In our eyes, Williams had the coolest looking car in 2014 following its partnership with Martini, and the FW37 looks set to carry that mantle for the year ahead. We wish all F1 cars looked as retro as this.
Ferrari had a tough 2014. Not only was it the Italian team’s worst season for more than 20 years, but its car was one of the ugliest Ferrari has ever produced, earning the nickname ‘anteater’. So we’re glad to see the SF15-T has had a nose job. Although new driver Sebastian Vettel will be more concerned about its performance.
As much as we’d love Red Bull’s RB11 to carry this camo livery for the entire season, we know it won’t happen. A tactic used more commonly by road car manufacturers when testing new models, it’s an arrogant move by Red Bull – gone are the days when teams would try to imitate their design. But that doesn’t make us love it any less.
Another year, another Silver Arrow and in 10 months’ time probably another Constructors’ Championship for Mercedes. Not just dominant on the leaderboard last year, they also had one of the best looking cars to boot. Expect the W06 to be just as impressive in 2015.
The start of a new engine partnership with Honda, here’s hoping to a relationship half as successful as that of their previous collaboration in the late ‘80s. It’s just a shame the MP4-30 has kept its rather bland grey, black and red pattern.
Sauber is certainly not afraid of mixing things up when it comes to the look of its car. Last year it was one of the coolest cars on the grid, with its gunmetal grey livery. This year it couldn’t be more different, with a rather bright blue and yellow colour scheme. The reason being of course is that new driver Felipe Nasr brings the sponsorship of his local bank from Brazil. Yep, money talks in F1.
It was hard to love the Lotus team last year, with their string of poor performances and rather bland driver line up – Pastor Maldonado that is, not Romain Grosjean. Looking near enough identical to the previous car, expect the E23 to bear an Emaar sticker when the Abu Dhabi race is on.
Toro Rosso’s cars can never be accused of being boring, not when when owner Red Bull sticks one of its big graphics on the engine cover. Throw in a few sponsorship names you’ve never heard of and it’s enough to distinguish the STR10 from the rest. Keep an eye this year on number 33, the car of 17-year old Max Verstappen.
Force India was the only team not to appear in Jerez this week, as the debut for the new Mercedes-powered VJM08 has been delayed until testing in Barcelona on February 19. However, if it looks this good in real life then it will be worth waiting for.
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