A lot of people have mentioned this, not really sure why people expected either to change helmets but it’ll certainly be confusing next year.
Rather than coloured cameras we need proper numbers back, big numbers. I know sponsors are much more important than they used to be but seriously, look at that gap on the front nose and on the wing end plate, stick a massive number 10 there and we’d all be fine.
If you look at Indy Car they’re doing it right, F1 needs to do the same if they really want the fans to know which driver is which, enforce some kind of rule for number sizing.
Yep, or on the side behind the driver’s head. The one on top of the nose is crazy, why put it where only the onboard camera can see it? There’ll be a TV caption saying “HAMILTON” anyway.
There are fewer sponsors around these days, so there’s always room for bigger car numbers.
About the helmet, it looks like any of them is going to give up the yellow so easily!!! The car looks good, looks fast… just as all the other Mercedes in the previous years, they just “look” fast
Amen! Mr. Pepper. The car looks awkward probably because of the new Pirelli….. who knows if they got it right and the others have to adjust to their style? Melbourne will tell I suppose. Can’t wait.
So above we see a picture of Lewis Hamilton in a yellow helmet, black and white gloves and white(ish) overalls driving a silver car very quickly. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’ve seen that somewhere before.
Good job Murray is retired. Every race would be “unless I’m very much mistaken… Is that Lewis, er no, it’s nico, no sorry it’s Hamilton, no no it’s rosberg, oh hang on its, oh for the love of god, it’s a Mercedes currently in 5th”
It’s all a cunning ploy by the Germans… At the end of the season when one of the drivers needs the points whichever is at the front can claim the points for the one who needs them most.
Yes what’s with the helmet well just have to take it that Lewis will be in front what a beautiful looking car. If it does do what it look like we re in for some great surprises hell race the wheels f that car. By the way lew the outfit looks great on you. Your the greatest out there no one to match you.
Im a Ferrari fan and i always support the red drivers, but i wish for Hamilton the best. I hope he and Alonso will battle for WDC in the upcoming years because they are the best and drives both legendary cars.
I hope that by 2015 or 2016 the dream come true…Hamilton in Ferrari..teams up with Alonso, we will see great years then.
I don’t see anything on that Mercedes, which causes me to be optimistic for Lewis or Rosberg. It looks like last years Merc, with a little evolution, but even less evolution than on the other cars we have seen so far, from both Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren. If You compare the size of the rear of the car, when looking at it from the side, it seems much higher and larger than the others. So I don’t see Mercedes in the battle between the 3 front running teams, yet.
This is pretty normal in testing and installation laps and is mostly deliberate, also very common on filming which I believe is all they were doing today.
I would imagine they’ll have some extra flashings on the car or something if the drivers helmets are so similar come round 1. Admittedly Hamiltons is a more orange shade of yellow, but still, its not an easy call.
Fair play to them both for sticking with their traditions though.
Somehow i Did not like the Livery of the car. Mercedes could have done a better job. The Petronas color is finding it difficult to blend in with the Silver color.
Michael Chang (@honeybadger)
4th February 2013, 15:10
looking good!
Bendanarama (@bendana)
4th February 2013, 15:11
That cockpit looks snug!
AdrianMorse (@adrianmorse)
4th February 2013, 15:11
I must say, the new helmet looks better in the cockpit.
JCost (@jcost)
4th February 2013, 15:12
We need a competitive Mercedes so bad!
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
5th February 2013, 19:39
@jcost Couldn’t agree more! They’ve been so disappointing.
Meander (@meander)
4th February 2013, 15:13
I’m afraid that it’s going to be very hard to tell him and Rosberg apart at speed with a quick glance.
smudgersmith1 (@smudgersmith1)
4th February 2013, 15:17
No prob, Lewis will be the one in front !!
Dileep Nair (@dileep_nair)
5th February 2013, 5:43
Haha! Like.
TommyB (@tommyb89)
4th February 2013, 15:27
A lot of people have mentioned this, not really sure why people expected either to change helmets but it’ll certainly be confusing next year.
Rather than coloured cameras we need proper numbers back, big numbers. I know sponsors are much more important than they used to be but seriously, look at that gap on the front nose and on the wing end plate, stick a massive number 10 there and we’d all be fine.
If you look at Indy Car they’re doing it right, F1 needs to do the same if they really want the fans to know which driver is which, enforce some kind of rule for number sizing.
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
4th February 2013, 15:58
Yep, or on the side behind the driver’s head.
The one on top of the nose is crazy, why put it where only the onboard camera can see it? There’ll be a TV caption saying “HAMILTON” anyway.
There are fewer sponsors around these days, so there’s always room for bigger car numbers.
Mads (@mads)
4th February 2013, 19:14
@tommyb89
I agree.
The IndyCar system is much better!
ScuderiaVincero (@scuderiavincero)
4th February 2013, 23:36
@tommyb89 Well MIG Bank doesn’t seem to be taking up much space on the rear wing. SLR-722-sized numbers will fit in there nicely.
