Update On The McLaren Mercedes F1 Team

Alx · 01-09-2006, 01:47 PM

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Here's a quick update for all you F1 fanatics. Garry Paffett and Pedro de la Rosa will be piloting the ridiculously awesome orange MP4-20 you see pictured above prior to the launch of the new Team McLaren Mercedes livery in mid-February.

The orange livery is synonymous with the origins of McLaren, as the team ran its Formula One and CAN-AM racers in the color for a number of years starting with the M5A in 1968.

This week marks the start of a 28 day on-track testing regimen for the team, which leads up to opening race of the 2006 World Championship, the Bahrain Grand Prix, on Sunday 12th March.

In case you're wondering, Juan Pablo Montoya and the soon to be world champion Kimi Raikkonen are scheduled to start testing Monday, January 16th.

For more info on the McLaren Mercedes F1 team, you can check out the full press release below.

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OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE

TEAM McLAREN MERCEDES MP4-20 TO TEST IN INTERIM ORANGE LIVERY

Stuttgart, Jan 09, 2006

Test drivers Pedro de la Rosa and Gary Paffett will be at the wheel of two interim MP4-20's, which will be running in an orange livery, prior to the launch of the new Team McLaren Mercedes livery in mid-February. The orange is synonymous with the origins of McLaren, as the team ran its Formula One and CAN-AM racers in the colour for a number of years starting with the M5A in 1968.

This week marks the start of 28 intensive on-track test days currently scheduled for the team in Valencia, Barcelona, Imola and Jerez leading up to the opening race of the 2006 World Championship, the Bahrain Grand Prix, on Sunday 12th March. Kimi Raikkonen and Juan Pablo Montoya will be starting their programmes during the week commencing Monday 16th January.

Further information about the first run of MP4-21, which will be some time in January and the 2006 livery launch will follow in due course.

Copyright © 2006, DaimlerChrysler AG

bum-man · 01-09-2006, 02:09 PM

Noooo! What happended to the silver arrows? The black and silver livery was the best. Is this because of the switch from West to Johnnie Walker. Their advertising is bairly taking up any any space and is hardly a contributor as far as paint design.

Edit: Whoops didn't see that bottom paragraph, but I'm still a bit distraught that West had to go even though it was an evil tobacco product.

Imhotep Evil · 01-10-2006, 04:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bum-man

Noooo! What happended to the silver arrows? The black and silver livery was the best. Is this because of the switch from West to Johnnie Walker. Their advertising is bairly taking up any any space and is hardly a contributor as far as paint design.

Edit: Whoops didn't see that bottom paragraph, but I'm still a bit distraught that West had to go even though it was an evil tobacco product.

Crap.

yomomwhat · 01-10-2006, 04:52 AM

from itv f1

".........................The team used a similar orange makeover during its transition from Marlboro to West sponsorship in the winter of 1996/97.

Speculation has indicated that the Vodafone deal may be brought forward to '06, but would depend on the terms of the telecommunications company's extrication process from its current Ferrari agreement.

McLaren is set to finalise its official 2006 livery in the coming weeks and confirmed that it intends to run its new MP4-21 "some time in January".

so they are about to hopefully go red and silver, they will keep silver definitely cuz mercedes like own half of them lol

Carbon · 01-10-2006, 07:17 AM

kind of a repost

Alx · 01-12-2006, 07:42 PM

Day One Of F1 Testing Kicks Off For The McLaren Mercedes Team Posted on January 12, 2006 at 2:45 AM CST

Today marked the start of testing for the McLaren Mercedes F1 team on the Jerez circuit in Spain.

Pedro de la Rosa as well as reigning DTM Champion Gary Paffett both tested for the McLaren Mercedes team, running in the interim orange MP4-20's we - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER earlier. As scheduled, both drivers competed using the V10 powerplant; however according to the press release, expect to see the new V8 when the MP4-21's officially begin on-track testing.

Despite a minor software problem on his initial installation lap, Pedro logged the fastest lap time of the day with 1:15.509, 14-100ths of a second quicker than the official track record set by Michael Schumacher in 2004. Paffett finished the day in thirteenth position.

For more info, you can check out the full press release below.

