Red Bull the first to unveil new car
Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber with the new Red Bull RB7 © Sutton Images
Red Bull has revealed its new car for the 2011 season featuring the No. 1 for reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel.
Photographs of the RB7, which is an evolution of the dominant title-winning car of 2010, were published on the team's official website shortly before a blue sheet was pulled off in the Valencia pit lane by Vettel - who will drive the car today - and Mark Webber.
Williams' FW33, featuring a KERS system designed by the famous team, is painted in interim navy-blue colours ahead of a livery launch at a later date. It was debuted by Rubens Barrichello shortly after the pitlane opened at 10am. Pastor Maldonado, whose sponsor PDVSA is one of only a few decals on the pre-launch car, will follow on Wednesday. "We're optimistic. We think this is a good car," said technical director Sam Michael.
Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg and the new Mercedes WO2 © Sutton Images
Also launched early on was the new Mercedes W02, painted in a striking new shinier silver and visibly very different to last year's car. "The new Silver Arrow has little in common with its immediate predecessor," confirmed Norbert Haug, referring to the 2011 machine that will be debuted by Nico Rosberg.
Another car launched on Tuesday was Toro Rosso's STR6, but it was Fernando Alonso in Ferrari's new F150 with the fastest installation lap so far.
No rain and mild temperatures are forecast for the first day of pre-season testing in Cheste, which is 25 kilometres from the Spanish port city Valencia.
Credit: ESPN F1 (espn.com)
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