Team McLaren Mercedes unveil new race livery

[Julian Mayo]

The red is to camouflage Kimi's bloodshot eyes,
the sponsor is to console Kimi as he walks back to the pits from another smoking pile of junk
the black is a reflection of JPM's, thoughts about next year
The chrome is to divert attention from Ron's shiny dome.

[BlinkyBill]

Maybe they figure that if the sun bounces off the car in just a certain manner, that it will blind their opponents into making mistakes and negating any possible problems with the MP4-21.

Thats not a bad thought mlittle . . . If there is strong reflection off the body, Flav might take the opportunity to have a dig at his good friends and launch a complaint. Can you imagine how hard it would be for FA to stay focused with the sun reflecting off a Mclaren nose in through his rearview mirrors, every time he laps the cars. Or worse still, for MW, focused on actually starting a race withing 2 seconds of the lights going green, not actually being able to see the green light because of the reflection in his rearview mirrors.

Conspiracy?

hmmm

[Julian Mayo]

Maybe they figure that if the sun bounces off the car in just a certain manner, that it will blind their opponents into making mistakes and negating any possible problems with the MP4-21.

Thats not a bad thought mlittle . . . If there is strong reflection off the body, Flav might take the opportunity to have a dig at his good friends and launch a complaint. Can you imagine how hard it would be for FA to stay focused with the sun reflecting off a Mclaren nose in through his rearview mirrors, every time he laps the cars. Or worse still, for MW, focused on actually starting a race withing 2 seconds of the lights going green, not actually being able to see the green light because of the reflection in his rearview mirrors.

Conspiracy?

hmmm

Well, at least you have MW qualifying in front of the McLarens

[<T-K>]

Maybe they figure that if the sun bounces off the car in just a certain manner, that it will blind their opponents into making mistakes and negating any possible problems with the MP4-21.

um.....how else do you think ferrari won all those years....oh wait, they never had chrome......ok..ok, I give up.....

[Kapel]

By the look of it,its attractive,specially the red

But i really dont think the chrome will hold good when they in the sun racing,it would make the car invisible..i think it must be some ploy by Ron Dennis ,will have to figure that out

[Julian Mayo]

By the look of it,its attractive,specially the red

But i really dont think the chrome will hold good when they in the sun racing,it would make the car invisible..i think it must be some ploy by Ron Dennis ,will have to figure that out

Yup, the reflection in Alonso's mirrors will blind him as he is about to storm off into the lead at turn 3....Bahrain. Unfortunately when he misses the brake marker, and spins, he takes out both McLarens, Fisi, Trulli, Button......and Schuey drives into the mess, then complains that they didn't move over for him. Meantime MW, Barra, DC, JV ,and Nick and Nicko Duke it out for the remainder of the laps til they come upon Sato emerging from the pits on the penultimate lap for his second lap of the race. Webber gets by.............

[Kapel]

Read somewhere that KIMI has rejected $72 m offer for 3 yrs from Mclaren

Then,He's surely moving to Ferrari or Toyota next year,imagine the paycheck

[<T-K>]

Read somewhere that KIMI has rejected $72 m offer for 3 yrs from Mclaren

Then,He's surely moving to Ferrari or Toyota next year,imagine the paycheck

Ooh....never mind the paycheck....just think of all the conspiracy theories that will begin to unfold

[Snowy]

Read somewhere that KIMI has rejected $72 m offer for 3 yrs from Mclaren

Then,He's surely moving to Ferrari or Toyota next year,imagine the paycheck

Ooh....never mind the paycheck....just think of all the conspiracy theories that will begin to unfold

I have a theory. F1 cars are thin at one end much much thicker in the middle and very much thinner at the other end.

that is my theory, it is a theory by Anne Elk...that's not an elk that's Anne Elk.

[JayVee]

Read somewhere that KIMI has rejected $72 m offer for 3 yrs from Mclaren

Then,He's surely moving to Ferrari or Toyota next year,imagine the paycheck

It's not the money

First it was unreliability then it's ALONSO

Poor Kimi can't win in a McLaren