It's growing on me

"StingrayJake" (stingrayjake) 02/26/2015 at 10:55 • Filed to: McLaren, F1

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I hated the McLaren MP4-30 livery at first. It's boring, it's a little too much like what they've done for the last 10ish years, and Force India did something similar with a line running around the nose.

And yet I like it for its simplicity. That red/orange (depending on the light) pops against the black and they scaled back the chrome from last year (which I was not a fan of). Plus, with all the troubles they've had in testing, they're becoming the Loveable Losers in my eyes. They've been around forever. They need to succeed.

That being said, it'll be interesting to see if they change the livery at all for Melbourne, especially if they pick up a big sponsor.

Gary Yogurt > StingrayJake 02/26/2015 at 10:58

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It's barely passable as a transitional livery. McLaren is proving to be a ridiculously conservative team when graphic design is concerned.

TheHondaBro > StingrayJake 02/26/2015 at 11:00

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Didn't they say they would change it?

StingrayJake > TheHondaBro 02/26/2015 at 11:12

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Dennis said it was possible but he didn't see any reason to do it if they don't have a major sponsor.

StingrayJake > Gary Yogurt 02/26/2015 at 11:15

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Now if the whole car was orange, that's not really a bold graphical direction but I wouldn't complain either. At least it'd be a good throwback for McLaren.

There's something to be said for being traditional. Mercedes and Ferrari are fairly conservative livery-wise and with reason. McLaren is one of the old guard. I think they've earned the right to do traditional liveries — the line around the nose is just getting a little old.

Gary Yogurt > StingrayJake 02/26/2015 at 11:18

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My favorites are probably the Yardley McLaren cars. Hulme, Revson, etc. Also I need to read some news feeds of F1 testing instead of doing work. Off to Autosport!

Tareim - V8 powered > StingrayJake 02/26/2015 at 11:24

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don't get used to it, awhile ago they posted on twitter to decide what to do, fave the tweet for one livery and retweet for another one, the 2 options were red/white or orange

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > StingrayJake 02/26/2015 at 11:35

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Can you email me your orginal picture (I assume it is higher quality than the kinnja'd version) I think that the wet tires and wet track make the formula cars look so effing good.

BeaterGT > StingrayJake 02/26/2015 at 11:42

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Too bad it has trouble completing laps in the double digits.

StingrayJake > R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet 02/26/2015 at 12:21

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It's just a random image I found on Google. It's only 660x350 from here .

There's a pretty good sized image here from a similar angle but it's not in the rain.

StingrayJake > Tareim - V8 powered 02/26/2015 at 12:22

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Ron Dennis later said that they'd only make major changes if they landed a big sponsor. He doesn't see any reason to make sweep changes if money isn't backing it.

StingrayJake > BeaterGT 02/26/2015 at 12:23

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Unfortunately yes. Loveable losers at this point of the season.

Tareim - V8 powered > StingrayJake 02/26/2015 at 12:55

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they better get a sponsor then. we need more colour on the grid

R Saldana [|Oo|======|oO|] - BTC/ETH/LTC Prophet > StingrayJake 02/26/2015 at 13:14

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F1 cars in the rain on inters and full wet tires look aesthetically the best to me

DanimalHouse > StingrayJake 02/26/2015 at 14:46

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NEED MOAR PAPAYA ORANGE!!!!

turbojames > StingrayJake 02/26/2015 at 16:58

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This is Mclaren Honda. WE NEED WHITE AND RED OR BUST! Come on, when's the last time you saw that livery amongst the current seas of classic Gulf Liveries and Martini Liveries and John Player Specials?