2016 debuts

A nice video about their debut this year.

https://www.facebook.com/haasf1team/videos/575991649230767/

 

FERRARI:

February 19th or February 20th, and only "on line": no presentation ceremony.

F1, Formula 1 news - Ferrari to launch 2016 car online - report | Nextgen-Auto.com

Rgds

 

McLaren:

Online launch as well for the new McLaren, on February 21st:

McLaren reveals 2016 Formula 1 car launch plans - F1 news - AUTOSPORT.com

That car has to deliver...it can't be a worse performer than the 2015 one, can it?

Rgds

 

Another many million $ question right there!

One assumes they'll move forward, but still seems to me Honda are in a whole world of hurt.

"This is why we watch"

Cheers,
Ian

 

Ferrari later this year? Seem to remember them being in January usually.

 

No ceremony? That's a change, isn't it?

All the best,
Andrew.

 

As long as Seb an Kini are in the lead...and Alonso last..all is good!!!

 

Formula 1 2016: Car launch and test schedule - BBC Sport

Schedule via BBC

 

Pre season testing still awhile away then

 

That does seem really late compared to past years. Usually I thought testing started the last week in Jan, first week in Feb. When is the first race? I thought it was usually March 13th or so...what a late release.

 

20th March in, as always, Aus.

Testing is Feb 22-25 and then (roughly, can't find the exact dates right now) Mar 1-3.

Sauber just announced they'll unveil just ahead of the second test. Running a modified '15 car at the first test.

Cheers,
Ian

 

Ian Session 2 is March 1-4 per the BBC....

 

Thanks! I just saw your post above too!

Cheers,
Ian

 

I remember the 60s when they used to roll out the GTs, sports cars (as the were called then) and F2 and F1 cars for the press introduction. Enzo, Chiti and all the boys would be out there in the forecourt in their fedoras and topcoats. No light shows, fog machines or dramatic reveals.

 

Jack that's when men were men, and their clothes smelt of Petrol

 

+1

And, as I recall, often umbrellas too!.......

Cheers,
Ian

 

....and Castrol!

 

Oh man! Few things compare with the smell of Castrol 'vegetable oil' (Don't recall the correct name right now) but what a smell! I'm sure if they could bottle it, it'd sell!

We got a little sponsorship from them many years back, and they delivered a *huge* amount; We ran pretty much everything on the stuff - was the only place folks would fight to use the lawnmower!

Cheers,
Ian
EDIT; I'm pretty sure Castrol-R was the stuff. No idea if it's still available.

 

I think something called Castrol R is still available, but I don't know if it has the original.......fragrance.

 

That's the word I was looking for! It didn't "smell", rather it had that wonderful fragrance.

Cheers,
Ian

 

I believe you are talking about oil made from the Castor bean?

 

McLaren should debut second to last-- as a tribute to their coming season.

 

Who cares really? Gone were the days of glitz and glamour of launches, remember Mclaren 2007?

Now it's just released images online. Hardly anything to shout about

 

I think that is the derivation of the name Castrol.