Nickpkr21
4th February 2013, 16:17
The top T was yellow and redish last year that help
AndrewTanner (@andrewtanner)
5th February 2013, 7:03
@meander I don’t are it being a problem. They’re both different shades of yellow and look different.
OmarR-Pepper (@)
4th February 2013, 15:32
About the helmet, it looks like any of them is going to give up the yellow so easily!!! The car looks good, looks fast… just as all the other Mercedes in the previous years, they just “look” fast
BBQ2
4th February 2013, 15:57
Amen! Mr. Pepper. The car looks awkward probably because of the new Pirelli….. who knows if they got it right and the others have to adjust to their style? Melbourne will tell I suppose. Can’t wait.
Guccio (@concalvez00)
4th February 2013, 15:56
I have read Gay Anderson talking rubbish about the car already, i have the impression these folks want see Lewis fail so hard unbelievable
N
4th February 2013, 19:03
Anderson was talking rubbish about Mclaren before last season. Yeah, the car that, but for operational errors, would have dominated
William Brierty
4th February 2013, 16:11
So above we see a picture of Lewis Hamilton in a yellow helmet, black and white gloves and white(ish) overalls driving a silver car very quickly. Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’ve seen that somewhere before.
MilleniumBug (@milleniumbug)
4th February 2013, 16:36
Lewis Hamilton in F3 if I’m not wrong
Darren Scully (@polizei)
4th February 2013, 16:20
Good job Murray is retired. Every race would be “unless I’m very much mistaken… Is that Lewis, er no, it’s nico, no sorry it’s Hamilton, no no it’s rosberg, oh hang on its, oh for the love of god, it’s a Mercedes currently in 5th”
Ben (@scuderia29)
4th February 2013, 16:28
strange that hamilton would change his helmet to look more like rosbergs than it did before :S
TdM (@tdm)
4th February 2013, 16:50
It’s all a cunning ploy by the Germans… At the end of the season when one of the drivers needs the points whichever is at the front can claim the points for the one who needs them most.
It’ll be like Spartacus… “I’m Lewis Hamilton!”
tmax (@tmax)
4th February 2013, 23:52
+1 …. LOL
How come Ferrari did not improvise this yet ? They must be doing this from the start of the season for Alonso.
fay ridd
4th February 2013, 17:10
Yes what’s with the helmet well just have to take it that Lewis will be in front what a beautiful looking car. If it does do what it look like we re in for some great surprises hell race the wheels f that car. By the way lew the outfit looks great on you. Your the greatest out there no one to match you.
D (@f190)
4th February 2013, 17:44
Nice to see he matched his helmet with his tyres :) Nicole would be impressed :P
Nomore
4th February 2013, 17:56
Im a Ferrari fan and i always support the red drivers, but i wish for Hamilton the best. I hope he and Alonso will battle for WDC in the upcoming years because they are the best and drives both legendary cars.
I hope that by 2015 or 2016 the dream come true…Hamilton in Ferrari..teams up with Alonso, we will see great years then.
tmax (@tmax)
4th February 2013, 23:56
I think you will have to be disappointed on that front. On every page of Alonso Contract the First line reads as follows….
“As long as I am in this team Lewis, Vettel or any other driver faster than me cannot join this team …. I have had enuf in 2007… “
Mouse_Nightshirt (@mouse_nightshirt)
4th February 2013, 18:47
It looks like the car had botched nose job with a second rate plastic surgeon.
Timothy Katz (@timothykatz)
4th February 2013, 19:22
Ditto. The car looks less bad in the other shots, but in the main shot on this page it does look awful.
Palle (@palle)
4th February 2013, 19:50
I don’t see anything on that Mercedes, which causes me to be optimistic for Lewis or Rosberg. It looks like last years Merc, with a little evolution, but even less evolution than on the other cars we have seen so far, from both Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren. If You compare the size of the rear of the car, when looking at it from the side, it seems much higher and larger than the others. So I don’t see Mercedes in the battle between the 3 front running teams, yet.
Nickpkr21
4th February 2013, 19:57
I heard car stop in track when lewis drove it, run out of fuel or ….
GeorgeTuk (@georgetuk)
4th February 2013, 23:21
This is pretty normal in testing and installation laps and is mostly deliberate, also very common on filming which I believe is all they were doing today.
bpacman (@bpacman)
4th February 2013, 20:33
Great coverage as ever @keithcollantine – beating Sky and the Beeb to getting the first photos up too!
SPIDERmaN (@spiderman)
4th February 2013, 22:42
the car looks like a plane ready to take off.. its seems to be squating on its mid section and facing upwards!!! this is dangerous!!
jre_f1 (@jre_f1)
4th February 2013, 23:07
I would imagine they’ll have some extra flashings on the car or something if the drivers helmets are so similar come round 1. Admittedly Hamiltons is a more orange shade of yellow, but still, its not an easy call.
Fair play to them both for sticking with their traditions though.
tmax (@tmax)
4th February 2013, 23:59
Somehow i Did not like the Livery of the car. Mercedes could have done a better job. The Petronas color is finding it difficult to blend in with the Silver color.