Honestly, of all the cars adding big swathes of black, Merc is the only one it truly suits IMO.
I know they’re the “silver arrows”, but I’ve never actually liked the silver livery. I always thought it looked like “we have chrome McLarens at home”. So bland.
When they went black I was like god damn that suits them way better, they look mean.
The funny thing is: in the old days of F1, Mercedes scratched off the paint for weight reasons, revealing the aluminum beneath. Hence “silver arrows”.
Today they are doing it for the same reason, only revealing carbon fiber instead of aluminum.
Aston Martin managed to work with the exposed carbon really well this year too, imo. There is actually quite a bit of it, but thanks to the clever paint job it doesn’t look like it. One of my favourites this year, alongside Ferrari of course.
Honestly, of all the cars adding big swathes of black, Merc is the only one it truly suits IMO.
I know they’re the “silver arrows”, but I’ve never actually liked the silver livery. I always thought it looked like “we have chrome McLarens at home”. So bland.
When they went black I was like god damn that suits them way better, they look mean.
The funny thing is: in the old days of F1, Mercedes scratched off the paint for weight reasons, revealing the aluminum beneath. Hence “silver arrows”. Today they are doing it for the same reason, only revealing carbon fiber instead of aluminum.
So the black silver arrows?
Aston Martin managed to work with the exposed carbon really well this year too, imo. There is actually quite a bit of it, but thanks to the clever paint job it doesn’t look like it. One of my favourites this year, alongside Ferrari of course.