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE

F1 Test: Jerez, Day 1

Jerez, Jan 12, 2006

Pedro de la Rosa was joined at the Circuit de Jerez by reigning DTM Champion Gary Paffett, who was testing for the first time since being announced as an official Team McLaren Mercedes test driver on 21st December 2005.

Both drivers were running in interim MP4-20s, fitted with V10 engines. As scheduled the team is using the V10, because engine production is focused on the FO108S V8 for the MP4-21, which has different mountings from the one used in the MP4-20B, the team is using the V10. The V8 on track programme will be continued once the MP4-21 starts testing. By the end of the final test in December 2005, over 6,000kms had been covered by the V8 engine.

The programme for the day, which will continue over the remainder of the week until Saturday, focused on tyre development work with Michelin. Pedro had a minor software problem on his initial installation lap, which was resolved immediately and he continued with his programme. Both cars ran for the rest of the day with no further electronic or mechanical issues.

Pedro topped the timesheets, with Gary in 13th. The Team McLaren Mercedes drivers set times of 1m16.504 and 1m20.137 respectively, covering 167 laps and 740km in total today.

Testing will continue in Jerez tomorrow with Pedro and Gary.

Copyright © 2006, DaimlerChrysler AG

bum-man · 01-23-2006, 07:45 AM

It's official Mclaren went from the coolest looking car on the grid to the worst.

Where's the barf icon?

Hopefully Mclaren will be able to prove this new form of uglieness as a race winning car.

yomomwhat · 01-23-2006, 07:51 AM

how is that ugly? wait until they give it its proper paint job then its gonna OWN and look GOOD LOOOOOOL

bum-man · 01-23-2006, 07:53 AM

The nose is killing me.

The Emperor · 01-23-2006, 07:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bum-man

The nose is killing me.

Haha, same here. Didn't notice how weird/odd/ugly it looks...

01-09-2006, 01:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
Alx 007 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: -Poconos, PA.- 2005 Aston Martin DB9 Posts: 5,458 My Mood: Thanks: 886 Thanked 551 Times in 224 Posts	Update On The McLaren Mercedes F1 Team - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER Here's a quick update for all you F1 fanatics. Garry Paffett and Pedro de la Rosa will be piloting the ridiculously awesome orange MP4-20 you see pictured above prior to the launch of the new Team McLaren Mercedes livery in mid-February. The orange livery is synonymous with the origins of McLaren, as the team ran its Formula One and CAN-AM racers in the color for a number of years starting with the M5A in 1968. This week marks the start of a 28 day on-track testing regimen for the team, which leads up to opening race of the 2006 World Championship, the Bahrain Grand Prix, on Sunday 12th March. In case you're wondering, Juan Pablo Montoya and the soon to be world champion Kimi Raikkonen are scheduled to start testing Monday, January 16th. For more info on the McLaren Mercedes F1 team, you can check out the full press release below. - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE TEAM McLAREN MERCEDES MP4-20 TO TEST IN INTERIM ORANGE LIVERY Stuttgart, Jan 09, 2006 Test drivers Pedro de la Rosa and Gary Paffett will be at the wheel of two interim MP4-20's, which will be running in an orange livery, prior to the launch of the new Team McLaren Mercedes livery in mid-February. The orange is synonymous with the origins of McLaren, as the team ran its Formula One and CAN-AM racers in the colour for a number of years starting with the M5A in 1968. This week marks the start of 28 intensive on-track test days currently scheduled for the team in Valencia, Barcelona, Imola and Jerez leading up to the opening race of the 2006 World Championship, the Bahrain Grand Prix, on Sunday 12th March. Kimi Raikkonen and Juan Pablo Montoya will be starting their programmes during the week commencing Monday 16th January. Further information about the first run of MP4-21, which will be some time in January and the 2006 livery launch will follow in due course. Copyright © 2006, DaimlerChrysler AG Last edited by Alfie; 08-24-2006 at 10:38 AM.

