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#1 Marklar

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 11:38

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#2 SophieB

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 11:40

Compact Suspension has a real feel of 'will this do' from the naming committee. 



#3 krapmeister

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 11:43

Liberty really got their fingers on the pulse huh?



#4 Risil

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 11:46

"Designer Ross Lovegrove" is so obvioisly a pseudonym for Ross Brawn.

 

Also invented the double-decker reed diffuser, of course.



#5 statman

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 11:50

fragrance? Our petrolheads fragrance is something like this:

 

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#6 Burai

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 11:51

I hope it's better than this cheap crap they used to sell in supermarkets:

 

https://www.amazon.c...5/dp/B004AWP4F0



#7 noikeee

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 11:51

Can we propose alternate fragrances?

"Sweaty driver after high humidity race in Malaysia"
"Gasoline concentrated extract"
"Eau de that guy from Rich Energy's beard"

#8 JeePee

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 11:55

Can we propose alternate fragrances?

"Sweaty driver after high humidity race in Malaysia"
"Gasoline concentrated extract"
"Eau de that guy from Rich Energy's beard"

'Eau de Gasly' , after driving behind Ricciardo in Abu Dahbi FP



#9 Muppetmad

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 12:00

Nothing screams luxury like eau de voiture...



#10 YoungGun

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 12:09

Priced at up to $10,000/collection. :well:



#11 Beri

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 12:14

Priced at up to $10,000/collection. :well:


If so, then I really do not understand why you would hand out a press release. It's just ridiculous and not in reach of John and Jane Doe, which are still your most valued customers.

#12 Augurk

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 12:15

I hope it's better than this cheap crap they used to sell in supermarkets:

 

https://www.amazon.c...5/dp/B004AWP4F0

That was horrible. I remember those. Also the fragrance. 



#13 krapmeister

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 12:18

Can we propose alternate fragrances?

"Sweaty driver after high humidity race in Malaysia"
"Gasoline concentrated extract"
"Eau de that guy from Rich Energy's beard"

 

'Eau de shoey' 



#14 TomNokoe

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 12:25

"Designer Ross Lovegrove" is so obvioisly a pseudonym for Ross Brawn.

 

Also invented the double-decker reed diffuser, of course.

10/10!

 

If Checo does a burnout, does that count as PER-FUME?


Edited by TomNokoe, 29 November 2019 - 12:26.


#15 JHSingo

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 13:06

"Compact suspension"? Now I've got quite a juvenile sense of humour, but does that sound a bit...erm...'wrong' to anyone else? :lol:

 

Never mind pointless press release of the week, this wins pointless press release of the year, I think. Unless anyone can think of any worse we've had this year?



#16 milestone 11

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 13:13

It's been available for donkey's years, it's called Castrol R.

#17 Brackets

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 13:24

Compact Suspension has a real feel of 'will this do' from the naming committee. 

 

I disagree completely. Those descriptions are the William Storey level of awesome.



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Posted 29 November 2019 - 13:28

I hope it's better than this cheap crap they used to sell in supermarkets:

 

https://www.amazon.c...5/dp/B004AWP4F0

 

Oooh, available on Prime. I can have it in time for this Saturday night out.



#19 Atreiu

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 13:42

Name suggestions:

- burn out, hot with seduction

- gas head

- purple sector

- DRS

- P1 Fragrance1, or P1F1

- Winglets

- Podium Champagne, a winner's fragrance

- green energy

 

Do you guys have any more?



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#20 Augurk

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 14:10

Oooh, available on Prime. I can have it in time for this Saturday night out.

Don't



#21 ATM

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 14:16

Light squeeze
Slipstream


Kind of expensive though, isn’t it?

#22 hodgy21

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 14:30

The names are the names of the bottle design, not the fragrance.



#23 ATM

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 14:31

So do they have any frangrance in them or they’re just empty bottles?

#24 Astandahl

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 14:51

They are really desperate to generate more revenue :rotfl:

 

Poor LM :wave:



#25 Izzyeviel

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 14:56

I presume the F1 folk are going to be happy with their product placement in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

 

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Edited by Izzyeviel, 29 November 2019 - 14:57.


#26 ensign14

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 15:53

Can we propose alternate fragrances?
 

 

Eternity by Christian Klein?



#27 ensign14

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 15:54

Black Orchid by Tom Cosworth?



#28 doc83

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 16:04

HyperSoft
UltraSoft
SuperSoft
+ appropriate colors ;)

#29 Atreiu

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 16:05

The names are the names of the bottle design, not the fragrance.

