Honda's new livery

[D-Angle]

To be unveiled on Monday:

I like it, but I don't see what's so revolutionary about it. Methinks Honda's new marketing guy has got ahead of himself in how good his idea actually is.

Still looks very cool though!

[burnt]

Odd, that url on the rear wing doesn't go anywhere....yet!

Plus I'll believe this when I see it...what is your source? They have other sponsor obligations other than Bridgestone.

Logistically, that is a nightmare. Change the nose cone halfway through a race and the UK might end up next to Australia!!

Brave move...if this isn't a marketing stunt for another event.

Edited by burnt on Saturday 24th February 20:06

[mr_thyroid]

A picture of the planet. Brilliant. But what could it mean?

It'll look rubbish on telly and it'll look worse if it doesn't go very fast.


I reckon it'll look like demin from a distance.

Edited by mr_thyroid on Saturday 24th February 20:03

[Calorus]

Phenomenal.

Though, likely fake.

Edited by Calorus on Saturday 24th February 20:27

[D-Angle]

burnt said:

Odd, that url on the rear wing doesn't go anywhere....yet!

Apparently the URL belongs to a marketing company that belongs to Simon Fuller, Honda's new 'guru'.

[FourWheelDrift]

Honda's excuses for 2007 retirements are being lined up.

Excuse number........
1) Engine overheated due to global warming.
2) Water damaged electrics due to rising sea levels on the sidepods.
3) Clutch burnt out due to the burning of the Brazilian rain forest.
4) Engine breathing problems due to depletion of the ozone layer in the airbox.
5) Cracked wishbones due to plate tectonic movement.

Edited by FourWheelDrift on Saturday 24th February 22:33

[zac510]

The pic was put up on the HondaF1 gallery but then taken off. Fortunately a fellow on another forum saved it and popped it up on imageshack.

No idea if it was an intentional leak or an accident!

[FourWheelDrift]

zac510 said:

No idea if it was an intentional leak or an accident!

Additional excuse.

6) Water loss in engine due to leak from Mediterranean.

Edited by FourWheelDrift on Saturday 24th February 22:34

[killer2005]

If thats really what they're going to have it will be seriously cool

[eccles]

looks like changeing rooms has been let loose on it and done some dodgy paint effects!

[spectatorsam]

any money you like says this aint their true livery!!!!!!!!
come on boys
hang in there
only a few weeks to go

[FourWheelDrift]

Too much black bodywork left at the back anyway. Or is that supposed to signify "man's ultimate destruction of the earth through the burning of fossil fuels and eating curry". ?

[scuffers]

burnt said:

Odd, that url on the rear wing doesn't go anywhere....yet!

well, it exsists....

Domain Name: MYEARTHDREAM.COM
Registrar: GO DADDY SOFTWARE, INC.
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
Updated Date: 23-feb-2007
Creation Date: 08-jan-2007
Expiration Date: 08-jan-2008

and fromthe last update date, I would assume is related....

[FourWheelDrift]

Appearing on others sites too now - www.crash.net/news_View~t~PIC--Honda-ready-to-run-the-world-~cid~1~id~143702.htm

www.grandprix.com/ns/ns18066.html

Edited by FourWheelDrift on Sunday 25th February 14:49

[Eric Mc]

It looks like failrly effective camouflage to me.

Do you think that the FIA stewrds might object on a visibility point?

[Parrot of Doom]

Not a chance that they'll use that.

It would make the sponsor's logos practically invisible.

Its obviously just a promotional paintscheme.

[sstein]

I'll believe that livery when I see at Melbourne!

-

Stuart

[D-Angle]

Parrot of Doom said:

It would make the sponsor's logos practically invisible.

Not a big problem when you barely have any sponsors to speak of.

BP have been long rumoured as new sponsors of Honda, and it would fit in with their whole happy-clappy "we are the world" marketing message. It would explain the nasty facial hair Jenson has been cultivating recently - he's been 'crusting up' for the team's new image.

[Digital]

From everything I've read of Honda's new livery, the picture posted above would seem to be correct. It's certainly different...

[rubystone]

[quote=D-Angle
BP have been long rumoured as new sponsors of Honda, and it would fit in with their whole happy-clappy "we are the world" marketing message.
[/quote]

I think you may have hit the nail on the head there