Why is there a picture of Richard Branson dressed as a woman and what does it have to do with F1? Well… back in 2010, Branson’s Virgin Racing team were up against Tony Fernandes’ Lotus team. The two decided to make a little bet. Whoever’s F1 team came out on top, would have the loser …
Lotus went for the JPS look, Team Lotus (now Caterham) went back to the green and yellow of the 60s and Williams went back to their Rothmans colours. We’ve seen so many retro liveries in F1 but what about putting modern liveries on old cars? Well that’s exactly what Antony Butler has done. He’s rendered a McLaren MP4/5 …
So we’ve now seen all the liveries for the 2013 season, some a lot better than others. PJ Tierney, who you may remember did the awesome Constructors of Formula One artwork, has been working on a neat project called ‘Pocket Liveries.’ They’re minimalist illustrations to fit your phone and he’s done one for all 11 teams. Click below …
Let’s face it, most modern liveries are boring, unimaginative and poorly executed. Gone are sleek lines to match the cars shape, instead replaced with bodged jobs, littered in sponsorship logos. Just look at the Sauber for example, black, white and red all work together and they still managed to make it look terrible. Click below …
Mark Brown and Marc Cameron have used light to create these incredible images. ‘Light graffiti combines long-exposure photographs with high-intensity light sources waved around in thin air to create an image when the shutter closes.’ Their latest creation are these F1 cars, photographed at this years British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Nice.
Yeah, I’ve used that egg joke before. Anyway, I received a rather lovely email from Hungarian F1 fan, Andrea, who showed me these brilliant F1 easter eggs and I just had to share them with you all. Happy belated Easter everyone!
