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3 Feb 2021, 16:43 (Ref:4033278) | #1 | ||
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2021 Season Launch/Pre-Season Testing
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Mclaren MCL35M - Feb 15 at Woking Alfa Romeo C41 - Feb 22 in Warsaw Poland Mercedes W12 E Performance- Mar 2 Online Pre-season testing dates: March 12-14 in Bahrain hoping i have the car names right... given the carry over of the rules, Mclaren's upgraded car is now called the MCL35M. Alfa used the C39 designation for their 2020 entry but this year they are jumping to C41 despite it also being an upgraded car. Merc is dropping the 'Q' from last years W11 EQ Performance nomenclature now just the W12 E Performance. |
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3 Feb 2021, 16:45 (Ref:4033280) | #2 | |
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Thanks for kicking off this thread.
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Dates TBC, but some details for others:
Aston Martin - March - Gaydon, UK Ferrari (SF21) - Barcelona, Spain Alpine (A521) - February AlphaTauri (AT02) - Salsburg, Austria Haas (VF21) - Red Bull (RB16B) - Williams (FW44) - |
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Alfa Romeo are launching their C41 at an event in Warsaw on Monday February 22nd.
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Look forward to the Alfa launch. Antonio will be one who will be a kept close eye on this year, regardless of what Kimi does
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4 Feb 2021, 15:18 (Ref:4033462) | #6 | ||
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Mclaren MCL35M - Feb 15 at Woking
Alpha Tauri AT02 - Feb 19 Online Alfa Romeo C41 - Feb 22 in Warsaw Poland Mercedes W12 E Performance- Mar 2 Online |
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Mclaren MCL35M - Feb 15 at Woking
Alpha Tauri AT02 - Feb 19 Online Alfa Romeo C41 - Feb 22 in Warsaw Poland Mercedes W12 E Performance- Mar 2 Online Williams F43B - Mar 5 Online |
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McLaren tonight, live on SkyF1 if you are in the UK
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Mclaren MCL35M - Feb 15 at Woking
Alpha Tauri AT02 - Feb 19 Online Alfa Romeo C41 - Feb 22 in Warsaw Poland Ferrari SF21 - Feb 26 team launch and Mar 10 car launch Mercedes W12 E Performance- Mar 2 Online Williams F43B - Mar 5 Online nice...thanks for that! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CzwriLVhGI |
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15 Feb 2021, 20:15 (Ref:4035321) | #11 | |
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Notably different are the nose, airbox, engine cover and rear wing endplates.
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It looks very nice.
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Not exactly a lot of Merc branding on there. And still rather light of proper sponsors.
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Surely more sponsor logos will appear or feature differently once the ciggy/better tomorrow logos are removed for the actual race livery?
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Coke logo is small and not in corporate colours.
Might be just free vending machines and all the coke you can drink for the factory and on circuit crew |
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Are major lead sponsers a thing of the past?
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Quite possibly. Late last year, MSP Sports Capital bought a 15% stake in McLaren, which will rise to 33% next year. The consortium is made up of a hedge firm subsidiary and a private investment firm. This type of arrangement could be more common than just one big commercial sponsor.
In McLaren's case, of course, it has a division (McLaren Automotive) which is very profitable. Teams desire more secure long-term arrangements than a title sponsor which is at the whim of capricious economic shifts and sudden decisions by commercial board members. |
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There are still enough sponsors. McLaren do look good with their livery though. Nice orange and Blue, with plenty of good signage on it. Hopefully they can do enough on the track to be up there. I'm sure they will, quite a few podiums will come their way I am sure
Hopefully the team can keep stability in terms of it's higher up staff, but it's good to have extra money coming in for now. Hopefully it will be enough to get the results they need on the track. Teams need extra funding in this current climate |
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Vacuous speculation time commences. I'll take part anyway. McLaren are going to win this year. They've been on the up and up and with Ricciardo bringing a little of bounce, they'll have a spring in their step. He will pull off a win, probably with some super on-the-edge move.
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