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[Marklar]

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First team with aero device on halo it seems.

[ConsiderAndGo]

That sidepod inlet.... sweet jesus! 

[JeePee]

Halo winglet?

[noikeee]

Not an inspired choice to show off a white halo on top of a black background. Though I guess more honest than the cars we've seen so far, as that's more representative of how it'll look on track. 

 

Not a fan of the livery neither. Meh. Blank car with a giant Alfa logo. Whoop de doo.

 

I need more photos to get a better feeling for the car but I'm just not enjoying it anywhere near as much as the Haas, Williams and test-livery Red Bull.

[pedrorito]

they have shown the livery in december, so no surprises on that matter

[CrashPad]

Funky holes on the side of the nose, some S-Ducting going on here perhaps?

[molpid]

[hodgy21]

Looks like they have split the radiator ducts above and below the crash structure.

[ConsiderAndGo]

That, is absolutely hideous. 

[skicrack]

 

This is just the showcar for the presentation of Alfa Romeo as a sponsor. Note the rear wing...

[noikeee]

That, is absolutely hideous. 

Definitely not the best angle. 

[SophieB]

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Interesting take on the nose, similar to FIF1 but creating a shallower nose in the process

 

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Narrow inlet but otherwise conventional sidepods

 

Craig Scarborough‏ @ScarbsTech 2m2 minutes ago

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Aero add ons visible on theHalo

[RainyAfterlifeDaylight]

Front suspension arms have very different geometry.

Edited by RainyAfterlifeDaylight, 20 February 2018 - 11:45.

[thegamer23]

Not my proudest fap.
Overall it looks good. A little bit too much white, but still!

Edited by thegamer23, 20 February 2018 - 11:49.

[TheRacingElf]

Not my proudest fap.
Overall it looks good. A little bit too much white, but still!

If only the rest of these cars looked as great as their backsides! 

[skicrack]

What's going on with the middle exhauspipe, looks like half a circle, or is it just lighting effect?

[molpid]

More pics

[ConsiderAndGo]

What's going on with the middle exhauspipe, looks like half a circle, or is it just lighting effect?

There’s a lip at the end of the crash structure pointing upwards, hence covering some of the exhaust pipe in this shot.

[TheRacingElf]

What's going on with the middle exhauspipe, looks like half a circle, or is it just lighting effect?

It's round but it looks this way because of the shape (little wing) on top of the rear crash-structure.

[skicrack]

There’s a lip at the end of the crash structure pointing upwards, hence covering some of the exhaust pipe in this shot.

 

Thanks! Should have been able to figure that out myself   

[Dimocash]

Nice looking car. I really like the white & red and as a bonus a large Alfa logo.

[Jazza]

Looking at the back and then the front... it’s hard to believe they are both from the same car.

[Spillage]

Another thumb nose.

 

Is that the race livery? I was hoping it'd be a bit more beautiful than that. It's going to look like the Williams from the front.

[DeKnyff]

White livery with stripes too similar to Williams'. It will often be difficult to tell the apart.

[Rentta]

Saulfa Bromeo sure has nice livery and couple interesting aero like the nose and those sidepods. 

 

Edit : Oh and airbox looks fairly interesting as well 

Edited by Rentta, 20 February 2018 - 12:06.

[Alexis*27]

Looks great from the back.

 

Would be nicer to have the red Alfa logo on the front of the wing, not just a white blank.

 

Aero slot on the halo makes it look twice as thick. Yuck.

[A.Fant]

The 2018 Sauber C37 was affectionately dubbed "The Swiss Cheese" due to its characteristic air intakes generously sprinkled all over the car.

Edited by A.Fant, 20 February 2018 - 12:09.

[Tom87]

Rear looks great. But why are these liveries so uninspired and boring? With so few sponsors it's basically like a blank canvas for the design team. Could've been so awesome.. missed opportunity imho. 

 

E.g. Sean Bull's livery: https://twitter.com/...857932624695296

 

Edited by Tom87, 20 February 2018 - 12:09.

