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Tweet confirms the livery will change... By the British GP, at least.
Renault Banana (officially the RS16) launch
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It's last years car with yellow on it and a new exhaust. http://www.racecar-engineering.com/cars/renault-rs16/
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So this was rather pointless then wasn't it? 
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Whoever designed Renault's engine last year has clearly been moved to the marketing department. How else do you explain the decision to launch a black car in front of a black background?
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As someone who likes black cars, I think it looks great.
Marketing. There's not much news around at this time of year, so by having a launch - not a launch of anything in particular, just a new paint scheme - you can dominate the motorsport headlines. No other team getting this much attention at the moment. Like it or hate it, we're talking about it - that's the point.
So this was rather pointless then wasn't it?
Marketing. There's not much news around at this time of year, so by having a launch - not a launch of anything in particular, just a new paint scheme - you can dominate the motorsport headlines. No other team getting this much attention at the moment. Like it or hate it, we're talking about it - that's the point.
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More like sun absorption. "Today's color is, bllllack!" Nice hot day in Melbourne or hot days during the summer months ought to reinforce that was a good color choice.
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It's also about a major manufacturer committing to Formula One. Sure, Renault have been a supplier until now, but Ghosn's comments about podiums being three years away show it to be a long-term endeavour. And unlike Ferrari and Mercedes, Renault aren't a prestige or luxury brand. It makes the sport stronger, or at least on paper it does - and it might lure more manufacturers into the sport. Christian Horner has said that Red Bull were trying to get Volkswagen in (and from the sounds of things, they came closer than anyone else), and globally there has been an increase in manufacturers entering into motorsport in the past few years - Hyundai and Toyota in the WRC, Porsche and Nissan in the WEC (even if Nissan didn't work out), Citroën and Volvo in the WTCC, and Subaru in the BTCC. Car manufacturers have started to recover from the global financial crisis to the point where they can invest heavily in motorsport; Hyundai spent millions redeveloping the i20 WRC (upgrading from the three-door to five-door model) even though they will need an entirely new car for 2017. The teams are learning more and more about the complex hybrid technology in the 2014 generation of engines, and if Renault and Honda can demonstrate genuine progress this year, then Renault's commitment as a manufacturer could inspire more manufacturers to enter.
At the very least, it's better than Sergio Marchionne's plan to have Toro Rosso run Ferrari engines rebadged as Alfa Romeos (if Red Bull paid $30 million in development costs).
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It works because the front and rear wings are yellow, as are the major sponsors. Renault just made a black livery with a few yellow bits and white sponsors, so it looks a bit half-arsed and haphazard.
It would look better if the livery was black with yellow wings and decals, and a yellow highlight strip joining the front and rear wings running under the sidepod and above the floor. I'd also be inclined to make the top of the monocoque and the nosecone yellow, too.
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True, but Gene Haas has publicly said that he wants to use a yellow livery. If I were Renault, I would be keen to avoid clashing with his design. It does clash with McLaren at the moment, but I think that they will wait to see what Haas does, then redesign it to be what they want without clashing.
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I thought the livery would be the exact opposite 
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It will be interesting to see if they will do better than 2014 season. I wonder if power unit substantial step up will make it competitive compared to the 2015 Mercedes they had last year. Seeing another comment saying maybe a third of the gap doesn't sound very promising for them. Might struggle to score a point this season.
I'll be amazed if Haas has a yellow livery. Everything they've shown so far, all the little accessories and such, have followed the red, black and white theme, same as their NASCAR colours.
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I really like it - understated and quite elegant... I prefer the minimal approach.
#diversity ?
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