2018 Force India F1 Team - Mercedes

[OneAlex]

I actually love this livery, even the halo oddly looks a lot better in pink than other colours.

[Manoah2u]

Livery looks a lot better than last year, if you are going to have a pink car it should at least be bold.

https://imgr3.auto-motor-und-sport.de/N ... 148614.jpg

looks like candy lol

anyway

how about that team name huh?

no name change, nothing. i'm actually happy with that though

[Sidhartha.techie]

how about that team name huh?

no name change, nothing. i'm actually happy with that though

Team name will be changed before Melbourne GP, according to Otmar.

[Manoah2u]

To what? source?

[Sidhartha.techie]

To what? source?

The team is still called Force India. But Szafnauer wants to apply for the name change before the start of the season at the FIA ​​and FOM. Then the Formula 1 commission must agree. Force One will definitely not be called the team. "The rights holders denied us because of the proximity to the F1 logo."
Source : https://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/for ... 86896.html

[bill shoe]

So this team is en-route to being outright sold, correct? As opposed to simply getting a big sponsor with naming rights but still keeping same two major owners?

[roon]

Another year with BWT, then. Who knew so much money was in water filters. Wait a minute...

Nationalistic. Funded by water filters. They're the Alex Jones of F1 teams.

[Manoah2u]

don't say that name!

also; i actually miss the blueish water droplets in the livery

[SimonFW11b]

No Diageo/Johnnie Walker branding this year.

[Sidhartha.techie]

So this team is en-route to being outright sold, correct? As opposed to simply getting a big sponsor with naming rights but still keeping same two major owners?

Right now they are only gonna change name, if you will go through all the interviews of yesterday, Otmar said that some major sponsor are knocking on the door for 2019 but only if the Name Change takes place.

[Manoah2u]

Lol, if they're talking about 'Rich Energy Drink' that's pretty funny. what'll happen to BWT then?

[Sidhartha.techie]

Lol, if they're talking about 'Rich Energy Drink' that's pretty funny. what'll happen to BWT then?

Nah, that deal didn't go through. It's somebody else.

[Manoah2u]

I just hope for 1 thing; that it doesn't become Forza Rossa and Colin Kolles will be back.

[IamLegend]

No Diageo/Johnnie Walker branding this year.

It's more like a corporate chess game, taking United Breweries property back from the clutches of Diageo. It's a bold and calculated move by Vijay.

The BTW sponsorship couldn't have come at a better time and was huge last year, it's turning their fortunes for the better and now that there are "richer" sponsors knocking on the team's doors if the name change goes through. It's better for the team and their valuation.

[IamLegend]

You know SFi is good at poker, they play the cards close to the chest! They make money off the first 2 days of testing giving the remodded 2017 car to pay drivers and if they happen to be in a crash, not an issue because the 2018 beast is still sitting tight in the garage!

https://www.f1today.net/en/news/f1/2363 ... e-2018-car