What's the deal with the Mercedes GP mirrors?

[BelperJim]

Caution tape. Noticed this on the Brawn last season but never found out what it was about.



Have I missed something glaringly obvious or is this an inside joke?

[Killer2005]

Same as latter half of last season

[Merry]

Its not an ad for Monster Energy Drink is it?

[roryfizz]

I think it was an advertisment for some watch company, cant remember for the life of me which one at the moment though!

[RobFerrari]

roryfizz said:

I think it was an advertisment for some watch company, cant remember for the life of me which one at the moment though!

Yes, the "caution tape" logo is for the Graham-London watch company, who have begun selling a BrawnGP styled watch.

http://www.graham-london.com/index.en.html

[BelperJim]

Ah I see, subliminal advertising

[Hunky Dory]

BelperJim said:

Ah I see, subliminal advertising

Only works if people get it though!
I may be short of the few bob no doubt required to be one of their target audience though!

[Piginapoke]

Killer2005 said:

Same as latter half of last season

I love the Brawn with this Brazilian Livery. Shame that Jerry has messed it up with the silver arrows corporate crap.

[bigburd]

The front wing looks more like something for lifting vegetables out of the ground? £10000 the other year, bet these are a good £15-20k

[D-Angle]

Piginapoke said:

I love the Brawn with this Brazilian Livery. Shame that Jerry has messed it up with the silver arrows corporate crap.

Yes I agree. All in all, Brawn felt like a proper F1 team in the old sense, like Williams and Tyrrell in their heyday. Now they have been replaced by the Mercedes marketing department and their team of German Master Racers.

[mat205125]

I thought the whole point of the 2009 onwards aero regs was to get rid of the complex wings for more simple, cleaner, and ultimately cheaper to develop options.

That looks like something taken from an open cast mining excavator, or alternatively something that would have been pretty handy on the front of the car in the last few weeks to clear the snow.

[BelperJim]

D-Angle said:

[their team of German Master Racers.

Don't mention the war!

[RXED]

Its a 2009 car with 2010 paint job. That is a Brawn front wing!

[John D.]

D-Angle said:

Piginapoke said:

I love the Brawn with this Brazilian Livery. Shame that Jerry has messed it up with the silver arrows corporate crap.

Yes I agree. All in all, Brawn felt like a proper F1 team in the old sense, like Williams and Tyrrell in their heyday. Now they have been replaced by the Mercedes marketing department and their team of German Master Racers.

Was big part of their appeal for me too.