Cars of 2020

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Pierre Gasly taking the 2020 Boris Johnson out for a run:

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Render of the new Williams (glad they've ditched last year's miserable livery):

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Well, the livery looks nice. Impossible to tell whether the design of the car is any good from renders. Anything remotely unique and groundbreaking will be well hidden in renders.

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I don't want to be too mean about Williams, but I'm not expecting to use the words 'unique' or 'groundbreaking' when talking about their new car....

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Williams in the flesh:

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Here's a high odds bet for 2020: Williams will score half what they did last year.

That's right, they'll finish 10th in a shortened race and be awarded .5 points.

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Surely you did not expect Renault to go all black?

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I actually wish this all-black livery wasn't just for testing:

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Alfa wearing its race colours (I see they've joined McLaren in bearing the Huski Chocolate name):

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Last year's Mercedes painted bright pink:

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How about some overhead shots while we wait:

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Renault's racing regalia (renders):





That is one slender nose, and here's Gary Anderson to explain why that matters: https://the-race.com/formula-1/gary-anderson-explains-renaults-ultra-narrow-nose-gamble/

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With Colgate leaving Williams, they revised the livery. It's looking sparse in terms of sponsors, but it's a laid back and calm livery. It's very nice.

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It does look good.  As for the lack of sponsors, well, they've got Sofina signed up, do they really need anybody else?

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I know the Reddit channel r/formula1 was talking about investment through some sort of GoFundMe for Williams. If someone actually arranged it properly, I'd probably chip in!