01-09-2006, 02:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
bum-man Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,734 Thanks: 64 Thanked 88 Times in 59 Posts	Re: Update On The McLaren Mercedes F1 Team Noooo! What happended to the silver arrows? The black and silver livery was the best. Is this because of the switch from West to Johnnie Walker. Their advertising is bairly taking up any any space and is hardly a contributor as far as paint design. Edit: Whoops didn't see that bottom paragraph, but I'm still a bit distraught that West had to go even though it was an evil tobacco product.

01-10-2006, 04:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
yomomwhat Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 292 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Update On The McLaren Mercedes F1 Team from itv f1 ".........................The team used a similar orange makeover during its transition from Marlboro to West sponsorship in the winter of 1996/97. Speculation has indicated that the Vodafone deal may be brought forward to '06, but would depend on the terms of the telecommunications company's extrication process from its current Ferrari agreement. McLaren is set to finalise its official 2006 livery in the coming weeks and confirmed that it intends to run its new MP4-21 "some time in January". so they are about to hopefully go red and silver, they will keep silver definitely cuz mercedes like own half of them lol

01-10-2006, 07:17 AM	#5 (permalink)
Carbon Advocate Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 795 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Update On The McLaren Mercedes F1 Team kind of a repost

01-12-2006, 07:42 PM	#6 (permalink)
Alx 007 Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: -Poconos, PA.- 2005 Aston Martin DB9 Posts: 5,458 My Mood: Thanks: 886 Thanked 551 Times in 224 Posts	Re: Update On The McLaren Mercedes F1 Team Day One Of F1 Testing Kicks Off For The McLaren Mercedes Team Posted on January 12, 2006 at 2:45 AM CST Today marked the start of testing for the McLaren Mercedes F1 team on the Jerez circuit in Spain. Pedro de la Rosa as well as reigning DTM Champion Gary Paffett both tested for the McLaren Mercedes team, running in the interim orange MP4-20's we - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER earlier. As scheduled, both drivers competed using the V10 powerplant; however according to the press release, expect to see the new V8 when the MP4-21's officially begin on-track testing. Despite a minor software problem on his initial installation lap, Pedro logged the fastest lap time of the day with 1:15.509, 14-100ths of a second quicker than the official track record set by Michael Schumacher in 2004. Paffett finished the day in thirteenth position. For more info, you can check out the full press release below. OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE F1 Test: Jerez, Day 1 Jerez, Jan 12, 2006 Pedro de la Rosa was joined at the Circuit de Jerez by reigning DTM Champion Gary Paffett, who was testing for the first time since being announced as an official Team McLaren Mercedes test driver on 21st December 2005. Both drivers were running in interim MP4-20s, fitted with V10 engines. As scheduled the team is using the V10, because engine production is focused on the FO108S V8 for the MP4-21, which has different mountings from the one used in the MP4-20B, the team is using the V10. The V8 on track programme will be continued once the MP4-21 starts testing. By the end of the final test in December 2005, over 6,000kms had been covered by the V8 engine. The programme for the day, which will continue over the remainder of the week until Saturday, focused on tyre development work with Michelin. Pedro had a minor software problem on his initial installation lap, which was resolved immediately and he continued with his programme. Both cars ran for the rest of the day with no further electronic or mechanical issues. Pedro topped the timesheets, with Gary in 13th. The Team McLaren Mercedes drivers set times of 1m16.504 and 1m20.137 respectively, covering 167 laps and 740km in total today. Testing will continue in Jerez tomorrow with Pedro and Gary. Copyright © 2006, DaimlerChrysler AG

01-23-2006, 07:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
bum-man Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,734 Thanks: 64 Thanked 88 Times in 59 Posts	Re: Update On The McLaren Mercedes F1 Team It's official Mclaren went from the coolest looking car on the grid to the worst. Where's the barf icon? Hopefully Mclaren will be able to prove this new form of uglieness as a race winning car.

01-23-2006, 07:51 AM	#8 (permalink)
yomomwhat Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 292 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Update On The McLaren Mercedes F1 Team how is that ugly? wait until they give it its proper paint job then its gonna OWN and look GOOD LOOOOOOL

01-23-2006, 07:53 AM	#9 (permalink)
bum-man Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,734 Thanks: 64 Thanked 88 Times in 59 Posts	Re: Update On The McLaren Mercedes F1 Team The nose is killing me.

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