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[goferrarigo]

Two teams announce 2009 car launch dates
Mid-January launch for Toyota and BMW Sauber


Toyota and BMW Sauber are the first two teams to confirm launch dates for their 2009 cars.

Toyota is to reveal its next car, to be called the TF109, on 16th January, probably at its Cologne headquarters in Germany.

It is believed Toyota was the team referred to by Ron Dennis during a press conference at Interlagos, when the McLaren boss revealed that 'there is one team that does not intend' to begin the 2009 season with a KERS system fitted to its cars. "I don't think it's in doubt that everybody else will have it," he added.  

Dennis' comments are said to have annoyed Toyota and some of his other fellow team bosses, as Toyota's plans had been divulged in a confidential meeting of the FOTA alliance.

BMW Sauber will launch its 2009 car a few days after Toyota, on 20th January, when it unveils the F1.09 at the Ricard Tormo circuit in Valencia, Spain.
http://en.f1-live.co...102103558.shtml
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Mclaren have said, according to Wikipedia, to have a January Launch as well....

[that-john-kydd]

bmw's 09 package should be interesting

[f1chick]

yeah Ross Brawn said in a interview somewhere i read that Honda will be launching in January aswell but only a first version then a B Spec in march before the first race

[Jez]

f1chick, on Nov 12 2008, 09:43 AM, said:

yeah Ross Brawn said in a interview somewhere i read that Honda will be launching in January aswell but only a first version then a B Spec in march before the first race

I wonder what colours they'll run this time..

[The Burro]

Launches are going to be really interesting this year with the new regs making the cars look a lot different (and better, hopefully) from past years, so I look forward to that.

I'm sure all the big teams will launch in January, with one or two in February, and a few in March.  Because it's always that way.

[that-john-kydd]

f1chick, on Nov 11 2008, 05:43 PM, said:

yeah Ross Brawn said in a interview somewhere i read that Honda will be launching in January aswell but only a first version then a B Spec in march before the first race

as long as somebody takes away his etch-a-scetch this time i'm sure honda will have a decent car

[f1chick]

Jez, on Nov 11 2008, 10:50 PM, said:

I wonder what colours they'll run this time..

well it cant get any worse than the previous 2 years

can it ??

[The Burro]

f1chick, on Nov 11 2008, 07:01 PM, said:

well it cant get any worse than the previous 2 years

can it ??

Because you asked, it can.



There have probably been worse, but that's the first to come to mind.  You know how hard it is to find a hat to buy when your favorite driver races that POS?

Edited by The Burro, 12 November 2008 - 12:08 AM.

[that-john-kydd]

what about Damon Hill's brabham BT60B?

Edited by that-john-kydd, 12 November 2008 - 02:27 AM.

[Jez]

f1chick, on Nov 12 2008, 11:01 AM, said:

well it cant get any worse than the previous 2 years

can it ??

Please God I hope not.

The Burro, on Nov 12 2008, 11:08 AM, said:

Because you asked, it can.



There have probably been worse, but that's the first to come to mind. You know how hard it is to find a hat to buy when your favorite driver races that POS?

[Jez]

that-john-kydd, on Nov 12 2008, 01:26 PM, said:

what about Damon Hill's brabham BT60B?

What this?


Yeah that looks pretty meh.

[Argento Reloaded]

Jez, on Nov 11 2008, 07:50 PM, said:

I wonder what colours they'll run this time..

mate black... trying not be seen...

[The Burro]

The Brabham isn't that bad.  Racecars with some pink on them are great.




My boy's had a fair share of pink ones, and they happen to be the best liveries he runs all year, which says a lot

Of course now he's so old he drives the Liberty Medical car.

I think the ugliest F1 car livery-wise that comes to mind is...the current Renault.  There, I said it.  I can't be biased.  I hate it.  If it wasn't for the blue I'd like it but the blue just makes me hate it.  TOO MANY DAMN COLORS IN ALL THESE RANDOM PLACES!!!!!!!!!  Where is Mild Seven?  I want it back.

Edited by The Burro, 12 November 2008 - 10:39 PM.

[Jez]

The Burro, on Nov 13 2008, 09:37 AM, said:

The Brabham isn't that bad. Racecars with some pink on them are great.




My boy's had a fair share of pink ones, and they happen to be the best liveries he runs all year, which says a lot

Of course now he's so old he drives the Liberty Medical car.

I think the ugliest F1 car livery-wise that comes to mind is...the current Renault. There, I said it. I can't be biased. I hate it. If it wasn't for the blue I'd like it but the blue just makes me hate it. TOO MANY DAMN COLORS IN ALL THESE RANDOM PLACES!!!!!!!!! Where is Mild Seven? I want it back.

Agreed.

[Jez]

Argento, on Nov 12 2008, 11:45 PM, said:

mate black... trying not be seen...

The Honda looked great in black during testing for 07. They should've stuck with it. Evil!!

