Manor MRT05 launch

[prisonermonkeys]

There's still 24 to go before Manor launch their car, but amidst the concerns about the lack of colour in liveries of late, I thought I'd share this to whet your collective appetites - the team putting the final touches on the motorhome:

White, light blue and reddish-orange.

 

[Rods]

Made me wish for a modern white/orange/black car like one of these two:

1992 Footwork Arrows - Mugen

1990 Minardi - Ford

 

[Samus]

All I hope is that the colours are dominant parts of the livery and not tiny accents on a mostly white car.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Let there be colour!

Looks like it's an updated version of last year's design.

 

[Bo]

 

[prisonermonkeys]

It appears to be a negative of the Haas VF-16 ...

 

[Jimlaad43]

I thought the Manor looked better last year when they got the Blue Flex-Box sides, this looks like a good evolution now Red Bull have got rid of the blue.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Looks like Manor aren't going to have a launch per se - they're apparently just going to fire the engine up and drive out.

Wehrlein sporting some very retro racing overalls:

 

[prisonermonkeys]

And here it is!

 

[Fryto]

I wonder why so many constructors leave the back of the hood black...

I'm really digging the blue

 

[prisonermonkeys]

 

[VXR]

Oh wow, I'm liking that.

 

[LumpiestFish]

Very nice!

 

[Brend]

That is lovely. A lot more exciting looking than a lot of the 'rival'(use that loosely...) cars.

It is begging for Irn-Bru as a sponsor.

 

[GTFan24]

Neat! 👍

 

[NoirAntares]

What a clean looking car. Even the front wing looks too clean.

 

[G.T.Ace]

Best looking car judging from the press photos. Seriously neat livery.

 

[Pezzarinho17]

They hailed it as a dream machine, and I am in complete agreement! Hope to see it actually compete as well!

 

[RACECAR]

Looks wonderful, I even like the Satin Texture of that logo on the Engine cover.

 

[Robin]

Wehrlein sporting some very retro racing overalls:

That picture could have been taken in the 70's!, all looking nicely retro an at least interesting!

I wonder why so many constructors leave the back of the hood black...

I'd like to know to, is it maybe a heat thing with the paint bubbling? They usually leave that area bare carbon fibre.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

That picture could have been taken in the 70's!, all looking nicely retro an at least interesting!

In the space of about three hours, Manor seems to have morphed into a new Minardi - there's been an extremely positive reception to their new look and attitude.

 

[Liquid]

Reminds me of an Essex Lotus as well.

As we've been complaining about in the Haas thread, it's nice to see a splash of colour.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

As we've been complaining about in the Haas thread, it's nice to see a splash of colour.

I don't mind the Haas. I like the way the dark blue appears black and the white appears silver depending on the light.

It will be interesting to see the Manor and the Haas alongside one another - their liveries make them practically negatives of each other.

 

[Jimlaad43]

Being half Mauritian, does this make Wehrlein the second black driver in F1 after Hamilton?

 

[catamount39]

Nicely done Manor! Very classy paint job! 👍 Here's to hoping that they do better this year.

 

[Peter.]

It will be really funny explaining to American friends that the new American F1 team isn't the one that's red, white and blue.

 

[Samus]

Serious hints of the old dark Gulf cars.

 

[DK]

I really hope that being 7 seconds off the pace isn't representative of their car's actual performance.

 

[Panoz]

Hopefully Manor will find themselves a unique identity instead of being the ex-VirginMarussia that's plague them the last few seasons.

The new paint job is doing wonders.

 

[sems4arsenal]

Beautiful livery, if it had some sponsors it'll probably be the best looking car on the grid. Not expecting anything from them though.