Having tantalised race fans with its 'Zebra livery' in pre-season testing, Red Bull reverts to traditional look.

When the RB11 took to the track at Jerez, the black and white livery certainly got fans talking, many of them taking to social media to give their take on the new look. (Jeez, were beginning to sound like the Daily Mail here).

With talk of a further exciting new look to the car, fans, and the media waited with bated breath.

Sadly, this morning the team unveiled its 2015 livery, which looks suspiciously like its 2014 livery, its 2013 livery... you get the picture.

"We've had a lot of fun with our dazzle paint livery during testing and it's certainly grabbed the headlines," said the Austrian team, "though before heading off to Australia we're going #BackInColour.

"It's not the first alternative livery we've used and doubtless won't be the last - but we've made our mark in the last ten years in dark blue, and in dark blue we'll remain. Those are the racing colours in which we've achieved great things. We're not the most traditional of F1 teams, but like the rest of the sport, we value heritage."

Not to mention other than the fact the Zebra livery (right)wouldn't look that good on TV, the current colours are the colours of the energy drink that owns the team, and, tradition aside, this is all about selling the Red Bull brand.

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1. Posted by RDFox, 03/03/2015 13:11

"The dazzle livery is perfect for its specific purpose in preseason testing--making it difficult for other teams to discern the exact shape of the car and car components, thus confounding analysis and reverse-engineering of them--just like its inspiration, the "dazzle" camouflage of naval vessels during the World Wars, served its specific purpose, but was abandoned when close-range surface engagements and submarine attack ceased to be a major threat (replaced by camouflage schemes developed to be more effective at long ranges and under air attack, where concealment was more important than disruption/confusion). Anyone who thought it was going to be a permanent new livery was just fooling themselves.

But, then again, this is speaking as a NASCAR fan, where we're used to the race cars being seen in bare primer with a minimum of number and sponsor decals during preseason testing--and sometimes even during in-season tests."

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2. Posted by Hondawho?, 02/03/2015 11:38

"Nissan spreading the "Infiniti car brand " message is, it seems is the only change that is easily noticeable, but other than that its a mobile drinks can as usual. Not knocking it, I would like to own my own island as well!"

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3. Posted by REV, 02/03/2015 10:33

"I never liked the RB livery. Too many colors, too messy in terms of logos. "

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