F1 teams set car launch dates
Ferrari to be first F1 team to launch new car for 2009 season
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Tuesday, 06, Jan 2009 03:48
The various formula one teams have announced the dates of their new car unveilings, which will take place throughout January and February ahead of the new season.
Constructors champions Ferrari will be the first team to launch their new vehicle next Monday, January 12th, at their Maranello headquarters in Italy with drivers' championship runner-up Felipe Massa due to test the car for the first time the same day.
Japanese constructor Toyota will unveil their new car over the internet three days later on Thursday January 15th.
And drivers' champion Lewis Hamilton's McLaren team will bring the curtain up on their 2009 model at their Woking factory on January 16th.
BMW Sauber, Renault and Williams will all launch their new cars the following week, while the Red Bull and Toro Rosso teams will wait until early February.
Force India are expected to be the last of the 2009 teams to unveil their new design, with an as-yet undecided March date.
Reports suggest the launches will be relatively low-key events, due to the ongoing global credit crunch, while the new designs are likely to be simpler due to the cutbacks in teams' annual budgets.