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[TenEightyOne]

Think it should be stated how painfully copied the SF70 was by Haas with the VF-18...which means they're not one the outs potentially as some think they are with Ferrari. It's as if this is the old STR and RBR deals of the late 00s, where STR would run a year old RBR chassis.

Totally different engine cover, rear wing placement , sidepods and front suspension. The only bits that look the same are in the floortray Formula box, surely?

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Totally different engine cover, rear wing placement , sidepods and front suspension. The only bits that look the same are in the floortray Formula box, surely?

Where is the totally different sidepods and front suspension. As @Jimlaad43 pointed out and I agreed to a degree with, Ferrari's solution is why the side pods look the same in both photos. The front wing is the same, nose is the same, the barge boards and bridging to the tray is the same, the rear section and placement of the wing is different due to the elimination of the monkey seat, shark fin and t-wing, due to 2018 regs the vertical stands are mounted different. However, the rear wing shape and upper elements look similar.

The engine cover looks for the most part the same, other than louvers on the Haas for additional cooling. The vortex generators on the bulkhead and cockpit are different and the mirrors. The other thing is the Ferrari had an S-duct, while the Haas at this point doesn't.

If I saw the Haas in Ferrari livery, I'd think it was the 2017 spec, with slight aero tweaks for whatever GP they were preparing for, while fitted with a HALO.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Red Bull launch a special testing livery with the new car

 

[Dylan]

Looks like someone took a key and just went to town on the RedBull and the RedBull Bull logos.

 

[Pezzarinho17]

And I've been working for so long on making a replica of their 2015 test scheme in GT Sport!
They have definitely gone away from the Ferrari sidepods, very Newey-esque slim shape to them. All below a very literal sidepod wing.

 

[baldgye]

Red Bull launch a special testing livery with the new car

I really like it, but I think their standard livery looks more distinctive on track.

But those sidepod wings and barge boards are something else!

 

[GTFan24]

My god this thing looks gorgeous!!!!! Bet it'll look better in the actual livery next week.

 

[TheElbows]

Hell, I like that more than the normal Red Bull livery.

 

[baldgye]

Have to say, it looks mega on track

 

[adb]

Looks good, hope Newey magic will work

 

[DesertPenguin]

Are you guys aware of the YouTube videos this one guy does where he takes these images and grossly changes the brightness and contrast to give a more revealing look at everything? It's really nice to have since the teams still use this "reveal" to hide the important bits

 

[baldgye]

Are you guys aware of the YouTube videos this one guy does where he takes these images and grossly changes the brightness and contrast to give a more revealing look at everything? It's really nice to have since the teams still use this "reveal" to hide the important bits

I've seen stuff like that in the past, but I'm not sure it'll be that useful at the moment as these 'launch' spec cars tend to differ a fair amount from the cars they actually run during the tests.

 

[SuperDiscoDaz]

Are you guys aware of the YouTube videos this one guy does where he takes these images and grossly changes the brightness and contrast to give a more revealing look at everything? It's really nice to have since the teams still use this "reveal" to hide the important bits

I think I might know who you mean but there could be others that do it as well.

 

[Lord Kacperov]

Are you guys aware of the YouTube videos this one guy does where he takes these images and grossly changes the brightness and contrast to give a more revealing look at everything? It's really nice to have since the teams still use this "reveal" to hide the important bits

Are you talking about aarava?

 

[DesertPenguin]

Aarava, that's the name. Yea. I know things will change from now to testing but it's still the best view we'll get right now.

 

[baldgye]

Scarbes is the go-to for me, he and Peter Windsor have a YouTube channel and post pretty good analysis on motorsportstv(?)

But I thought aarava was just an f1 game YouTuber!

 

[DesertPenguin]

You're talking about the Autosport channel right? Those little videos explaining things with visuals are perfect!

 

[Crazy Taylor]

I really like it, but I think their standard livery looks more distinctive on track.

But those sidepod wings and barge boards are something else!

That red bull us looking sexy

 

[MoLiEG]

Have to say, it looks mega on track

I love it they should keep it as the final look of the car.

 

[Saidur_Ali]

Sounding better.

 

[Kovu]

The Halo looks absolutely disturbing on every F1 car (although the Haas livery hides it best).

The strange thing is, on the new Formula E (which have more in common with a LM prototype though) it actually looks ok. But on the current generation of F1 cars it looks completely off shape (actually even the RB shield did)...

 

[adb]

The Halo looks absolutely disturbing on every F1 car (although the Haas livery hides it best).

The strange thing is, on the new Formula E (which have more in common with a LM prototype though) it actually looks ok. But on the current generation of F1 cars it looks completely off shape (actually even the RB shield did)...

Think it's more to do with the fact that they just slapped Halo on existing F1 cars, while FE is a completely new design so it doesn't seem as unnatural as F1. When they introduce 2021 cars few people will say that Halo looks off (if it's still there by then)

 

[UnkaD]

Regardless of halo, I much prefer the F1 cars to the new FE spec.

I think the current proportions help ease the effect halo has on the eyes. Imagine the halo on F1 cars two years ago. Yikes.

 

[05XR8]

Williams FW41

That's the hardest part to remove from a scale model... oh wait, that's the halo...

 

[DesertPenguin]

 

[GTPNewsWire]

This is the discussion thread for a recent post on GTPlanet:

Red Bull Racing Launches the RB14 for 2018 F1 Season

This article was published by Michael Leary (@Terronium-12) on February 19th, 2018 in the Formula One category.

 

[Spacegoat]

Red Bull launch a special testing livery with the new car

Wish they'd keep that livery for the season. Looks fantastic.

 

[Pete05]

As far as I'm concerned, they could paint that RB14 however they like.
I'm just hoping it's in with a chance against the Merc & Ferrari.

At least 6 cars fighting for wins will make the 2018 season more interesting than what we've had to endure recently.

 

[DesertPenguin]

And I really hope if McLaren has the same engine power Red Bull has they are gonna make it 8

 

[Aphelion]

So I'm working on the reveal article now, but came across this very interesting reveal on F1.com:



Uh...

And they've fixed it.

I remember I once got Lance Armstrong and Neil Armstrong mixed up on this very site and was highly embarrassed about it. Glad I'm not the only one who is confused by the name Armstrong