Mercedes are gunning for their seventh title in a row and have tweaked their livery ahead of the 2020 F1 season
Toto Wolff was in the house as Mercedes showcased their livery for the 2020 F1 season.
The Germans had already teased a bit of it a few days back and most of the colours looked the same from last year.
There was one big difference though as Mercedes confirmed that INEOS would be their principal partner for the next five years.
That saw a splash of red thrown into the mix with the front wing and the airbox getting a different shade.
The big reveal! 👀 #WelcomeINEOS pic.twitter.com/sptlixR7wB
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) February 10, 2020
The reveal took place at the Royal Automobile Club in London and featured Wolff providing a bit of a glimpse into what the future holds in the partnership.
INEOS, which has a cycling team, became the second most important after their main sponsors Petronas.
The car is set to launched on Valentine’s day with Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas expected to feature.
Testing will begin in a few days as well with the first race in Australia on March 15.
Fans react to splash of red
Mercedes stuck with their tried and tested formula of silver and light green on the rest of the car.
The red, which is due to their partnership with INEOS, does stick out a bit and Mercedes haven’t really played with different colours in the past.
#WelcomeINEOS 👊 Our new 2020 @F1 livery = REVEALED!! 😍 pic.twitter.com/kf7eRjcPVu
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) February 10, 2020
McLaren did that by switching from silver to all-black to papaya orange and added a bit of blue last year, but several fans were unhappy with the colour scheme from the defending champions:
I was expecting more tbh
— Jamie Hugill (@hugill_jamie) February 10, 2020
Adding red on your livery doesn't make your car faster on the straights guys
— Ernesto (@ErnestoCech) February 10, 2020
— B (@BBR093) February 10, 2020
— Niels Corné (@RealNelis) February 10, 2020
The car is very nice. The red I’m not too keen on but will get used to it
— Edward Harte (@likkle_blocks18) February 10, 2020
https://twitter.com/sjk_42/status/1226839593418448901?s=20
🤮
— Raven Pirnaij (@raven_pirnaij) February 10, 2020
It will be interesting to see how the livery looks on the new car given that this was on the W10 and the W11 will be revealed on Friday.
Mercedes have a chance of making history by winning a seventh title in a row, and Hamilton could do the same if he comes out on top in this season.
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