Formula 1 Team Debuts

[devilmaster]

http://www.tsn.ca/auto_racing/


BMW-Williams - January 7

TOYOTA - January 8

SAUBER - Cancelled out of respect for Tsunami victims. Will debut at a test session Jan 14th.

BAR-Honda - January 16

RENAULT - February 1

RED BULL - February 7

MINARDI - March 3

Steve

[Dirty Sanchez]

BMW - January 7 is '05 livery only (presumably on an 04 car)... and possibly second driver announcment (in Bahrain).

New challenger is not launched until January 31.

[Railbird]

Rollouts are more sponsor pr events than anything else nowdays. New liveries and rock shows rather than a new design is what matters.

Not quite like Ken rolling the Tyrrell 001 out of the woodshed.

[Easy]

About 4 or 5 years ago, McLaren had a huge launch which included a performance by the Spice Girls (who were very big at the time). Williams launch that year was in a garage at Jerez about 15 minutes prior to the initial shakedown. It was like, "here's the car. Any questions? Okay fire it up." Now they are flying all the way to Bahrain just to debut their new paintjob. Probably has to do with BMW and their new performance center in Bahrain.

[Hard Driver]

Some interesting designs.

Funky Sauber dual wing:
http://itvtest.haymarketmagazines.com/ImageLibrary/31786_2.jpg

Funky BAR wing:
http://www.suttonimages.com/fotoweb/posters/itvpreview.asp?DLM0516JA01.JPG

[ferrarigod]

Funky BAR wing:
http://www.suttonimages.com/fotoweb/posters/itvpreview.asp?DLM0516JA01.JPG

Here is a better pic:http://www.pitpass.com/images/galleries/2005launchbar/2005launchbar_s007.jpg

Go to www.Pitpass.com photo gallery for good pictures. Even the FerrariGod has the BAR 007 on his background. (that is until the new Ferrari arrives from Maranello)

[Jervis Tetch 1]

I just love BARf1.com

Makes me want to puke.

[ferrarigod]

I just love BARf1.com

Makes me want to puke.

I love the BARf1.com cigs. Oh yummy

[The Doctor]

MP4-20 and slightly revised livery.
Somewhere between Anteater and Shovel. And Sauber aren't the only ones with funky sidepods.

http://images.f1racing.net/large/38903.jpg

http://images.f1racing.net/large/38897.jpg

http://images.f1racing.net/large/38911.jpg

[ilferrari]

Is it just me or do this year's F1 cars look like IRL machines with the fat airboxes and rear-wings. They really look regulated.

[Dr. Corkski]

MP4-20 and slightly revised livery.
Somewhere between Anteater and Shovel. And Sauber aren't the only ones with funky sidepods.

http://images.f1racing.net/large/38903.jpg

http://images.f1racing.net/large/38897.jpg

http://images.f1racing.net/large/38911.jpgDid they have the make the nose fatter just so Puffy could fit into the car?

Just looking at the car it wouldn't surprise me at all if there is a Merc in the Sauber next year.