Two Weeks Before The Action Starts

By Alianora La Canta
February 14 2009

In two weeks on Monday, February turns to March and the anticipation of the VJM02 turns into the reality of testing times and the inevitable comparisons between it and the other 2009 cars. In the meantime, there still hasn't been much news - apart from Mike Gascoyne considering suing Force India for being dismissed, all there's been is a glamour model TV show.

So far, the only clues as to what the VJM02 might look like are some shadowy photographs of scale models in the February 2009 edition of F1 Racing, none of which said much about what the car would eventually look like (apart from really obvious stuff like it will definitely have four wheels!)

 

Those expecting a major launch a la last year will be disappointed because, in tune with many other teams, the "launch" looks like being a simple roll-out at a test track (in this case Jerez).

 

It's looking increasingly likely that Honda will be on the grid, at least in the beginning, but that its preparation time will be minimal. So Force India is unlikely to be last unless a complete disaster happens to it. 

 

Hope everyone had a happy Valentine's Day.

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Two Weeks Before The Action Starts
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Jay
17/02/2009 13:33
if Force has a solid start, except some good finishing positions on race weekends, cuz i feel some teams might just fall apart atleast in the first 2-3 races, with new rules and developments.

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Alianora La Canta
Alianora La Canta
17/02/2009 20:39
True. Also, some teams will be running KERS-designed cars without KERS in the beginning, so if Force India is running KERS from the outset, it could have an advantage over its rivals because it will be running the way it was intended to run.

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Jay
18/02/2009 09:46
Ferrari had a problem in KERS cooling yesterday at Bahrain. It was good for Ferrari that the problem crept up early during testing, which was because of the Bahrain heat....

so, while that's an advantage to Ferrari, i feel teams testing in cooler conditions are at disadvantage considering the yet uncertain behaviour of KERS and problems related to it.

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Alianora La Canta
Alianora La Canta
19/02/2009 17:56
Good point, Jay. Time will tell how well KERS turns out to work.

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