Ranking every 2016 Formula 1 livery

By Nick Schwartz
Published

The 2016 Formula 1 season is finally here. To prepare for the season, we've ranked every team's new (or not-so-new) look for the season ahead of the Australian Grand Prix. 

1. Red Bull

2. Williams

The 2016 Williams design is identical to the 2015 Williams design, but it's still a stunning car. This is the benchmark for minimalist liveries.

3. Ferrari

Ferrari's new livery, a retro-inspired throwback to decades-old designs, has been divisive among F1 fans, but Ferrari was one of the few constructors to make bold livery changes in 2016. The SF16-H just looks fast.

4. Manor

The new-look Manor may look just like an Indonesian bus, but it's undeniably gorgeous.

5. Mercedes

The defending World Champions didn't make any sweeping changes to their familiar livery, but subtle differences in the way colors blend together gives the car more of an airbrushed look.

6. Toro Rosso

Toro Rosso's new livery is essentially the exact same as it was last year, save for some sponsor decal differences. That's not really a problem, though, because the signature charging muscular bull still looks insanely cool.

7. Renault

Renault launched a temporary livery earlier this year that was mostly black, but unveiled this vibrant yellow banana-car scheme just before the Australian Grand Prix. It's a big upgrade from the black and gold of Lotus, at least.

8. McLaren-Honda

McLaren-Honda is hoping 2016 will be completely different than its disastrous opening year, but one thing that hasn't changed is the livery. Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso will still be driving some sleek-yet-unspectacular black cars.

9. Force India

Force India retains its livery from 2015, which can be described as "fine." Using the the orange and green accent colors more aggressively would add some much needed life.

10. Sauber

Sauber stands out from the pack with its blue and yellow color scheme, but the livery design is just a bit unimaginative. There's so much blank space within the solid color blocks. It's clean, but boring.

11. Haas

There's finally an American Formula 1 car on the grid, but it doesn't look very elegant. Haas' red, black and silver and black scheme is very blocky looking from the side, though it cuts a nice figure when viewed from above.