F1 Fanatic

The back end, “kardashians” as they are being referred to now, is mainly to prevent cars from launching over the back of each other on Ovals. To save money Dallara put them on all the kits and I’m sure they have some aero component as well. Ugly but if they save one driver from something like Vegas they’re worth it in my opinion.

Not my cup of tea but it’s always nice to see a livery that’s so different from all others!

Now THAT looks like a racecar livery!

That is one funky livery.

A livery that threatens to blind you from thiry paces?

That’s just plain irresponsible.

It’s hard to make this car look good (Sato’s current effort is particularly woeful) but at least TK has gone for his helmet colours. It’s important for cars to build recognition and a stable, easily identifiable livery is a good way to do that. The series needs casual viewers who tune in now and again to pick favourites so that they’ll become regular fans, and though a bit simplistic (particularly to hardcore fans, as I’d say we, people who talk about IndyCar in a forum are) it works. Hopefully this’ll happen with TK’s livery. They need to get away from multiple liveries as that’s no good for continuity.

Just noticed Kimball’s livery and that’s pretty striking too – not that I expect him to be dabbling Tony at the front this year ;).

Servia’s DRR car. Sorry I don’t know how to post pictures

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I doubt it. Their rev limit is 3000 rpm higher, so hopefully they should sound quite a pit more furious (hopefully). I just hope F1 engine are restricted less. It’s expensive, but stock engines don’t excite me as much as ones being developed and pushed to their limits.