F1 Madness

Tag: pre season

  • McLaren to Launch MP4-31 on 21 February 2016

    McLaren to Launch MP4-31 on 21 February 2016

    The McLaren Formula 1 team was the first from the other teams to announce the launch date for its 2016 contender, the MP4-31.

    The team made the announcement in a tweet early in the after noon on Monday in a rather cheeky tweet following a much hyped up countdown by Ferrari. Many expected that Ferrari would launch their 2016 car but it was the launch of a social media campaign that uses the hashtag #ReadySetRed to accumulate points over a certain time period.

    The top 10 highest point scorers will be afforded the opportunity to participate in the online launch of Ferrari’s 2016 car. Ferrari’s 2016 car is expected to be launched ahead of the first pre-season test in Barcelona.

     

  • Sauber To Launch 2016 Car at Second Pre-Season Test

    Sauber To Launch 2016 Car at Second Pre-Season Test

    The Sauber F1 Team revealed on Monday that its 2016 contender the C35 will be launched at the second pre-season test which is scheduled to take place between 22-25 February 2016 at the Circuit de Catalunya.

    The delay comes after a change to the 2016 testing schedule was made when the Australian Grand Prix was moved up the race calendar. This resulted in a reworked testing schedule. Initially Sauber were on course to launch the C35 in March when the first test was supposed to take place.

    Instead of rushing its development, Sauber chose to stick with its original schedule and will push to get their car ready for the second pre-season test which takes place from 1 March 2016 to 4 March 2016.

    Sauber will run a modified version of its 2015 car in it’s 2016 colours at the first test.