Pre-Season 2015 Car Launches

[Greenlantern101]

Somewhere to post dates, times and of course pictures of the 2015 car launches.

We have our first date. Force India on Jan 21st.

http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/12477/9633139/force-india-to-launch-vjm08-on-january-21

I'm not expecting anything too radical this year hopefully the silly noses will be nicer.

 

[Westy]

I look forward to the livery alterations. McLaren is by far the most intriguing this season.

 

[Greenlantern101]

Yup me too. So many ways they could go with a Honda paint job.

Just please not another 'earth' livery.

 

[FB]

Apparently Mercedes are going for the Chrome look (as per McLaren of the past few years) whilst McLaren will be launched in Orange and (sponsors dependent) will be primarily white come the season start.

http://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/mercedes-mclaren-to-change-colours-in-2015-report

 

[Mephistopheles]

Mercedes are going for the Chrome look

It'll be like Lewis never left home...

 

[cider_and_toast]

Standard Honda basic colour for McLaren then. I'd expect a splash of red and black here and there.

They've done the pre-season orange thing before. I wouldn't mind if they stuck with that.

With the Williams being mainly white last year I hope they, and McLaren look suitably different.

Anyone know what colour scheme Ferrari are going with this year?

 

[Greenlantern101]

Well if Ferrari went with say a Dino Yellow that would grab them headlines world wide.

 

[rufus_mcdufus]

I was thinking the same thing GreenLantern.

I'd love McLaren to use papaya orange just for once as well. If they use Honda colours It'll just look like they've turned into the Honda team. On the plus side if they fail for a few years then at least they can try the 'relaunch as Brawn' strategy at some point. They've even got Jenson so it'll be just like old times.

 

[F1Yorkshire]

McLaren will be launching their car on the 29th of January

 

[cider_and_toast]

Hopefully by not smashing a bottle of Champer's over the front and dropping it in the Thames.

 

[F1Yorkshire]

Got some info on the Force India launch too. Apparently the car won't be launched just the livery although I'm not sure how they will do that without a car.

F1 Paddock Pass ‏@F1PaddockPass 10 minutes ago
Force India will be unveiling their livery and team on the 21st in Mexico - not the actual car - so it'll be McLaren first out of the blocks

 

[Greenlantern101]

Maybe they will dress up as an f1 car in a pantomime horse type way to show of the new paint job.

Or I suppose they could use the 2014 car at a push.

I am rather wondering why they are bothering.....wait its money isn't it.

 

[sushifiesta]

There's been rumours that McLaren were going to use an orange livery for the last couple of years and it hasn't happened so I'm not convinced they will this year either.

Also, in some sense Marussia were the first to launch their car even though it won't race. The wind tunnel model of their 2015 design was revealed a while back as part of their assets:

 

[F1Yorkshire]

Ferrari will be launching theirs online on the 30th of January. Again not a physical car being produced yet. At this rate the formula one championship will be decided by codemasters.

 

[FB]

Hey, if they turn damage off we should see some real racing at least.

 

[Greenlantern101]

Or Pastor driving the wrong way around the track calling everyones mother a whore.

 

[Greenlantern101]

January 30th Ferrari launch.

 

[FB]

I what I have read is correct it will be a virtual launch so no big song and dance in the streets of Modena.

 

[FB]

Here's what it's supposed to look like.

 

[Greenlantern101]

Merc launching at Jerez on the 1st. (along with most other teams I suspect)

http://www.mercedesamgf1.com/en/news/2015/2015-f1-w06-launch-date-announcement/