How an F1 livery is made?
#1
Posted 26 February 2011 - 16:52
Do you know how the F1 liveries are made? I heard sometimes that Toro Rosso painted by hand his bull on engine cover.
But other teams? How they paint theirs cars?
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#2
Posted 26 February 2011 - 17:08
Hi guys,
Do you know how the F1 liveries are made? I heard sometimes that Toro Rosso painted by hand his bull on engine cover.
But other teams? How they paint theirs cars?
http://www.thebullru...rosso-bull.html
However as for other teams I have no idea.
#3
Posted 26 February 2011 - 17:54
#4
Posted 26 February 2011 - 17:57
#5
Posted 26 February 2011 - 17:57
#6
Posted 26 February 2011 - 18:53
http://www.thebullru...rosso-bull.html
However as for other teams I have no idea.
That's really cool. I've seen a photo of the 2009 mclaren front wing, definitely the bridgestone logos on it were stickers, you could see the edges quite easily. Quite cheap looking ones as well, ie massive excess clear part around it.
#7
Posted 26 February 2011 - 18:55
/Edit: Small picture.
Edited by r4mses, 26 February 2011 - 18:58.
#8
Posted 26 February 2011 - 18:56
And the procedure for chroming the McLaren is pretty interesting, too
#9
Posted 26 February 2011 - 18:57
#10
Posted 26 February 2011 - 19:13
You're absolutely right. Jeff Gordon made a big deal at Talladega or Daytona one year where they actually put a thick layer of clear coat over top of the stickers to create a smoother edge. I think they have to use the provided stickers.Paint also has an advantage over a decal that it gives you a much smoother edge. A while back Indy 500 teams discovered in the wind tunnel it made a decent difference, especially on the decals that run along the top of the nose.
#11
Posted 26 February 2011 - 19:35
Easyjet thinks so ...
http://www.airlinere...-and-the-world/
#12
Posted 26 February 2011 - 20:09
Which begs a further question; does different paint make much difference?
Easyjet thinks so ...
http://www.airlinere...-and-the-world/
Yes it does. Several teams have changed their paint for lower weight versions. I'm sure there were reports that it made a difference of several pounds.
http://en.espnf1.com...tory/27211.html
Edited by Clatter, 26 February 2011 - 20:12.
#13
Posted 26 February 2011 - 21:00
Jaguar, for one.Yes it does. Several teams have changed their paint for lower weight versions. I'm sure there were reports that it made a difference of several pounds.
#14
Posted 26 February 2011 - 21:41
#15
Posted 26 February 2011 - 23:08
Actually, white is one of the heaviest colours a team could use. Although the actual white paint might be lighter than all the others, it requires more base coats beforehand. When discussing the R31 livery, Lotus Renault were saying that they can use half as many basecoats for black paint as they would for white, thus saving weight.Tyrrell used White, as it's lighter
#16
Posted 26 February 2011 - 23:54
They probably need fewer base coats because carbon fibre is black in its native state:Actually, white is one of the heaviest colours a team could use. Although the actual white paint might be lighter than all the others, it requires more base coats beforehand. When discussing the R31 livery, Lotus Renault were saying that they can use half as many basecoats for black paint as they would for white, thus saving weight.
#17
Posted 27 February 2011 - 00:07
Actually, white is one of the heaviest colours a team could use. Although the actual white paint might be lighter than all the others, it requires more base coats beforehand. When discussing the R31 livery, Lotus Renault were saying that they can use half as many basecoats for black paint as they would for white, thus saving weight.
Good point.
I always wonder why teams rarely have been used a white livery. It should be hard make it.
#18
Posted 27 February 2011 - 01:14
HRT should probably stop using embroidered patches on the car then...Paint also has an advantage over a decal that it gives you a much smoother edge. A while back Indy 500 teams discovered in the wind tunnel it made a decent difference, especially on the decals that run along the top of the nose.
#19
Posted 27 February 2011 - 03:13
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#20
Posted 27 February 2011 - 03:31
A livery can weigh as much as six kilograms. I believe Honda's 2007 Earth Dreams design was the heaviest ever made (though that was not the problem with the car's performance).I love the fact that the teams go to all these lengths to save a few grammes and then the driver probably goes and has a burger or a can of coke before he gets in the car and adds the weight back on anyway!
Secondly, drivers don't have a "burger and Coke" before a race. They follow pretty strict diets in order to cut out body fat. They might indulge every now and again, but given that a race can take up to two kilograms of body weight away in sweat alone, they probably eat like triathletes: plenty of electrolytes and carbohyrates and Low GI foods for slow a energy burn. Not saturated fats and carbonated sugars.
#21
Posted 27 February 2011 - 12:53
Montoya...Secondly, drivers don't have a "burger and Coke" before a race.