Pre-Season F1 Winter programme for 2011/12 (launches and testing thread)

[Josh]

Curses! Facebook blocked by Work Server - can anyone provide a screen grab?

I'll try to get a close up for you soon

 

[Brogan]

Photo of the plasma

 

[Road of Bones]

Josh - you're a star! (edit - you too Bro! )

Appears they've ditched the U-pods then? - hmm, on second pic, perhaps not...

 

[Brogan]

The u-pods are gone - they are quite different.

 

[Josh]

Jenson said they changed the sidepod shape but we didn't get a chance to really see it yet.

 

[Brogan]

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/mclaren_mp4_27_2012.jpg

That image shows the sidepod.

 

[Josh]

That looks really different - are there multiple layers?

 

[Slyboogy]

Only 10 minutes worth??? I got up early just for that?

Well at least the car isn't ugly, unlike the Caterham car.

 

[Road of Bones]

I like it - nice clean lines

Thanks for posting the pics chaps!

Makes the Caterham look even more of a minger, doesn't it?

 

[Brogan]

If the Caterham and McLaren were girlfriends on a night out, the Caterham would definitely be the "pull a pig" candidate

 

[Road of Bones]

A case of "going ugly early" perhaps? That Piola pic of the Ferrari seems to suggest that it shares the Caterham's unfortunate nasal impediment.

High time I checked into the MTC to see what Ron's up to...

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

Liking the new car - it looks smart and just like a proper Mclaren car, no sticking out bits and looks cleanly done. But this won't be the car we'll see come Austraila but still i like it .

 

[Greenlantern101]

An update

• Jan 26th - Caterham (F1 racing magazine) DONE
• Feb 1st - Mclaren (Website & MTC) 11:00 DONE
• Feb 3rd - Ferrari (Website) 09:30
• Feb 3rd - Force India (Silverstone) 09:00
• Feb 5th - Lotus (Website) 16:00
• Feb 6th - Sauber (Jerez) 10:00
• Feb 6th - Redbull (Website) 13:30
• Feb 7th - TorroRoso (Jerez)
• Feb 7th - Williams (Pitlane photo call Jerez)
• Feb 21st - Mercedes (Barcelona)
• March 1st Marrussia (Barcelona 3rd test)
• HRT unknown release date.

 

[canis]

Ferrari have just cancelled their launch event, apparently images and details will be posted on the website instead. This is due to unexpected winter weather.

(I was going to try and post a link to the picture, but can't get to the Ferrari F1 website due to the fact that our firewall thinks the content of the site is "suspicious", must be programmed by a fan)

 

[RasputinLives]

Ferrari have just cancelled their launch event, apparently images and details will be posted on the website instead. This is due to unexpected winter weather.

(I was going to try and post a link to the picture, but can't get to the Ferrari F1 website due to the fact that our firewall thinks the content of the site is "suspicious", must be programmed by a fan)

Winter Weather? everyone on the internet to find out if that is true then.

I wonder if this has anything to do with a late redesign and having to take out their just banned gizmo

 

[canis]

No bluff, there is a picture on the website which I can get to from my phone but not here. It shows the whole track under snow with more coming down today

 

[canis]

Got it, not brilliant but linked from Facebook...

 

[canis]

And confirmation through the BBC

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula-one/16853552

 

[canis]

Just to update on Ferrari, the whole event is now going to be done as a webcast (and probably indoors). It can be viewed on http://events.ferrari.com/singleseater2012/ at 10am CET on the 3/2/2012 (or 9am tomorrow morning for those of us in the UK).

 

[Greenlantern101]

I have had a look on Force Indias website and Silverstones website and neither are showing anything for the Force india Launch today at 9am. Hope fully Sky Sports News will cover it as well as the Ferrari launch.

http://www.ferrari.com/English/Formula1/Pages/Home.aspx

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