[Cliff]

Don't like the livery, It's very boring in my eyes. Too much white.

[RainyAfterlifeDaylight]

Some of the details of this car are so independent of other teams.

[JHSingo]

Faaar too much white. They've managed to make an Alfa Romeo livery boring, a feat in itself.

 

Seems like very few F1 teams actually have any imagination or creativity to be able to design a nice livery.

 

As for the Halo...christ, it really doesn't get any easier on the eye, does it?

Edited by JHSingo, 20 February 2018 - 12:14.

[SenorSjon]

It seems every iteration, the halo becomes more massive, white isn't doing it any favors. From the front, you could mistake it for a Williams. It is a bit weird designers like Sean Bull usually come up with way better liveries than the teams themselves.

[Laster]

They've done their own version of the Force India's nostrils. The car is a bit too white for my liking, I would have liked to have seen a bit more of that Alfa Romeo red. I'm hoping Sauber can compete with the likes of Haas and get away from propping up the rear of the grid.

[loki0420]

I quite like double sidepod inlet area. Otherwise generic livery, could've been done better.

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[noikeee]

Rear looks great. But why are these liveries so uninspired and boring? With so few sponsors it's basically like a blank canvas for the design team. Could've been so awesome.. missed opportunity imho. 

 

I think it's to maximize revenue for potential sponsors, put your logo on top of a plain white background and it'll stand out more than on top of AlfaRomeo dark red, or on top of creative lines and stripes. Hence they can probably charge more for a sponsor.

 

But I agree it looks boring and dull. 

[johnmhinds]

The race suits aren’t very inspired either.

Edited by johnmhinds, 20 February 2018 - 12:34.

[WilliamsF1Fan]

The rear of the car looks stunning but the rest I am less keen on, not sure if it's due to the livery or if I find it a mess.  Could be because the other cars have largely 'hidden' their aero flaps with paint work/camouflage whereas Sauber have painted it all white.  The nose is an interesting alternative to Force India's.  

[Anja]

Despite the Alfa name tacked on it's still very much Sauber, at least in the livery design. Bare minimum and not much more. 

Edited by Anja, 20 February 2018 - 12:37.

[johnmhinds]

[johnmhinds]

The air intake is kinda crazy.

[Mohican]

White parts of livery an obvious invitation to further sponsors; not surprising in any way - and anyway it was presented in Italy already in early December so no need to be negative now.

There may be more to come during the year. 

[Nonesuch]

Not exactly an exciting look, but here's hoping they can make a jump in performance to mix it up with Haas and such.

 

I'm curious to see what Leclerc can do in F1. 

[Kershy]

Cooling inlet in the shark fin.

[RECKLESS]

A missed opportunity on a great livery.
Why red only at the rear?
Let Sean Bull color all the cars, please.

[SCUDmissile]

These liveries are so crap. Literally every car seems to want a bit of white or grey, accented with some red.

This is an Alfa Romeo branded car ffs have a bit of respect.

The rear of the car is what you should aspire to.

[Anja]

White parts of livery an obvious invitation to further sponsors; not surprising in any way - and anyway it was presented in Italy already in early December so no need to be negative now.

There may be more to come during the year. 

 

Most of the time when a team does something like this it leads nowhere and just stays empty for the whole year.

Edited by Anja, 20 February 2018 - 13:02.

[ascoli]

Cooling inlet in the shark fin.

Yes, noticed that too.
Seems to be quite a few "split" opennings. Sidepods, engine intake, shark fin, nose/s-duct. Interesting take.

By the way I like the look too, especially the race suites, one man's boring is another's...
Surely people weren't expecting more red, big brother has the monopoly on that.

[shonguiz]

I love the livery, exquisite red, should have put more of it. Miles ahead of the crap produced the last couple of years. So fricking glad Kaltherborn was kicked manu militari.

Edited by shonguiz, 20 February 2018 - 13:06.

[stewie]

The livery is rubbish and the car looks horrendous, mainly due to the white halo. F1 is gonna be a hard watch this year for me.