Worst F1 liveries

[Har1MAS1415]

This includes test liveries and unraced liveries.

 

[jgf]

It takes a special kind of idiot to screw up a two tone paint scheme

 

[Har1MAS1415]

It takes a special kind of idiot to screw up a two tone paint scheme
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I agree with that.

 

[Deleted member 1066209]

I think it looks great...

 

[Redvaliant]

Nope!

 

[Har1MAS1415]

Nope!

That definitely should have had more thought put into it.

 

[Redvaliant]

It was an F U! to the FIA who wouldn't let them run two different liveries in the one team, so they combined the two on the cars.

 

[Antony Snook]

It takes a special kind of idiot to screw up a two tone paint scheme
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This is a Test Car, used to prevent spys from seeing airo so its not the race version.;

 

[Antony Snook]

That definitely should have had more thought put into it.

It was a smart idea they wanted Lucky Strike on one car and 777 (A aisian tobaco brand) on the other. FIA said they had to be the same. So they did a split with both concepts. Verry confusing for a fan as it was asymmetric.; But worth a try.

 

[Ho3n3r]

I agree with that.

Function over form. It was made to make the aero secrets harder to decipher, not to look pretty - camouflage.

 

[Ho3n3r]

It was an F U! to the FIA who wouldn't let them run two different liveries in the one team, so they combined the two on the cars.

Agreed. If Reddit existed in 1999, this would've been a firm favourite in r/MaliciousCompliance.

 

[jgf]

This is a Test Car, used to prevent spys from seeing airo so its not the race version.;

OP - "This includes test liveries and unraced liveries."

so a valid submission

 

[Har1MAS1415]

OP - "This includes test liveries and unraced liveries."

so a valid submission

I'm glad someone gets the gist.

 

[Har1MAS1415]

Function over form. It was made to make the aero secrets harder to decipher, not to look pretty - camouflage.

I get all of that but it's still ugly. Looks like Red Bull just let a flock of pigeons defecate all over it instead of actually painting it.

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

Nope!

That's a weird way to write "yes!" My Datsun for rF2 club racing...

But on worst F1 liveries... I know it was for charity, but ugly. Yes.

I also dislike much of the liveries in different kind of racing today, as much seems to be "white with logos on". Then again, this was bad. There were less bad versions of that livery the same year.

There were reasons for it, but white with stuff on... With no sponsors they could've gone the historic Sauber-colors way, but no...

Dark green and Martini isn't pretty either!

Also, while I kinda liked the bit eccentric Benetton liveries... This was too much.

A bonus McLaren... It just didn't work with that color combo & design.

 

[Antony Snook]

 

[Antony Snook]

This car was formed by Honda and they pulled out. Ros Brawn and another person saved the team. It took Jenson Button to world championship. But ugly as it was plain and under sponsored. Making it look like it bellonged on the back of the grid. But deals where made at the last minuete. The only car i can think of with no logos on the sidepod.

 

[Har1MAS1415]

This car was formed by Honda and they pulled out. Ros Brawn and another person saved the team. It took Jenson Button to world championship. But ugly as it was plain and under sponsored. Making it look like it bellonged on the back of the grid. But deals where made at the last minuete. The only car i can think of with no logos on the sidepod.

The McLaren MP4-30 (all versions) had featureless sidepods. I personally felt it looked a bit dull once it changed from silver to black.

 

[jgf]

.... The only car i can think of with no logos on the sidepod.

I actually like that. To my eyes all cars in all pro series today are so festooned with logos and decals and icons that they look too "busy"; who actually pays attention to all that anyway, especially when the car is moving. I wouldn't complain at all if they returned to just paint schemes and numbers; in F1 even to national colors, British green, Italian red, French blue, Spanish yellow, German silver, US white and blue, Japan white and red, etc.

 

[trichens]

Not F1... but used to run a car in GrassTrack racing which was red on left side and black on the right. Used to confuse the race commentator when a red car would disappear into the dust, and a black car would emerge from the other side.