Mercedes W11 Speculation Thread

[Steven]

Red is not the corporate color of INEOS. When you look at their websites you see that they use dark blue and orange. I don‘t understand why they decided to use a red background for their Signet on the Mercedes.

Maybe check out the cycling team's shirts. They're pretty red too
https://www.teamineos.com/

[SparkyAMG]

Red is not the corporate color of INEOS. When you look at their websites you see that they use dark blue and orange. I don‘t understand why they decided to use a red background for their Signet on the Mercedes.

Burgandy is the INEOS Team UK brand colour, so they're using that rather than the main INEOS corporate colours.

[Unc1eM0nty]

It's the same colour scheme they're using for their cycling team (formerly team sky)
https://www.teamineos.com/

I agree though it does not go with the Petronas colous

[astracrazy]

https://c8.alamy.com/comp/H6499T/motors ... H6499T.jpg

https://www.racecar-engineering.com/wp- ... ercbox.jpg

I used to like that brushed metal look, I wish they would use that again.

[PlatinumZealot]

I think there could be something going on with the airbox when the W11 does show. The shape of the Ineos red section doesn't fit this livery show car, a bit like the W01 livery show car was a repainted Brawn with the black streak on the engine cover that looked like it was in an odd place, the early spec W01 had a similar black streak, then later in the year the updated W01 turned up with the split airbox and roll fin, with the black streak matching up to the airbox position.

https://c8.alamy.com/comp/H6499T/motors ... H6499T.jpg

https://www.racecar-engineering.com/wp- ... ercbox.jpg

https://scontent-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/ ... e=5ED355AE

Interesting observation. So if the shape of the Ineos sticker is actually fashioned to match the shape of W11 we can expect a longer, barrel shaped airbox perhaps.

[w1Y]

Cant believe im going to say this but the ineos bit looks like a fleshlight

[Holm86]

If this is the W11, the livery seems different than the one presented yesterday, maybe it was just to to show their new partner

[Racer X]

If this is the W11, the livery seems different than the one presented yesterday, maybe it was just to to show their new partner
https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/statu ... 58627?s=20

OR they have that for their in house use during meetings?

[Holm86]

If this is the W11, the livery seems different than the one presented yesterday, maybe it was just to to show their new partner
https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/statu ... 58627?s=20

OR they have that for their in house use during meetings?

That's very possible, but it just caught my eye, and to me it looks so much cooler than what was presented yesterday

[Owen.C93]

It's the W8.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ ... _Day_4.jpg

[Racer X]

If this is the W11, the livery seems different than the one presented yesterday, maybe it was just to to show their new partner
https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/statu ... 58627?s=20

OR they have that for their in house use during meetings?

That's very possible, but it just caught my eye, and to me it looks so much cooler than what was presented yesterday

oH I AGREEE but we can only hope that the presentation yesterday was just to get EXTRA media attention free extra publicity for the new Sponsor. Lets hope they reveal a nicer looking one when they actually show the 2020 car. I mean i hope it *like some one already mentioned* lets hope it looks better on the newer car at least.

[OO7]

If this is the W11, the livery seems different than the one presented yesterday, maybe it was just to to show their new partner
https://twitter.com/MercedesAMGF1/statu ... 58627?s=20

I don't see any of those small, three pointed stars on that engine cover.

[Owen.C93]

Because it's the W8...

[OO7]

Because it's the W8...

Makes sense.

[krmx37]

Because it's the W8...

well, the Petronas "scratch" is missing on the W08, no ?