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12 Dec 2009, 02:46
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Hehe, so this is the future I wonder? They all agree to a communal launch date to show "unity", but then have individual "pre-launches"?
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12 Dec 2009, 16:50
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I wonder how the teams will think they will save money by having a joint launch? when you can launch your 2010 contender at home and not have to travel with crew,cars etc..
Why don't they just do a low key launch of their car at the factory...
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12 Dec 2009, 16:58
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Originally Posted by JeremySmith
I wonder how the teams will think they will save money by having a joint launch? when you can launch your 2010 contender at home and not have to travel with crew,cars etc..
Why don't they just do a low key launch of their car at the factory...
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I suppose the launch also coincides with a test at the Valencia circuit or at least it should!
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12 Dec 2009, 17:16
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JeremySmith
I wonder how the teams will think they will save money by having a joint launch? when you can launch your 2010 contender at home and not have to travel with crew,cars etc..
Why don't they just do a low key launch of their car at the factory...
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That's what I was hinting to in my first post. I find it funny that the teams still want to reduce costs, yet teams shipping their new cars from all over to this one place would surely only make costs worse?
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12 Dec 2009, 17:23
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That's what I was hinting to in my first post. I find it funny that the teams still want to reduce costs, yet teams shipping their new cars from all over to this one place would surely only make costs worse?
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Bernie (FOM) pays for transport, and if it's a large media event, then you can be sure that Bernie will have those costs covered. 
Also (from Autosport article):
"It is understood that the event will take place in Valencia in late January, prior to the first official 2010 test at the Spanish city's nearby track a few days later".
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12 Dec 2009, 17:30
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Originally Posted by Marbot
Bernie (FOM) pays for transport, and if it's a large media event, then you can be sure that Bernie will have those costs covered.
Also (from Autosport article):
"It is understood that the event will take place in Valencia in late January, prior to the first official 2010 test at the Spanish city's nearby track a few days later". |
Okay well I am sure they know what they are doing... 
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12 Dec 2009, 17:48
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I enjoyed Lotus saying they won't be there:
Tony Fernandes indicated his team supports the initiative, but revealed that the 2010 Lotus will not be ready to launch in late January.
"I won't have a car at that time. I could come with a Matchbox car," he joked.
source: http://formula-one.speedtv.com/artic...common-launch/
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I assume that is some sort of a joke?
I find it hard to believe that they can't even produce a rolling chassis to show the media.
If they don't have a chassis built by Jan then they are already in a world of hurt.
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12 Dec 2009, 21:18
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I assume that is some sort of a joke?
I find it hard to believe that they can't even produce a rolling chassis to show the media.
If they don't have a chassis built by Jan then they are already in a world of hurt.
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It's top secret though! Early they show their car, more time for other teams to copy.
Common launch, demo => old car painted in new liveries doing burnouts in a city centre. Sorted then.
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23 Dec 2009, 14:38
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23 Dec 2009, 14:50
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It's a good job FOTA aren't trying organise anything of real importance. 
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23 Dec 2009, 18:15
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Hardly the end of the world but a bit dissapointing none the less. Will FOTA ever be able to do something where they all agree?
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23 Dec 2009, 18:26
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Will FOTA ever be able to do something where they all agree?
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Break up.
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23 Dec 2009, 18:38
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Touché!
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