F1 2011 Car Launches

GravyMonster · 21 Jan 2011 at 09:32

*Update*

Just did a bit of housekeeping on the OP ready for the launches. I'm going to be kept busy updating it on the 1st

utajoker · 25 Jan 2011 at 15:10

only a couple days till we see the first car!

cant wait to get back into the swing of f1 weekends!

Pete19s · 25 Jan 2011 at 17:47

News on the Team Lotus launch, 5am GMT for an online launch. Will be called the TL11.

mctiny · 25 Jan 2011 at 18:35

utajoker said:
only a couple days till we see the first car!

cant wait to get back into the swing of f1 weekends!

I hate waiting for things like this...

although I'm not looking forward to the 8/9am races here

GravyMonster · 25 Jan 2011 at 18:51

Thanks Pete, OP updated

lopkinfop · 26 Jan 2011 at 09:07

http://planetf1.com/news/18227/6702021/Ferrari-to-honour-Italy-s-unification

ferrari to call their 2011 car the F150

deko · 26 Jan 2011 at 12:44

I'm still hoping that McLaren change from being chrome & red, mainly because it's impossible to paint a McLaren for the F1 car in iRacing with the chrome, would be easy if it was black

GravyMonster · 27 Jan 2011 at 14:56

New teaser of the Mercedes W02 from their website:

utajoker · 27 Jan 2011 at 15:36

ahh its f1 shaped, i new it.

Steeps · 27 Jan 2011 at 15:40

They need to fire their photographer, can't see the car in that pic!

Duke · 27 Jan 2011 at 17:03

Stealth tech? Nice.

Shimmy · 27 Jan 2011 at 17:36

Still using the 2010 car in that picture, can tell due to the shape of the roll bar thing

Pete19s · 27 Jan 2011 at 17:50

Shimmy said:
Still using the 2010 car in that picture, can tell due to the shape of the roll bar thing

Fail! It has a good old fashioned triangular airbox.

GolfNovember90 · 27 Jan 2011 at 18:14

Shimmy said:
Still using the 2010 car in that picture, can tell due to the shape of the roll bar thing

Renault 2011 livery on 2010 car

or just reading the caption

Duke · 27 Jan 2011 at 18:19

Talking about the Merc GP I'd guess.

utajoker · 27 Jan 2011 at 18:47

the ferrari reveal tomorrow, is there a time?

Dunks · 27 Jan 2011 at 18:48

Shimmy said:
Still using the 2010 car in that picture, can tell due to the shape of the roll bar thing

If you mean the thing on top of the airbox, isn't that for one of the onboard cameras and I think all the transmitting guff?

Shimmy · 27 Jan 2011 at 18:50

Pete19s said:
Fail! It has a good old fashioned triangular airbox.

Old fashioned? First brought in last season I thought, and I think is outlawed by 2011 regulations iirc.

liambryan said:
or just reading the caption

Eh?

I was on about the Merc 'sneak peek' photo a couple posts up.

sunama · 27 Jan 2011 at 19:11

So Ferrari shall be unveiling an early version of their 2011 car tomorrow and seem to be eager to get started. Their R+D program seems to have been bang on schedule.

Given that Alonso was arguably the best driver in the latter half of the season and is definitely back on top form (after a year in an uncompetitive Renault), what are the predictions for this year's title race?

I predicted last year for Alonso to finish top and Hamilton in 2nd. I never counted on the RBR car being so far ahead of the competition. Had it not been for that RBR team, I would've been spot on. I'm going to have repeat my prediction again (I don't believe that RBR can do it 2 years on the trot)

2011
1. Alonso
2. Hamilton
3. Vettel

What are other peoples' predictions regarding the title race...at this early stage?

Duke · 27 Jan 2011 at 19:36

utajoker said:
the ferrari reveal tomorrow, is there a time?

The new Ferrari F150 will be revealed tomorrow at 10 o’clock and it can be seen with live streaming on the web at www.ferrarif150.com. Highlights, interviews and other content relating to the car will be available at the same address, once the presentation ceremony is over. The only technical requirement to view this is the installation on a computer of the Flash Player 10 plug-in.

From Ferrari.com website.