In the past, F1 teams have often taken the opportunity to run their cars in special or raw liveries during pre-season testing.

From McLaren to Red Bull, Force India, Williams or Ligier, Arrows and Renault, many outfits introduced new ideas or interim schemes, some of which looked even better than the final version.

Just a few weeks before everyone pulls the covers off their 2018 chargers, we've delved into the archives and put together a selection of pictures of some rare liveries.

Zakspeed 1984
McLaren 1986
Jordan 1991
Ligier 1993
Larrousse 1994
McLaren 1997
Toyota 2001
Ferrari 2001
Arrows 2002
Jordan 2002
Renault 2002
BR 2004
BAR 2004
BAR 2004
Red Bull 2004
Red Bull 2005
Williams 2005
McLaren 2006
Spyker 2007
Honda 2007
Renault 2007
Force India 2008
Red Bull 2008
Williams 2009
Williams 2011
Williams 2014
Toro Rosso 2016
Renault 2016
Red Bull
Force India 2017
Nicolas Carpentiers

Nicolas Carpentiers is F1i.com's resident technical expert, providing in-depth technical analysis and casting his critical eye across the developments of the teams throughout the season.

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