McLaren MP4-29 Mercedes

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"...and there, very much in flames, is Jacques Laffite's Ligier. That's obviously a turbo blaze, and of course, Laffite will be able to see that conflagration in his mirrors... he is coolly parking the car somewhere safe." Murray Walker, San Marino 1985

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Isn't the rear wing going to vibrate a lot?
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Anyone else spotted the absence of Santander on the car...along with a few other sponsors I believe...
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adrianjordan wrote:Anyone else spotted the absence of Santander on the car...along with a few other sponsors I believe...
It's not the final livery.

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adrianjordan wrote:Anyone else spotted the absence of Santander on the car...along with a few other sponsors I believe...
Afaik Santander hasn't been on the car since 2008. Johnnie Walker seems to be missing though
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Avocado wrote:
adrianjordan wrote:Anyone else spotted the absence of Santander on the car...along with a few other sponsors I believe...
It's not the final livery.
That's what I think too. Have we had that confirmed anywhere though??
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adrianjordan wrote:
Avocado wrote:
adrianjordan wrote:Anyone else spotted the absence of Santander on the car...along with a few other sponsors I believe...
It's not the final livery.
That's what I think too. Have we had that confirmed anywhere though??
It´s not the final livery, As for Santander, they have extended the partnership.

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It's the toe link. And do you have to add a whopping great watermark to someone else image just because you added a small arrow with no context?
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Introducing the MP4-29, the 2014 McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 car. With major changes to the regulations in 2014 - including a V6 turbo-charged engine - come on a journey with us as we take you front new car concept to car reveal.


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What about the carbon nose at abou 0:40 look different but still matching 2014 regs.
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Beauty is in one´s eyes, so one must respect the others judgment, to me, it´s very difficult to consider this car beautiful. That nose makes me wonder witch brand of condoms will be the main sponsor. About beauty and lower noses, let me remind Button's words after the first Jerez test 2012: "it's beautiful and is fast". It happens that it wasn't and they had to change it and follow the high nose tip trend. Aside aesthic considerations and the very noticeable return to front push rod, they might try something whith the rear upper whisbone, but the pull rod seems preety much like last year's, what is different, so far, whithout considering the need to follow the new rules, is that the drive shaft ain't have the lower whishbone as fairing,
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Too much like the old Sauber design.

I see this as an interim year before a huge McLaren relaunch next year. The 2015 car will see new title sponsor (possibly Honda), a completely new livery, new team kit etc and we'll all be sitting here thinking "wow"

I wouldn't be shocked at all if the car design for next year has been started, including the livery

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Mr.G wrote:What about the carbon nose at abou 0:40 look different but still matching 2014 regs.
Good catch! Quite definitely not the same nose as on the launch car.

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I think it's in the pipe line for the Jerez testing, to test some different options, we'll see:)
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