2019 Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team

[digitalrurouni]

The order is wrong, I woulde expect the white at the back, and 2019 paint at the front suggesting that as they race through time the old peels off.

Agreed! To my eyes that would look much better!

[digitalrurouni]

What could have been
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EAKOJeIXkAAY5cg.jpg

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EAKOJeDXkAYtocF.jpg

OMG THAT IS GORGEOUS!!! That's what I want!!!

[cplchanb]

im thinking they were constrained by time. Remember its not just a simple layer of spray. The various shades of green silver and black requires significant prep time. The cars would have to be completely sanded down post race and repainted in the 2019 colours. The masking in itself would probably take several days per major component, not to mention the sanding and painting in itself. I think they did what they could given the schedule and leaving half the car in the 2019 colours is more of a strategic call based on the constraints given.

[holeindalip]

The order is wrong, I woulde expect the white at the back, and 2019 paint at the front suggesting that as they race through time the old peels off.

i agree, i dont think they wanted to cover the stars up for all the factory employees along with nikis star, the white isnt paint, its just a wrap... you can see the up close and person photos in the car hardware and development thread and can see the wrap easily...

[Phil]

Sometimes, i think it’s better to either do it right, or not at all, if not possible.

Would have been stunning in complete white.

[SmallSoldier]

Whatever the motivation or back story, the execution is...strange. The silver livery looks good, the white stuff and small "stripped" sections look ok, I really like the vintage touches and font for Mercedes, but as applied it all looks ugly. Would've been so much nicer to have the full car in white with just some silver patches here and there. Maybe sponsorship/branding requirements prevented them doing it.

I believe the reason for the livery scheme is to go back to the W25... Back in (I believe 1934) the Mercedes cars were overweight and a decision was made to peel the paint to reduce it... After doing this, the cars ended up in base aluminum and therefore the “Silver Arrows” were born.

The livery is calling back to that particular situation.


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[izzy]

What could have been
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EAKOJeIXkAAY5cg.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EAKOJeDXkAYtocF.jpg

So much better! Perhaps they'll get enough feedback to finally drop the grey grey with its wishy washy nothing staid boring greyness

[zibby43]

Whatever the motivation or back story, the execution is...strange. The silver livery looks good, the white stuff and small "stripped" sections look ok, I really like the vintage touches and font for Mercedes, but as applied it all looks ugly. Would've been so much nicer to have the full car in white with just some silver patches here and there. Maybe sponsorship/branding requirements prevented them doing it.

I believe the reason for the livery scheme is to go back to the W25... Back in (I believe 1934) the Mercedes cars were overweight and a decision was made to peel the paint to reduce it... After doing this, the cars ended up in base aluminum and therefore the “Silver Arrows” were born.

The livery is calling back to that particular situation.


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Yep. Which is one of the reasons I love the look and the execution.

I can also understand the views of those that don't like it, irrespective of the backstory.

[Maplesoup]

The order is wrong, I woulde expect the white at the back, and 2019 paint at the front suggesting that as they race through time the old peels off.

i agree, i dont think they wanted to cover the stars up for all the factory employees along with nikis star, the white isnt paint, its just a wrap... you can see the up close and person photos in the car hardware and development thread and can see the wrap easily...

Hmm if it's a wrap then I would expect it to be removed for qualifying and the race. There is no reason for it to be a wrap, the cars are stripped to bare carbon after every race and repainted anyway so painting it a different colour scheme wouldn't be too much extra work.

[holeindalip]

The order is wrong, I woulde expect the white at the back, and 2019 paint at the front suggesting that as they race through time the old peels off.

i agree, i dont think they wanted to cover the stars up for all the factory employees along with nikis star, the white isnt paint, its just a wrap... you can see the up close and person photos in the car hardware and development thread and can see the wrap easily...

Hmm if it's a wrap then I would expect it to be removed for qualifying and the race. There is no reason for it to be a wrap, the cars are stripped to bare carbon after every race and repainted anyway so painting it a different colour scheme wouldn't be too much extra work.

if thats paint, its not very good quality...

[Manoah2u]

full white would have been awesome, even more if they even gave the petronas green the lime hue and essentially give honor to BrawnGPs livery,
it would have looked absolutely stunning!

[Jolle]

Looks like a combination of paint and stickers.

I suddenly have this image in my head of a fully, not very well, wrapped car and at high speed suddenly the wind gets under it

[ENGINE TUNER]

the cars are stripped to bare carbon after every race and repainted anyway so painting it a different colour scheme wouldn't be too much extra work.

Interesting, have a source for that?

[dans79]

the cars are stripped to bare carbon after every race and repainted anyway so painting it a different colour scheme wouldn't be too much extra work.

Interesting, have a source for that?

I'm not sure how I remember this, but it was mentioned and shown in this video.

[Maplesoup]

the cars are stripped to bare carbon after every race and repainted anyway so painting it a different colour scheme wouldn't be too much extra work.

Interesting, have a source for that?

Not one I can link to, I went on a tour of the red bull factory and they told us about it. It's because of all the dirt and rubber that gets embedded in the paint making the car weigh more. Only way to remove it is to strip it.

Also the cars are painted slightly different colours depending on the race. This is because the weather and light conditions will make the car look a different colour on the TV, so to compensate for this they change the colour of the paint to try and make the car colour consistent for the viewers at home. Something Ferrari haven't been doing to well with their Orange Ferrari at the start of the season.