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It's Alive. It's Loud Bouncy

Mercedes firing up the engine for their 2017 F1 car

Make the most of it. It's only 48 seconds long....

http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/18599021/mercedes-fires-w08-first

 

[Please see related discussion for Formula one 2016 here]

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Ferrari has revealed the 2017 car. The SF70H

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ferrari-presents-its-2017-f1-car-the-sf70h-876468/

 

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Mmm.... The new car features some aggressively sculpted sidepods and has a T-wing fitted to its shark fin engine cover - exploiting the same loophole in the regulations as Mercedes. (I wonder if it will go as fast as Merc though Thinking

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Well the future is now orange for McLaren Honda. Completely different Shocked

http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/10770041/mclaren-unveil-orange-mcl32-as-team-hope-for-improve...

 

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Oh dear naughty me ....I forgot to show Force India (who?) Sorry only joking

http://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/10743554/force-india-launch-vjm10-for-teams-10th-formula-1-se...

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Just Red Bull and Toro Rosso on Sunday.....

To be honest out of them all SO far...I prefer the livery of Mercedes (what else) and Sauber. I expect the Red Bull will look great though....?

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According to the McLaren chief engineer...the car that stands out for 2017 is.....The Mercedes....:smileytongue:

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mercedes-stands-out-among-2017-f1-cars-says-mclaren-chief-876833/

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Today we had the reveal of the Red Bull RB 13. Unlucky for some.....Smiley Very Happy

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/red-bull-launches-its-2017-f1-car-the-rb13-877278/

 

Red Bull launches its 2017 F1 car, the RB13

 

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Last car to be revealed was Toro Rosso. A complete change of livery for them Apparently 'it no longer looks like a Red Bull' ...It doesn't....but it has got Red Bull written all over it...Smiley Very Happy

http://www.carscoops.com/2017/02/2017-toro-rosso-str12-no-longer-looks.html

 

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Live testing currently underway via this link

https://www.autosport.com/live/commentary/id/2507471/formula-1-testing-2017-barcelona-f1-test-day-on...

Vettel currently fastest Bottas 2nd Magnussen just crashed into the barrier. Lewis not gone out yet...

Edited to add. Sky F1 are showing edited highlights of testing at 9pm tonight...

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Lewis fastest in live testing today.....Never any doubt. lol

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/39103411

 

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McLaren Honda are having major problems during testing. They think the oil tank design is the cause of it. Vondoorne stopped at the end of the pit lane!!

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/honda-suspects-oil-tank-design-is-cause-of-trouble-878008/

Lap times for testing currently shown below

09:12

1 Raikkonen (Ferrari) 1m23.718s
2 Hamilton (Mercedes) 1m24.026s
3 Verstappen (Red Bull) 1m24.794s
4 Stroll (Williams) 1m26.040s
5 Kvyat (Toro Rosso) 1m28.616s

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