 

Don't be a party pooper.



#30 Danyy

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 17:54

Is there a fragrance flow limit? 3 squirts per hour?

#31 hodgy21

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 17:56

Don't be a party pooper.


It’s my job to be technically correct. The best kind of correct.

Sorry if I brought people down. Continue the mirth.

#32 Vitesse2

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 18:38

Eau de Ford Cologne?



#33 LucaP

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 18:44

Eau Rouge, surely?

"Aquae Minerali"

Edited by Luca Pacchiarini, 29 November 2019 - 18:46.


#34 Atreiu

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 18:58

It’s my job to be technically correct. The best kind of correct.

Sorry if I brought people down. Continue the mirth.

 

I forgive you. And in your honor I'll brand a frangrance 'the spirit of the rules' and its tagline is 'this is what a perfect gentleman smells like'.



#35 Garndell

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 19:13

Surely they must have Eau de Renault - A complex fusion of ICE, ERS & Turbo blowing up with a overtone of Oil.



#36 BRG

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 19:53

It's been available for donkey's years, it's called Castrol R.

As good old 'Enry Cooper would have said "Splash it all over"

 

And if you remember that, you're older than you've been admitting!



#37 w1Y

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 19:57

Is the ferrari one going to smell of strawberrys

#38 Anja

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 20:00

What a wonderful, cringy nonsense. 



#39 ATM

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 20:37

Together with the double points header and the knock-out ellimination qualy, this must be one of the...erm...uninspiring moves in recent times.

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#40 Atreiu

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 22:01

I keep laughing at myself thinking of these frangrances and that Anchorman character with the pather piss perfume. Imagine rubbing something smelling of burnt oil and trying to seduce women.

 

60% of the time, works every time.

 

LOL



#41 danmills

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 22:26

Did DlRon Dennis describe those descriptions?


Edited by danmills, 29 November 2019 - 22:27.


#42 pitlanepalpatine

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 22:44

Priced at up to $10,000/collection. :well:

 

Well that stinks...



#43 azza200

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 23:43

they will have Lewis to promote it on TV with him wearing some of his fashion from past photoshoots with some of his celeb friends to be cool and on trend fam
 
"yo fam, what you saying G, wanna smell like you are in spa in the rain with your crew?" 
 
"then buy "eau rouge du sweaty paff" or "eau du red bull no 5" 
 
"bitches be all over you look my pit crew"


#44 SonGoku

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 23:57

they will have Lewis to promote it on TV with him wearing some of his fashion from past photoshoots with some of his celeb friends to be cool and on trend fam
 
"yo fam, what you saying G, wanna smell like you are in spa in the rain with your crew?" 
 
"then buy "eau rouge du sweaty paff" or "eau du red bull no 5" 
 
"bitches be all over you look my pit crew"

 


The difference is that Lewis actually sells stuff, this will be a gigantic disaster for Liberty.

#45 azza200

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Posted 29 November 2019 - 23:59

and i bet Bernie could not stop laughing when he got told about this 



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Posted 30 November 2019 - 00:18

I honestly thought this was a joke thread until I googled it.  I just don't believe this nonsense..  for gods sake Bernie, come back mate.

 

What next I wonder, F1 bog roll?


Edited by BuddyHolly, 30 November 2019 - 00:21.


#47 Garndell

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Posted 30 November 2019 - 00:43

I honestly thought this was a joke thread until I googled it.  I just don't believe this nonsense..  for gods sake Bernie, come back mate.

 

What next I wonder, F1 bog roll?

 

There is already a F1 Toilet Roll Holder (see link below) & chequered flag bog roll (not pictured).

 

https://www.grohe.us...r-40095BK0.html



#48 ExFlagMan

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Posted 30 November 2019 - 08:16

Will be interesting to see if it gets a better response than the one that the group of young ladies handing out samples of an after-shave product (possibly Brut 33) to the spectators at the 1976 BGP at Brands - one very vocal response from a guy behind our post at Surtees was 'Smells like cats p*ss!'


Edited by ExFlagMan, 30 November 2019 - 10:02.


#49 Marklar

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Posted 30 November 2019 - 08:32

I honestly thought this was a joke thread until I googled it. I just don't believe this nonsense.. for gods sake Bernie, come back mate.

What next I wonder, F1 bog roll?

Well it should be a joke thread :lol:

#50 LucaP

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Posted 30 November 2019 - 09:17

When the Whittingtons had their bizarrely funded team, didn't they pretend to have a (fake) perfume sponsor?
I think they had girls handing out samples of what was Chanel fragrances but with a fake label..