This page is currently a work in progress. This is a Formula 1 Livery Review that me and my partner did in 2022, and was originally published on 21st March 2022 on the old WordPress version of Paradiso-Comic.com. Edits for grammar have now been made.
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So we've gone through all of the car and livery reveals. The winter testing is complete. The Bahrain Grand Prix has already come and gone, and what a season opener it has been in such a sensational fashion. There was close racing, tough battles and heart ache. It did not disappoint. Charles Leclerc became our first Grand Prix winner of 2022. And under the lights of the Bahrain International Circuit, those cars look fantastic - like shiny brand-new toys. All glossy and radiant, like jewels in the desert sand. Sure, we got to watch these cars do their thing for about 2 hours last Sunday. But let's take some time here to really appreciate all the artistic merit gone into the grid this year.
I am joined in this review with special guest and my partner, Chris Cook (See Jay See on YouTube). These reviews are based on the first reveals and testing, so we won't be commenting on any new colours added by new sponsors recently added, or any new decals that got added after testing. I will also be doing race suit reviews, which Chris has decided not to do. Let's get into it!
Haas (Version 1)
Image credit: Haas F1 Twitter
Hayley's thoughts:
I'm not going to lie, this livery just stinks in every way possible. It perpetuates Russian propaganda - which is not good, given the current political climate that is currently unfolding in Eastern Europe. It's a horrible reminder of Daddy Mazepin's money (more like smelly oligrinch, get it?) This livery has now aged like excruciatingly bad, curdled milk. Thank god this got ditched. -7/10
Chris' thoughts:
It's a morally reprehensible livery. It doesn't really matter what I think about it. On it's own, it's nothing to write home about. But the fact it represents someone who has had a track-record of cardinal sins on-and-off the track, makes it a non-scorer. When it revolves around someone this sport doesn't need, it doesn't deserve to be recognised. 0/10
Haas (Version 2)
Image credit: Haas F1 Twitter
Hayley's thoughts:
Thank god the Uralkali branding is gone. Thank god the Mazepin's are gone. Thank god there is nothing left of the horrendous display we had earlier. It's just a bog-standard car now. It's white. It has the red Haas logo. It's grand. It reminds me of a can of Coca-Cola, but in reverse. It's bland, and it reminds me of cream. 3/10
Chris' thoughts:
Although the original livery was an Uralkali mess that just felt... wrong. For reasons beyond the sponsor itself. Thanks to recent events, this livery is a very simple and non offensive Haas logo which, shockingly, looks nicer than the previous livery. Who knew that having a livery that doesn't feel morally questionable makes it a million times better! 5/10
Haas (Version 3)
Image credit: Haas F1 Twitter
Hayley's thoughts:
This is very nice. It's really just the plain-white livery, but now with added red accents as they finalised their driver line-up and sponsors since the Mazepin exodus. It's not incredible, but it feels very classic and sleek. More reverse pattern Coca-Cola please. 6/10
Chris' thoughts:
For the first race of the season, we have yet another livery. And it's the addition of a red stripe, and it's nice! It's not absolutely floor sweeping, but it's decent. It doesn't make the car look garish and it pops out nicely. 6/10
Haas Race Suit (Version 1)
Image credit: Haas F1 Twitter
Hayley's thoughts:
See my above review of the Haas version 1 livery. -8/10
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