^ Nice transitional color scheme. I think next year's will be a full return to the Silver Arrows.
Maybe it’s a matter of weight. Black (carbon fiber) is the natural colour of the car, so it requires less weight of paint than making it full silver, and current F1 cars are very close or above the minimum authorized weight.
I love it, better than last year’s livery
Hodinky has an article about it. Here's their take on it. On the gold mesh.
Seems like this should be in another thread. Just posting here because it's current.