Formula One 2019

[Cleoriff]

What better way to start the new F1 thread than wishing Lewis Hamilton a Happy 34th Birthday

Here's hoping for a great season and another world championship for the lad from Stevenage

Get In Lewis and hopefully

PS: New cars are revealed from February 12th. Testing starts February 18th..

Season starts in 10 weeks. March15th Australia...

[Cleoriff]

Now the highest paid driver in F1... Best of luck to him. He must be worth that to Mercedes.

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing/formula1/lewis-hamilton-mercedes-f1-salary-net-wort...

[Cleoriff]

It seems Mercedes are getting a bit fed up ...

Full tweet here

https://twitter.com/mercedesamgf1/status/1088723420311965696?s=21&fbclid=IwAR31gEJUTxMH6hJC3VN87cv1y...

I love the banter between the teams pre-season...

[Cleoriff]

I think Mercedes are teasing us with the new livery.

I hope this is just for testing though. Looks like a pair of 70's curtains

[jonsie]

camouflaged so they don't see him coming.....?

[Cleoriff]

All teams did this last year...put out teasers re their livery. Red Bull's pre-testing livery was great.

Then they  reverted to the one they used all season.

Launch and testing dates for all

February 7th: Haas F1

February 11th: Toro Rosso

February 12th: Renault Sport F1

February 13th: Racing Point (Force India); Mercedes-AMG F1; Red Bull Racing

February 14th: McLaren

February 15th: Scuderia Ferrari

February 18th: Alfa Romeo Racing (Sauber F1)
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**** Pre-Season Test Dates ****

February 18th - 21st: First pre-season test

February 26th - March 1st: Second pre-season test

[Cleoriff]

Haas has released their new livery. Please note..it's the 2018 CAR with 2019 livery.

I think it's boring. Not enough gold. It reminds me of the old Lotus JPS livery?

[jonsie]

I'd have one....

[Cleoriff]

So today Williams and Toro Rosso revealed their cars for 2019

Williams....

Toro Rosso

[Cleoriff]

Renault F1 2019 Launched

Go Danny Ricc....

[Cleoriff]

Here's the one I've been waiting for.... The magnificent Mercedes W10...