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[emmanuelrubi]

According to the Italian publication Omnicorse Force India livery will feature Telmex colours in 2014 and an unique hump on the top of the monocoque.

 

Andy Green has “a few surprises” for the Formula 1 paddock up his sleeve for when the new VJM07 is unveiled, Omnicorse claims that Andy’s new Force India will have a ‘hump’ not on the nose, but directly atop the monocoque, This report speculates that the solution directs more air underneath the car, without compromising the amount of space necessary inside the cockpit.

[Jon83]

I've always liked the green, white and orange that they've had since 2009. 

[Gilles4Ever]

Original article and sketch 

 

http://www.omnicorse...no-sulla-scocca

[emmanuelrubi]

what i dont get is if the VJM07 is going to be like entirely a different color like blue (Telmex) or will it keep its colors but feature some Telmex branding?

[P0inters]

From that sketch , I take it it will look like the RB6

 

With the 2 ''bumps'' either side on the monocoque. 

[JHSingo]

what i dont get is if the VJM07 is going to be like entirely a different color like blue (Telmex) or will it keep its colors but feature some Telmex branding?

 

It'd be strange to see a Force India in Telmex colours, given their backing of Sauber when Perez was there constituted only of a few sponsor decals.

[emmanuelrubi]

Does anyone know if FI has confirmed yet its presence at Jerez this year?

[Gilles4Ever]

Definites so far, yes: Mercedes, Caterham and Williams; no: Lotus 

[emmanuelrubi]

Definites so far, yes: Mercedes, Caterham and Williams; no: Lotus 

 

Thank you Gilles ! i was in doubt since we haven't heard anything from them lately.

[charly0418]

 

 

Is it possible the hump could be a duct like the 2012 Red Bull?

[emmanuelrubi]

Starting to believe that only Lotus and FI wont be at Jerez.

[charly0418]

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Edited by charly0418, 22 January 2014 - 08:28.

[Francesc]

Could be new car launch??

 

Tobias Grüner F1 ‏@tgruener 3h

My gut feeling says we will see a new #f1 car in not so distant future. And it will look badass!!!

[Jamiednm]

Nice livery!

pic.twitter.com/GlF38jHvTb

[charly0418]

It looks so badass!

[Gilles4Ever]

[Maustinsj]

Nice livery!

pic.twitter.com/GlF38jHvTb

 

Very cool.

[ZionLH]

 Damn i was not expecting that, Good job FI

[BoozeBaron]

Yup - would love to see it straight on (nose) .....

 

vjm07.jpg by BoozeBaron,

[Ali_G]

The lower nose makes the profile look incredible.

 

Lets hope it doesn't look too bad from the front.  The livery is fantastic given how many colours they had to use.

[rjsports]

That is one good looking car! 

[Jamiednm]

Yup - would love to see it straight on (nose) .....

 

 

Hmmm, I guess it is very ugly, so they'll just show the nose along with the rest of the car later in the week.

[Jackmancer]

Very cool, maybe a future-classic livery if they stick some years with it.

[Ali_G]

Looks to me that the mounting points for the front wing are in the white part of the nose.  The black part of the nose being the overhang due to the new rules.

[PayasYouRace]

Where's that heart-eyes smiley?

[Jackmancer]

I wonder how it'll look on television though - colours seem very contrasted. You're not going to get such a bright green in reality, I think.

[Jamiednm]

The lower nose makes the profile look incredible.

 

 

Too right.

 

There is a direct compare and contrast opportunity on their website:

http://www.forceindi...w-look-for-2014

[selespeed]

fantastic livery!

[Slackbladder]

Lovin the colours...

 

looks fast ;)

[medeni73]

@eddstrawF1

For those wondering about the Force India nose, last I heard it wasn't miles from this look...

 

http://t.co/HKhw3ulf5C

[chumma]

Is this legit or an artist impression?

[rjsports]

It's coming from the official Force India twitter, so it seems official.

[Timstr11]

The wheelbase seems quite long.

 

Looks sleek from this angle.

[Newbrray]

Nice to see the first image of the 2014 car is a stunner!!!

[famou55TAR]

Wow. Looks great. Love the new livery.

[Jamiednm]

Looking forward to seeing it from different angles / 3D. That'll give us a much better idea of the packaging compromises thenew regs have thrown up. They always look sleek and sporty from the side view. I expect it will have some ungainly bulges when looked at from different angles.

[Rinehart]

Not into the new livery at all. Colour scheme ok but the various sponsors aren't blended well imo. Bit of a bodge overall. 

As for the design. Why only a side on shot? What are they hiding?

[Jovanotti]

Great livery imo

[Rentta]

Looks good. Only thing that i don't like is that Claro logo somehow it just doesn't fit. 

[DaiMOn]

The red Claro logo looks a bit weird on the black paint, a white stroke should be added imho. Otherwise it looks good, I like it.

[Shiroo]

wow.. that livery. 

And in general, car looks superior to the previous year car with that ******** noses. It looks quick

 

Front wing mounted quite before the tip of the nose

Edited by Shiroo, 22 January 2014 - 09:40.

[Ferrari_F1_fan_2001]

Looks very 1990's to me and for some reason it reminds of me the 1997 Minardi.

 

I know they are nothing alike but I just get that vibe.

[Henrik B]

 @tgruener: #F1 The nose you see in the Force India pic is only a launch spec. Later version will look very different.

[noikeee]

I really don't like the livery at all. And I usually fancy black cars.

[JeePee]

The dildo up front is painted black. I hope more teams do that so it's the least noticeable.

[OSX]

Not into the new livery at all. Colour scheme ok but the various sponsors aren't blended well imo. Bit of a bodge overall.

This is the thing that always screws up the liveries of the smaller teams. The sponsor logos are presented in their various corporate colours rather than presented with a single color used on the team livery.

 

Why only a side on shot? What are they hiding?

The ugly truth?

 

[Diablobb81]

Looks great.

[Absulute]

It looks quick

 

 

 

Yes, F1 cars generally do.

[Tourgott]

First I thought that looks cool but then I opened the picture with Photoshop and it seems that the black part of the nose has a different angle (ant bear?). And then of course it also is a stepped nose as we already know it.

 

So overall I guess it will be pretty ugly.

Edited by Tourgott, 22 January 2014 - 09:49.

[sportingcp]

Looks great! Can´t wait for the car launches.