Best F1 livery

[Alwaysfirst]

As we have had a thread about the worst F1 liveries (a rather negative topic) I thought it might be intresting to see which liveries people thought were the best. I'm particuarly interested to see which (if any) minor teams make this list is they have come in for a bit of a bashing in the other thread.

Here are some of my favourites:
The 1991 Jordan- http://mschumacher.formula.hu/16.jpg
The 1990 Tyrrell with the raised nose- http://www.motoresenv.com/varios/fot...tores/naka.jpg
The 1954 Mercedes Streamliner (my favourite F1 car ever)-
http://www.germancarfans.com/classic...611.002.1L.jpg

[Hazard]

My favourites:

(And my select tase means I'm probably alone on most of these)

• The first Orange sponsored Arrows A21-Supertec from 2000
• The first Ferrari powered Sauber C16-Petronas from 1997
• The Arrows FA16-Hart from 1995 (late season in pink with Hype sponsorship)
• The Jordan 192-Yamaha from 1992 (livery, not speed!)
• The Pacific PRO2-Ford from 1995
• The Tyrrell 023-Yamaha from 1995 (2nd version)
• The Minardi M195B-Ford from 1996 (definately alone here, since this was in the 'worst' thread.
• The Minardi M02-Ford from 2000 (and it's simarly liveried PPI Motorsport cousin in Champcar
• The last generation scarlet Ferrari, RIP the Ferrari-412/T2
• I'm gonna lose you all with this one, the Williams FW20-Mecachrome from '98
• So I'll leave you with the Minardi M191-Lamborghini from '91 and clean my desk

[steve_r]

Originally Posted by Hazard

My favourites:
(And my select tase means I'm probably alone on most of these)

Apart from the Ferrari and the black & yellow Minardi, the rest of them belong in the worst liveries thread!!

[Alwaysfirst]

Couldn't see many there that I particuarly hated with the exception of the '98 Williams. I thought that the Rothman's livery the year before was much nicer. I would certainly agree thet the Orange-Arrows were good looking cars though I always thought that the 2002 one was the nicest with that high front wing.

[Marbot]

Originally Posted by Alwaysfirst

I always thought that the 2002 one was the nicest with that high front wing.

Don't worry,you'll see that car again next year!

[TedN]

I've always been partial to the Wolf Ford WR1

Ted

[Marbot]

Originally Posted by TedN

I've always been partial to the Wolf Ford WR1

Ted

hmmm...tasty,a 'proper' F1 car,and those wheels......

[Fiorentina 1]

Brabham with Parmalat (80-84).
Arrows in 81 (Ragno)
Zakspeed West (85-90)
Leyton House (87-91)
Arrows Warsteiner (78-80)
Alfa Romeo (82-83)
McLaren (88-91)
Renalt (83-84)
Ligier (79-82)
Larrouse (87-92)
March Rothman (82)

[BertMk2]

My favourites:

Jordan 197 - The one with the snake head on it. Absolutely fantastic.
Arrows - The various Orange sponsored schemes were all great.
Lotus - JPS, black and gold - classic.

[blackx]

Originally Posted by BertMk2

My favourites:

Jordan 197 - The one with the snake head on it. Absolutely fantastic.

That'll be the "Bitten & Hisses" one...
A particular favourite of mine as well...

[ASCII Man]

Arrows A8
Ferrari 412/T2
Arrows A21
Rothmans Williams FW16-19
Prost JS45

[jb59892]

It has to be the Lotus 78/79's http://3lib.ukonline.co.uk/lotus/story.html

[Mattracer]

1985/86 JPS Lotus-Renaults

1991 McLaren-Honda

1991/92 Williams-Renaults

McLarens from 1998-

[EERO]

I liked the Yardley BRM's from 70-71 and the JPS Loti, the early '70's 72D being the sweetest.

I also liked the harlequin Kronenbourg Larrouse.

[TheNewBob]

I always loved the '91 McLaren. Plus the Canon Williams-Renault's - I liked the early 80's Brabhams which Piquet won two titles with as well. Plus '91 Benetton, '91 Jordan, those black and yellow Minardis, and for some reason I always found that '93 all-black Sauber very nice to look at too...

[Vitor Barreto]

For me the Jaguar R5 without any doubt

http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/2451/185732gi.jpg

http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/9549/185740cy.jpg

I'll include also all the Silver McLaren one's

[TheNewBob]

I just remembered I liked the '94 Pacific livery too

[dsg]

This has always been one of my favourites.

[429CJ]

Minardi M196

Renault RE60B

Benetton B186

Talbot Ligier JS17

[Trev Campbell]

Any JPS Lotus
Any Marlboro Mclaren
The Canon Williams'
The 86 Benetton
the 97 & 91 Jordans

[ACE Motorsport]

Mario Andretti in the black and gold JPS Lotus.
Not sure what year it was, but around the late 70's.

[EERO]

I'm always amazed by how many people cite the Cannon Williams livery as a good one. It always seemed to me to be an afterthought and that it really hadn't been designed but that they merely painted different parts of the car different colors to satisfy the sponsors. Willys Saudia livery that preceded it and the Rothmans which followed were much more successful. I'd really like some one to give me a compelling reason why THIS is "good".

[ASCII Man]

Originally Posted by EERO

I'd really like some one to give me a compelling reason why THIS is "good".

Why?
Different people, different tastes.

I like them too, so what?

[EERO]

Originally Posted by ASCII Man

Why?
Different people, different tastes.

I like them too, so what?

ASCII Man, I'm a trained designer and that livery violates every rule about "good" design. I can think of numerous reason's why its "bad" design, and none for why it is good. Yet people respond to it in a very favorable way. Therefore, I'd like to know "Why".

"I like it", is not a reason.





Edited for a grave error of judgement.

[JeremySmith]

Originally Posted by EERO

I'm always amazed by how many people cite the Cannon Williams livery as a good one. It always seemed to me to be an afterthought and that it really hadn't been designed but that they merely painted different parts of the car different colors to satisfy the sponsors. Willys Saudia livery that preceded it and the Rothmans which followed were much more successful. I'd really like some one to give me a compelling reason why THIS is "good".

Hard to know really why people love that livery so much, It might be that we associate that car with Nigel Mansell