Mercedes' all-black livery could be here to stay for the long term, if Lewis Hamilton's comments on the look of the W14 are anything to go by.
Formula 1 fans were blown away by the look of the new Mercedes car when it was unveiled earlier this week. An all-black look had been used for two seasons as part of a project promoting diversity, but the team switched back to their more traditional silver base colour last year.
With Mercedes needing to save weight, though, the decision was taken to move back to a black canvas so they could use a lot of exposed carbon fibre. The end result is stunning – even if it does add to the problem of so many of this year's cars using dark colour schemes.
