Mercedes GP launch new car (properly this time!)
The new Mercedes was unveiled in the pit lane in Valencia yesterday after the team launch a few days ago. The car on display that day was a repainted Brawn from last year, but this piece of cutting edge automotive technology is this years actual competitor. It appears to be following the vague trend of the new cars we have seen so far, with a high, curved nose. It's this season's 'in' thing, daaarling.
Toro Rosso have also launched their new model for the coming year, complete with obligatory high nose and back fin. Interestingly, this is the first time since their Minardi days that they have produced a car of their own, due to rule changes disallowing them to be a customer of Red Bull.
Renault have hauled their asses up for a final season in the bear-pit with their 70's retro coloured effort and a new driver line-up. Robert Kubica has been joined by Russian Vitaly Petrov, who will be the first Russian to drive in F1. The car currently has only one sponsor on it, fuel supplier Total, so maybe the eastern European line up may attract some investors from their respective countries?
With a month still to go before Bahrain, we should see the unveiling of more cars, with teams eager to see if their investments pay off. I'm interested to see what the new teams are going to come up with, particularly Peter Windsor's USF1 effort. But, as ever, it's a waiting game at the moment.
