Audi R26

[icantride]

Weren't they mandated to run virtually black liveries during this first test week? I must've misunderstood.

I might be misremembering, but I think any team who hadn't done a livery reveal prior to Barcelona was asked to run a testing livery. So that leaves McLaren, Cadillac, Aston Martin, Williams who have a test livery for this event

[Giando]

Compared to other cars, it reminds me a tank... i believe it's a super-temporary bodywork!

[vorticism]

Looks great. Nosecone is well resolved. Most extreme looking floor board. Two-element FWAS.

[Lasssept]

F1TV

[JRodrigues]

https://x.com/F1/status/2015823546010710072?s=20

[Macklaren]

where did these images come from? I don't see an F1 TV video? link?

[JRodrigues]

where did these images come from? I don't see an F1 TV video? link?

my post above

[Owen.C93]

Looks like a very low load front wing. Maybe lacking a bit of rear downforce at this stage.

[JRodrigues]

official photos

[Brahmal]

Livery looks great, and car is interesting too. Notice the scalloping under the nose, and the low-cut sidepods.

[F1Krof]

It's a stunning car. A bit vanilla for the start but it has its own mind, kind of following their own path seems like it. The sidepod intakes are lower for some reason. Very intriguing.

[Brahmal]

It looks like they're going for lower drag than any other team, in both modes. This would explain the low sidepods; reduce frontal area while still managing airflow down the sides. I'm sure this is engine related, particularly on the MGU-K side.

[mythr-ran-dire]

Potentially the first hiccup of the new formula? Looks like Hulkenburg has stopped on track. Red flag is out as well.

[dren]

It looks like they're going for lower drag than any other team, in both modes. This would explain the low sidepods; reduce frontal area while still managing airflow down the sides. I'm sure this is engine related, particularly on the MGU-K side.

That's what it looks like to me as well. Overall low drag.

[AR3-GP]

There is a cutout in diffuser sidewall in the renders