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...Will be launched in testing today.
But to add to the chaos, it will be OFFICIALLY launched on Friday in a testing livery, AHEAD of the livery launch which will be in February.
You'd reckon that they could just have one day to do all of this and get it over with!
Regardless, I expect a strong car for 2007 and the new livery should be "different", all of which is better for the '07 F1 grid. :up:
Predictions?
It would be nice if they went for a different colour scheme than last year. White is plain boring and bits of red don't add much to it.
I havn't been around these parts in a while so am not sure of who will sponsor Honda (if anyone) but I presume Honda logos will be on the car anyway :p :
Nice! That thing looks sleek! Hopefully the race livery is that good.
Not bad
race livery will either have green as the base colour, or at the very least have alot of green in it. Thats what the hot rumor is
first thing i notice with the new car is the narrowing of the nose cone forward of the front suspension similar to mclaren. second thing is, its either an illusion created by the black paint, or the sidepods taper away very agressively rearwards of the cockpit....
The front looks like a McLaren to me as well.
should we assume that car will also be a super aguri?
dude stop opening cans you'll release all the worms!Quote:
Originally Posted by millencolin
seriously tho i reckon the super aguri will be last years honda, same as what toro rosso did last year.
Speaking of red bull, apparently adrien newey finnished designing TWO cars for this season.. one was designed around the renault engine, the other around the ferrari engine. Obviously the same car essentially just with different packaging for the engines, and slightly larger sidepods for the ferrari as the ferrari engine requires more cooling. He did this while they wherent sure which engine they are using, but obviously now being locked into renault, his ferrari design is now useless... except ofcourse that torro rosso will be using red bull engines this year............
I think that last year's Honda will be more similar to Aguri.
Now they´ll show the racng livery, wich will be worse than the testing one.
Examples needed? Williams FW28, Renault R27, Honda RA106...
They start putting ads all over the car, and they´re forced to mix the team colours with the sponsor´s... And you get a R27 mixing orange with yellow.
Honda wouldn't be impressed if the junior team beat them :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by F1boat
It could be Darth Vader's car! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by J1
They really did manage to compress the back end.
I think it looks like sex on a stick :facelick:
Like a shark descending on it's poor prey :D
Beurk! :sQuote:
Originally Posted by Knock-on
Dude, you gotta get out more....Quote:
Originally Posted by Knock-on
I think that Honda will be a team to win the Teams Title
Aren't Shark attacks from behind or below?Quote:
Originally Posted by Knock-on
Not that I've seen many Sharks with Honda emblazoned on their tail-fins or sporting a set of Bridgestone tyres, so in this instance you could be right.
Oh, come on. That thing makes me moist.Quote:
Originally Posted by luvracin
Can you imagine seeing that thing pounce.
I'm in Love!!!
And it has Gills ;)
http://www.hondaracingf1.com/images/general/splash.jpg
Well you would think things can only get better for Honda :D
It's a nice looking car, hopefully it will perform as well.
I can't say black is "bad", but my colour preference is a bit different than others here. :p : And so I'd prefer lighter colours (or at least not an all-black car). :)
Anyway. Honda is an interesting team. For some reason people rate Honda much higher than Toyota, but actually both of them are quite in similar situation. Both are in situation, where they have to prove themselves and they are running out of excuses. For two consecutive seasons BAR/Honda has talked about winning the title and have failed miserably. Honda has earned themselves a title of being a Winter Testing World Champion.
The sum of Toyota's (88+36) and Honda's (38+86) total scores from last two seasons have been equal and they have often fought against each other on the circuit. Perhaps for themselves that battle is important as well. I don't have doubts about Button as a driver, but I do have doubts about Honda as a F1-team. They might totally dominate the winter testing, but I won't nominate them as title favourites before at least one race has been driven.
I finally looks like a real car. Now things are getting serious
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Originally Posted by fousto
Uncs, I love you again.
Get the decent stuff in a flask and lets hit the Course.
http://www.f1-live.com/f1/en/headlin...25124120.shtml
Problems, problems. Exactly like McLaren had at their first test with new car. But never mind - even Ferrari has had problems. :p :
red bull gives you wings, not engines...Quote:
Originally Posted by RJL25
Next year. This year's SA should look a lot like the RA106 - twins separated at birth?Quote:
Originally Posted by millencolin
:devil:
ClarkFan
I find the treatment at the front of the radiator pods interesting. It looks to me like Honda has an approach here that is quite different from the other teams. It started with the little directional vanes (highly technical description, eh? :s ) on the outside front that BAR started using in late 2005. Now the bottom of the leading edge to the pod looks like something very different as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by J1
Hope it works....
ClarkFan
S2000 vanity plate: GP HONDA
When is the actual colour realised? I mean, i know it's feb, but any exact date?
What a great looking machine..
I understand that there will be a green based livery in Feb..??
I hope they keep it stealth black and maybe a tiny bit of green....
I'm with Knock-on...it looks hot... :)
bah you know i mean ferrari engines.. no need to be a smartyQuote:
Originally Posted by msaxman
It would be nice if it ended up in dark metallic green (something similiar to the Jaguar colours a few years ago). I thought those cars were great looking.
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Originally Posted by Malllen
Ever heard of a little thing called maximising publicity? :p :
Maybe, maybe not. Do Honda even have a title sponsor lined up for this year, aside from, er, Honda?Quote:
Originally Posted by K-Pu
best looking car of all the new ones so far.
it looks amazing in black, it would sit nicely along my Type R.
Keep it black Honda.
Ok, someone has to say the typical January thing, so I'll do it. "It looks really really fast. Honda are winning the championship this year".
;) :D
In typical January fashion, I'll respond to that with....Quote:
Originally Posted by tinchote
"It looks like the aero package sucks. They will be lucky to see a podium regardless of the driver quality." :laugh"
just hope they can get decent livery cause the car looks great
:DQuote:
Originally Posted by airshifter