The Renault livery is an original. The mclaren one is just yet another harm back to an old paint job. Stop with the retro and have some imagination!!diego1960 wrote:I don't really like the Renault livery, but that McLarren is stunning!
Also, the Ferrari livery is bad, it's the "Marlboro" logo that messes up however.
ferrari:lio007 wrote:Nice collection: https://theliveryblog.wordpress.com/
I agree with that, but that livery suited the cars of the era. It would just look messy on todays cars. Look at the JPS colours. Absolutely shocking on the Lotus of the last few years. That's why I hope Renault actually go with something new and modern and they and make their own history.Manoah2u wrote:how about no!
the renault livery indeed is exciting, the thing with the macca liveries why people cling back much to the old livery is not just because of the livery, but because of what it meant. it was at one of the best moments of time in F1, Senna, dominant mclaren-honda. these liveries bring that feeling of excitement back.
if Mclaren actually would be battling for the championship, i'm sure the comment on the liveries would be much less.
and, lets face it, their liveries haven't been really enjoyable the past couple of years.
btw, is that you in the avatar????
cmF1 wrote:I agree with that, but that livery suited the cars of the era. It would just look messy on todays cars. Look at the JPS colours. Absolutely shocking on the Lotus of the last few years. That's why I hope Renault actually go with something new and modern and they and make their own history.Manoah2u wrote:how about no!
the renault livery indeed is exciting, the thing with the macca liveries why people cling back much to the old livery is not just because of the livery, but because of what it meant. it was at one of the best moments of time in F1, Senna, dominant mclaren-honda. these liveries bring that feeling of excitement back.
if Mclaren actually would be battling for the championship, i'm sure the comment on the liveries would be much less.
and, lets face it, their liveries haven't been really enjoyable the past couple of years.
btw, is that you in the avatar????
....and yes it's me. Why?
Those weren't actually the JPS colors. They only ran those actual colors in early 2011. After that it got more of a beige color, afaik because it looks more consistent in different light etc.cmF1 wrote: Look at the JPS colours. Absolutely shocking on the Lotus of the last few years.
It was an homage to them but still a blatant rip off. The same would happen with mclaren. In person, it's almost fluorescent red, and 99% of the sponsors are black. If they did the exact same scheme on a current car, I can guarantee it would look awful. There's just too many curves on today's cars for it to look the same. Also if it was done, people would say it doesn't look as good as it did in the past.wesley123 wrote:Those weren't actually the JPS colors. They only ran those actual colors in early 2011. After that it got more of a beige color, afaik because it looks more consistent in different light etc.cmF1 wrote: Look at the JPS colours. Absolutely shocking on the Lotus of the last few years.
Because you are a girl and he has almost managed to interact with you! We don't get many around these parts... Well not with a picture anyway.cmF1 wrote:I agree with that, but that livery suited the cars of the era. It would just look messy on todays cars. Look at the JPS colours. Absolutely shocking on the Lotus of the last few years. That's why I hope Renault actually go with something new and modern and they and make their own history.Manoah2u wrote:how about no!
the renault livery indeed is exciting, the thing with the macca liveries why people cling back much to the old livery is not just because of the livery, but because of what it meant. it was at one of the best moments of time in F1, Senna, dominant mclaren-honda. these liveries bring that feeling of excitement back.
if Mclaren actually would be battling for the championship, i'm sure the comment on the liveries would be much less.
and, lets face it, their liveries haven't been really enjoyable the past couple of years.
btw, is that you in the avatar????
....and yes it's me. Why?
Most of the mockups get round this by just ignoring reality and imagining you could draw a straight line from the engine cover across the side pod on a modern car.cmF1 wrote:It was an homage to them but still a blatant rip off. The same would happen with mclaren. In person, it's almost fluorescent red, and 99% of the sponsors are black. If they did the exact same scheme on a current car, I can guarantee it would look awful. There's just too many curves on today's cars for it to look the same. Also if it was done, people would say it doesn't look as good as it did in the past.wesley123 wrote:Those weren't actually the JPS colors. They only ran those actual colors in early 2011. After that it got more of a beige color, afaik because it looks more consistent in different light etc.cmF1 wrote: Look at the JPS colours. Absolutely shocking on the Lotus of the last few years.
So, what's the point?
BANG ON!! If they could get themselves a title sponsor and start filling up the gaps on their current livery, the car would look amazing!!ScottB wrote:
Most of the mockups get round this by just ignoring reality and imagining you could draw a straight line from the engine cover across the side pod on a modern car.
Apart from anything else, I can't imagine they'd gain much from running what would be in effect, a Marlboro livery, could easily generate a negative media reaction, would other sponsors want that association and so on.
That and harking back to a very successful spell during arguably the teams worst spell might not be a great plan either. I'd love McLaren to move forward with a new look of their own!
