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[Ali623]

Just announced car reveal, 10th of Feb...

 

[Shell]

So expect around that date others to reveal their cars...so i guess 7-18 February for all to reveal their car/cars

[Anderis]

So expect around that date others to reveal their cars...so i guess 7-18 February for all to reveal their car/cars

The first test day is on February 23 so it would be kind of surprising if we were done by February 18. But maybe the teams will indeed be earlier than usual because of the big rule change.

[FirstnameLastname]

Livery/showcar launch. It won’t be the real thing I’m sure

[Ali623]

Livery/showcar launch. It won’t be the real thing I’m sure

 

I expect this will be the case for most, if not all teams.

[TradeMark]

New team boss, Mike Crack. I'm dying from laughter here, Mike Crack hahaha

[Ali623]

And in other news, they've announced Mike Krack (slightly unfortunate name) as the new TP - he is the ex-BMW motorsports boss.

 

https://twitter.com/...959868936425477

[RisingFive]

Amazing name, poor bloke.

[Risil]

That'll keep David Croft sharp

[IrvTheSwerve]

I'll wait for the 2022 'all teams' technical thread.     

[AustinF1]

I'll just leave this here ... and run away.

 

[FirstnameLastname]

Hugh Jass and Mike Hunt are rumoured to be new additions to the aerodynamic team

[cpbell]

Don't get this thread closed please, chaps.

Edited by cpbell, 14 January 2022 - 18:26.

[TomNokoe]

Hopefully it's a better colour

[Afterburner]

To shamelessly pilfer something from the Racer comments section on the matter:

 

2021: This is your Aston Martin

2022: This is your Aston Martin on Krack

[Widefoot2]

That'll keep David Croft sharp

Just imagine if he'd joined Haas, instead...

 

 

[Gosh, do we ever grow up??]

[HeadFirst]

Just watched a piece on "The Race" about Mike Krack. He seems to have quite the comprehensive resume and may well be just what Aston Martin needs. Best of luck to him.

[Ali623]

https://www.astonmar...ent=Dan_Fallows

 

Dan Fallows joining on the 2nd of April as Technical Director.

[HeadFirst]

https://www.astonmar...ent=Dan_Fallows

 

Dan Fallows joining on the 2nd of April as Technical Director.

 

That is another interesting development. Good luck to Dan as well.

[Gyan]

https://www.astonmar...ent=Dan_Fallows

 

Dan Fallows joining on the 2nd of April as Technical Director.

Like or dislike Lawrence Stroll, but this is exactly the sort of stuff that makes for a successful businessperson. Man's got moxie, maybe even enough to make Aston Martin a WCC team in the near future.

[Beri]

Like or dislike Lawrence Stroll, but this is exactly the sort of stuff that makes for a successful businessperson. Man's got moxie, maybe even enough to make Aston Martin a WCC team in the near future.

 

Buying out contracts and hoping that a team of people that never worked with eachother blend together well? I consider such strategy as high risk management without any certainty of success and a devaluation of the existing people in your company now being flanked with "superstars" like Fallows.

[Gambelli]

I'd be keen to see them try and work with a lighter shade of green as the livery didn't translate to TV very well and often was hard to tell apart from the Mercs, having the same nose didn't help of course.

[Ali623]

https://twitter.com/...731246132740098

[Timstr11]

Props to Aston Martin for taking us seriously. Looking forward to the first actual 2022 car, even though I'm sure we won't see all angles properly until Barca.

[JimmyClark]

I'd be keen to see them try and work with a lighter shade of green as the livery didn't translate to TV very well and often was hard to tell apart from the Mercs, having the same nose didn't help of course.

 

Indeed-  I think they will brighten up, maybe closer to the Jag green of 2000-2004. 

 

Also Aramco has quite a bright green in its logo, so that will help too. I expect two tones of green with a flash of blue on their livery. 

Edited by JimmyClark, 10 February 2022 - 12:26.

[Ali_G]

Props to Aston Martin for taking us seriously. Looking forward to the first actual 2022 car, even though I'm sure we won't see all angles properly until Barca.

I do think the Haas is a real car, albeit without all the bells and whistles.

[DogEarred]

I believe it will come straight off the production line in lighter green - but not much....

[IrvTheSwerve]

Car reveal on now.

[mcjohnson]

In breaking news: Lawrence Stroll is revealed to be a robot.

[onewingedangel]

Why put Stroll out there to read a script like a robot?

[thefinalapex]

He is just reading a script  

Edited by thefinalapex, 10 February 2022 - 14:08.

[IrvTheSwerve]

In breaking news: Lawrence Stroll is revealed to be a robot.

 

Yep, RoboStroll reading an autocue very awkwardly.

[Peat]

In breaking news: Lawrence Stroll is revealed to be a robot.

 

Certainly not the most inspirational of speakers when he's squinting at the autocue. 

[Redaxo]

This is embarrassing.

[P0inters]

This is hilarious. No effort whatsoever haha.

[Flamini]

In breaking news: Lawrence Stroll is revealed to be a robot.

[IrvTheSwerve]

Rachel asks him a question as if it's a normal conversation, Stroll turns around, shows his back to her and reads at a camera. 

[EightGear]

What the hell is this man this is so weirdly hilarious!

[F1FanAJ]

Every time Stroll blinks, I take a shot of my whiskey! I'm still sober....

[Peat]

"We climb, together!"

I think he just ripped of the slogan of South Oxfordshire Housing Association.

[IrvTheSwerve]

Every time Stroll blinks, I take a shot of my whiskey! I'm still sober....

 

Do it every time your toes curl. I'm on my 3rd bottle.

[onewingedangel]

Not even hiding the autocue in the crowd shots

[Maustinsj]

I’ve muted the sound it’s so bad.

[Jellyfishcake]

Twitter got carried away and leaked it, 

https://twitter.com/...776199453986823

 

Stroll is a strange character when he chats ha 

Edited by Jellyfishcake, 10 February 2022 - 14:13.

[Tiakumosan]

Reddit seems to have pics of the car.

[TheAviator]

Looks amazing got to say. A bit bulky/weird on sidepods, but all in all beautiful.

Livery is picture perfect.

[mcjohnson]

This launch is so bad, it’s great!

[jpm2019]

Looks so hot except the shark gills. 

Really nice car. 

[ConsiderAndGo]

Wow what an absolute beauty.

 

Sidepods completely different philosophy compared to Haas. 

 

The gills! They're hot.

[IrvTheSwerve]

Really love the cooling on the sidepods. Reminds me of the Ferrari F2003-GA.