2018 F1 preseason

[Mr.Grumpy]

you guys have bic (mclaren) pens where you are?

[Mr.Grumpy]

M@r!b*r* sponsorship not on the ferrari anymore?

[Dino]

RedBull's race livery. So much better than that garbage that was on the debut.

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/red- ... ry-1008955

[Dino]

Toro Rosso livery on track.

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/toro ... n-1009045/

[ringleheim]

RedBull's race livery. So much better than that garbage that was on the debut.

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/red- ... ry-1008955

Yuck! Same old crap Redbull livery.

Loved the presentation car!

[JamesB]

you guys have bic (mclaren) pens where you are?

Good one for fun corner, but wait some minutes, I have one more....

M@r!b*r* sponsorship not on the ferrari anymore?

er.... yes so it seems.... strange, considering the official logo was already so marrrlborishhhh...
Maybe they are negotiating the new sponsor and want to make Santander's void more obvious...


Meanwhile:

MARTINI drops Williams!
Not a surprise, as they chose to spend their money in hiring rokies that bring more money.

PS:
Er... I thought the new McLaren looked familiar to me....

[JamesB]

Jaime, what you don't know about the Philip Morris deal is this. It is a unique sponsorship that work like this:

P...

Sorry Canice forgot answer.
Thanks, didn't know it worked like that. Interesting!!

Besides, there's this. Source is planetF1...
“Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) and Scuderia Ferrari are extending their 40-year partnership successfully until 2021 and are realigning it.

“From now on, the collaboration focuses exclusively on getting closer to the goal of a smoke-free world. To achieve this goal, smokers should be convinced of a switch from cigarettes – and thus the most harmful form of nicotine consumption – to scientifically based, potentially less harmful alternatives.”

There was also an interesting line from PMI CEO Andre Calantzopoulos, who made a direct reference to how the brand would feature on the car.

He said: “We are committed to driving this revolutionary transformation forward with all the means at our disposal – including our motorsport activities – for adult smokers, public health and society at large. We really appreciate the support of Scuderia Ferrari in this matter.”

“Details about the messages, especially those on the cars of the Scuderia Ferrari, should be announced in the coming months.”
So we'll see. Yes some months ago some mentioned nicotine free stuff as alternative, yes...

[stubeck]

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/head ... rvice.html

Announcement of the online streaming services. Seems like it should be pretty cost effective and have extra races like F2, GP3 and Porsche SuperCup.

[JamesB]

Wow!! what I was asking for!!! and if it's payable by Paypal, then it'd be perfect!!!

Meanwhile, Vettel set fastest time in Montmelo, the Ferrari wearing some winter specs

[Dino]

Another bad day for Macca. Who are they going to blame now? The fans? The halo?