[The Burro]

Drawing of Predicted 09 Ferrari
Williams with 09 Front and Rear Wings

They aren't anything we haven't really seen, but that drawing for the "Ferrari" looks awful sharp to me.

[that-john-kydd]

Jez, on Nov 12 2008, 06:25 PM, said:

The Honda looked great in black during testing for 07. They should've stuck with it. Evil!!

that looks amazing but it would proably be miserable to sit in at most of the races

The Burro, on Nov 12 2008, 05:37 PM, said:

I think the ugliest F1 car livery-wise that comes to mind is...the current Renault.  There, I said it.  I can't be biased.  I hate it.  If it wasn't for the blue I'd like it but the blue just makes me hate it.  TOO MANY DAMN COLORS IN ALL THESE RANDOM PLACES!!!!!!!!!  Where is Mild Seven?  I want it back.

yeah it just doesn't look right any more

[rodders47]

well to me if thats what the cars will look like next year they still look CRAP

[mikathegreat2]

Jez, on Nov 12 2008, 11:25 PM, said:

The Honda looked great in black during testing for 07. They should've stuck with it. Evil!!

Nice!

[Jez]

Yep, unlike this-

[Piotr]

The Burro, on Nov 12 2008, 06:37 PM, said:

The Brabham isn't that bad. Racecars with some pink on them are great.




My boy's had a fair share of pink ones, and they happen to be the best liveries he runs all year, which says a lot

Of course now he's so old he drives the Liberty Medical car.

I think the ugliest F1 car livery-wise that comes to mind is...the current Renault. There, I said it. I can't be biased. I hate it. If it wasn't for the blue I'd like it but the blue just makes me hate it. TOO MANY DAMN COLORS IN ALL THESE RANDOM PLACES!!!!!!!!! Where is Mild Seven? I want it back.

ooooooooooo.... is the former Kulwicki's car????

[mikathegreat2]

Jez, on Nov 13 2008, 11:33 PM, said:

Yep, unlike this-

*hides again* Oh, & according to a link on wikipedia, Force India will have Mercedes engines in their cars next season! Thanks Kimi!

[goferrarigo]

The Burro, on Nov 12 2008, 07:38 PM, said:

Drawing of Predicted 09 Ferrari
Williams with 09 Front and Rear Wings

They aren't anything we haven't really seen, but that drawing for the "Ferrari" looks awful sharp to me.

The Ferrari sketch looks pretty nice...

mikathegreat2, on Nov 14 2008, 09:05 AM, said:

*hides again* Oh, & according to a link on wikipedia, Force India will have Mercedes engines in their cars next season! Thanks Kimi!

Yeah FI confirmed a technical deal with Mclaren. There are offcourse rumors about the drivers not being confirmed and FI being a Mclaren "B" team. Mallaya basically sold his team to the devil, like an a##

[jemstride]

Jez, on Nov 13 2008, 11:33 PM, said:

Yep, unlike this-

ooh thats not pretty. A horrible nosecone.

[mikathegreat2]

goferrarigo, on Nov 15 2008, 02:49 AM, said:

Yeah FI confirmed a technical deal with Mclaren. There are offcourse rumors about the drivers not being confirmed and FI being a Mclaren "B" team. Mallaya basically sold his team to the devil, like an a##

Thanks again Kimi  

[The Burro]

Piotr, on Nov 13 2008, 06:41 PM, said:

ooooooooooo.... is the former Kulwicki's car????

Nope, both are Bobby Labonte.  Kulwicki ran the Zerex car and the Hooters car.  The only special paint scheme he had that I can remember is during the Persian Gulf War when they ran the 1991 Daytona 500 RJ Reynolds Tabacco funded special support the troops schemes for unsponsored drivers (Kulwicki had just lost Zerex).  Alan had the Army car.

[that-john-kydd]

Jez, on Nov 13 2008, 06:33 PM, said:

Yep, unlike this-

I forsee a lot of broken wings in the near future

[The Burro]

that-john-kydd, on Nov 15 2008, 09:51 AM, said:

I forsee a lot of broken wings in the near future

Naah, DC's retired, we're safe

[Piotr]

The Burro, on Nov 15 2008, 09:46 AM, said:

Nope, both are Bobby Labonte. Kulwicki ran the Zerex car and the Hooters car. The only special paint scheme he had that I can remember is during the Persian Gulf War when they ran the 1991 Daytona 500 RJ Reynolds Tabacco funded special support the troops schemes for unsponsored drivers (Kulwicki had just lost Zerex). Alan had the Army car.

Well, I was making a subtle reference to the best known secret in NASCAR at that time - his sexual preference.
BTW, he was Polish and pronounced his name [Koolvitzky]. I know because one of my then friends was friends with his then crew chief, who, on occasion, would hang out with us in Scranton before Pocono races.

[5P33D3V1L]

The Burro, on Nov 15 2008, 03:05 PM, said:

Naah, DC's retired, we're safe

haha  

jemstride, on Nov 15 2008, 03:05 PM, said:

ooh thats not pretty. A horrible nosecone.

is that all you can find wrong with it?...