] Elf Acquitaine where are you - we STILL miss you!

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I don't get it, Total have been supplying Renault for years, their logo has always been on the car so whats new about it?

The Renault looks awesome.

Pedro De La Rosa is a bad choice for a main driver, he is too old, he will be too slow and he will fail, i expect to see Raikkonnen as an interim replacement by mid season.

Thank you.

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Originally Posted by Stuartf12007

The Renault looks awesome.

Pedro De La Rosa is a bad choice for a main driver, he is too old, he will be too slow and he will fail, i expect to see Raikkonnen as an interim replacement by mid season.

Thank you.

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Kimi? What are you smoking? He wouldn't sign for McLaren for 7 million, why would he drive for a mid field sauber which clearly, due to lack of sponsors, could not afford him? However I do agree - PDR is past it - but money talks.

Both of them are awesome, and Renault´s livery is just what I was asking for... it only needed ELF instead of Total and it´d be like being back in the summer of ´69. OK, not that far, but like in the 80´s.
I´m also waiting to see how the Sauber runs, because it looks FAST. I know how it looks has nothing to do with performance, but you can always think of 96´s Ferrari and Williams...

This season is getting better and better, and tomorrow we´ll see these cars on track. And Toro Rosso too. In fact, I´m not getting bored this year as other pre-seasons... htat´s a good start.

Let's see... a sponsorless car with an extremely sophisticated front wing, nicely sculpted side pods and a very compact rear and. Have we seen this before?

As for Renault, I really hope it's not the final car. It looks too simplistic compared to the Sauber and the McLaren.

Both liveries are :up: .

Is it possible that BMW started developing their 2010 car quite a while before the 'contenders' (Ferrari, Red Bull, McLaren, Mercedes/Brawn) as it was clear from a very early point in the 2009 season that the BMW was a dog?

Lovely shape on the Sauber.

Lovely livery for the Renault.