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[aussief1]

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McLaren to launch MP4-23 this afternoon

This afternoon at 2pm (CET), the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Team will reveal their MP4-23 at the Mercedes-Benz museum in Stuttgart, Germany. It is the first time that the team presents its new car in a Mercedes environment. The car will roll-out at Jerez the following day.

Source: http://www.totalf1.c...this_afternoon/

[Jez]

Bring on anything that makes March 16th feel closer than it really is!

[bathurst1000]

Mclaren should paint there car red at the launch as a joke, i know i would laugh  

[aussief1]

Jez, on Jan 7 2008, 04:41 PM, said:

Bring on anything that makes March 16th feel closer than it really is!

68 days - We'll have a beer then Jez

[Jez]

aussief1, on Jan 7 2008, 06:08 PM, said:

68 days - We'll have a beer then Jez

I'd love to mate, but sadly I'll be watching round 1 from the comfort of my living room here in Sydney. I'll be a little too busy in March to make it down there

[Jez]

bathurst1000, on Jan 7 2008, 05:59 PM, said:

Mclaren should paint there car red at the launch as a joke, i know i would laugh

[bathurst1000]

about 5 and a half hours before the new Silver Bullet is launched, how exciting!

[Sato]

bathurst1000, on Jan 7 2008, 05:59 PM, said:

Mclaren should paint there car red at the launch as a joke, i know i would laugh  

That would be hilarious, sadly don't think the sponsors and all would find it quite as amusing

[Jean Todt]

Sato, on Jan 7 2008, 08:42 AM, said:

That would be hilarious, sadly don't think the sponsors and all would find it quite as amusing

or paint Ferrari Silver, since many think they are the same anyways!  

[bathurst1000]

its 2:16pm in Germany where are the PHOTO'S????????

[aussief1]

Jez, on Jan 7 2008, 05:18 PM, said:

I'd love to mate, but sadly I'll be watching round 1 from the comfort of my living room here in Sydney. I'll be a little too busy in March to make it down there

Bugger!!!

[aussief1]

There is a picture of the MP4-23 on the McLaren website now.

[hattivatti]

http://www.mclaren.c...photography.php More

[aussief1]

The front bridge wing is gone  

Come on I need some more pictures!!!!!

[jimmymac]

anyone able to post the pics here, no surprise to see the McLaren website is running like a snail due to traffic

[aussief1]

Interesting around the steering wheel area of the c#ckpit. Very enclosed / tight.

[aussief1]

jimmymac, on Jan 7 2008, 11:50 PM, said:

anyone able to post the pics here, no surprise to see the McLaren website is running like a snail due to traffic

I reckon by the time these pictures load the MP4-24 will be out

How ironic that Lewis turns 23 today, he will carry the number 23 for the 08 season and the car is the MP4-23

[angie]

aussief1, on Jan 7 2008, 03:57 PM, said:

How ironic that Lewis turns 23 today, he will carry the number 23 for the 08 season and the car is the MP4-23

if i'm not mistaken he will carry the number 22.heikki will carry the number 23.

[aussief1]

angie, on Jan 8 2008, 12:11 AM, said:

if i'm not mistaken he will carry the number 22.heikki will carry the number 23.

Right you are A little carried away in the moment there!!!!

[aussief1]

angie, on Jan 8 2008, 12:11 AM, said:

if i'm not mistaken he will carry the number 22.heikki will carry the number 23.

aussief1, on Jan 8 2008, 12:17 AM, said:

Right you are A little carried away in the moment there!!!!

Maybe Ron is planning to ask the FIA to change the entry list or he has lost the plot along with me!!

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"It is Lewis' birthday today, we've gone to a lot of trouble... He is 23, it is the MP4-23 and he will carry (number) 23 on the car, but that is more by accident than judgement I must say," said team principal Ron Dennis.

www.autosport.com

[angie]

aussief1, on Jan 7 2008, 04:22 PM, said:

Maybe Ron is planning to ask the FIA to change the entry list or he has lost the plot along with me!!

    

[aussief1]

angie, on Jan 8 2008, 12:24 AM, said:

     

Got to get some favours for that 100 million  odd that he kindly transfered into their coffers last year

[angie]

btw,as we are talking about numbers,look at this http://www.mclaren.c.../statistics.php
and tell me if you notice sth weird in the 1st table.

[Sato]

That means Heikki is #1 at Macca   

[aussief1]

angie, on Jan 8 2008, 12:31 AM, said:

btw,as we are talking about numbers,look at this http://www.mclaren.c.../statistics.php
and tell me if you notice sth weird in the 1st table.

Fernando taking negative 15 wins!!! I knew that he was detremental to the team but that detremental     

[angie]

aussief1, on Jan 7 2008, 04:35 PM, said:

Fernando taking negative 15 wins!!! I knew that he was detremental to the team but that detremental     

no!no!that's not the right interpretation!mclaren decided to admit that by sabbotaging fernando they deprived him of 15 wins!     

[F1 FANatic]

wow, they really did a number on the back end, its very redone. the only thing that looks odd to me is that it looks like the exost is pointed right at the suspension members maybe we will see some melted carbon fiber from the meclaren

[mikathegreat2]

Does anybody gots pics of it or do I have to waste 5 minutes of my life Googleing it??

[Rainmaster]

Enjoy!

[attachment=1517:Mclaren_MP4_23.jpg]

EDIT: I will try and get an overhead shot and some different angles. The photos are from Autosport.

Edited by Rainmaster, 07 January 2008 - 07:49 PM.

[Jenson_Rules]

What a surprise, an ugly Mclaren!