Pre-Season 2013 Car Launches

[ExtremeNinja]

@ExtremeNinja

They changed the nose mid season, I think because of homologation regs the "step" was more of a "slide"

That's what I thought. They never had a step. They just raised the front of the nose.

I assume from @Brogan's pic that they now do have a stepped nose but with the addition of a modesty panel.

 

[ExtremeNinja]

Any of you seen this yet? Suspension and nose in close detail.

 

[Brogan]

Maybe the McLaren front wheels will be a bit more robust this year

 

[Greenlantern101]

Ferrari launch is at 10.30am today
http://www.ferrari.com/English/Formula1/Pages/Home.aspx

Force Indias launch time is 10.15am but their website is currently down. It is meant to be on SkySports News as well.
So no website, no second driver, makes me wonder if they will have an actual car at the launch.
www.forceindiaf1.com

 

[teabagyokel]

It's all very alliterative

Ferrari & Force - Friday first February!

 

[Brogan]

First image of the new Ferrari?

http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2013/02/01/first-pictures-of-the-new-ferrari-f138/

More here: http://adamcooperf1.com/2013/02/01/ferrari-unveils-its-new-f138/

 

[RasputinLives]

Marussia will launch their new car the MR02 on the morning of the first test (same time as Caterham) which I think means that for the first time in 3 years all the teams will take part in the pre season testing.

I have my doubts on Force India though.....

 

[Greenlantern101]

I guess the launch was 9.30am not 10.30 nice work Ferrari website

Well very nice to see the step has gone from the nose. Lots of nice details at the nose, air intake and rear wing. A very pretty Ferrari this year.

 

[Greenlantern101]

Force India just asked directly on Sky Sport News who would be their second driver and they refused to answer. With just 1 weekend until testing its just making them look like a joke.

Here is the reveal. NO STEP.

 

[Greenlantern101]

Some more grabs looking at the back.

 

[Greenlantern101]

So only Lotus keeping the ugly step so far. Naughty Lotus.

 

[FB]

Has a car with orange paintwork ever won a Grand Prix? Maybe Brambilla's March back in '75?

 

[Greenlantern101]

What about the Marlboro Mclaren. Orange and white or red and white

 

[FB]

I was right about Vittorio. Not going to give you Marlboro red as orange though Greenlantern101. Maybe the McLaren's back when Bruce was driving them?

 

[RasputinLives]

The Force India exists then. Maybe rumours of trouble are wrong. The second driver thing is odd though.

Maybe its going to Karthkeyen and their too ashamed to admit it.

 

[no-FIAt-please]

The Force India looks to be the 2012 car with a different nosecone to me.

But we really have to wait till the tests to see the non-launch spec parts of the car such as front wings and rear floors etc.

 

[siffert_fan]

FB

The early McLarens, including the beautiful M7, were all bathed in "McLorange" .

 

[Brogan]

Off topic but the original site design was based on that very colour siffert_fan

http://www.egarage.com/car-profiles/mclaren-orange/

 

[Josh]

That Ferrari looks really good. Is it actually a new car though or the same car as last year with just a few things changed?

 

[Chad Stewarthill]

With the added black with white lining details, that Ferrari will be even more difficult to tell apart from a Marussia.