Skip to main content

2016 F1 Season - Car Launch Dates [Updated]

2014 f1 Ferrari car
(Above : Sebastian Vettel Testing the ST14-T on the Fiorano track on Tuesday )
The 2016 Formula One season just has 29 days left to begin. I feel like 6 sundays sounds much more closer than 40 days.The first test in Barcelona on 22nd Feb. The car launch dates are here :

 2016 Ferrari F1 suits
 1. Scuderia Ferrari
Online car launch 
When : 19/02/2016
Where : Maranello, Italy

  The SF16-H's power unit and packaging is more compact to improve aero . James allison says they have improved every aspect of the car.It's a really good looking car let's see what it can do.

Scuderia Ferrari 2016 f1 car
2. Mercedes 
When : 22/02/2016
Where : Barcelona , Spain
AMG Mercedes f1 team


 3. Williams 
When : 22/02/2016
Where : Barcelona , Spain

 The FW38 looks the same as 2015. Williams expect tough competition in the 2016 season 
Williams F1 car 2016

 4.Red Bull
When : 22/02/2016
Where : Barcelona , Spain 
( The 2016 livery will be launched on 17/02/16 not the car)

 The livery of the RB12 was revealed. The revised livery was displayed on the team's 2015 car. There are very visible changes to the livery. Redbull expect their season to be tough but will get better in the second half.

RB12
RB12
5. Force India 
When : 21/02/2016
Where : Barcelona, Spain
Vijay Mallay


6.Toro Rosso
When : 21/02/2016
Where : Barcelona , Spain

 7. Renault
When : 3/02/16
Where : Paris,France

 Renault have confirmed that Kevin Magnussen will replace
Pastor Maldonado alongside Jolyon Palmer and Esteban Ocon( third and reserve driver). The livery is said to change by the season opener in Australia. The car is called RS16 and it's power unit RE16.




 8. Sauber 
When : 01/03/2016
Where : TBA

 9.McLaren
Online Car Launch
When : 21/02/2016
Where : Woking, England
Mclaren Honda
10. Manor 
When : 22/02/2016
Where : Barcelona , Spain
11. Haas
When : 21/02/2016
Where : Barcelona , Spain
Haas F1 Car 2016
Simulator work has begun for most drivers and final touches to the cars are being added on . Sebastian Vettel is currrently testing the 2014 Ferrari around the Fiorano track in Italy and is doing a whole bunch of simulator work . Ferrari being the first to launch their car are putting in the final touches to their 2016 challenger .

 The Ferrari pair along with the Red bull pair and Stoffel Vandoorne (Mclaren reserve driver) will be back in their respective 2015 cars for a two day Pirelli wet-weather tyre test in South of France next week.

 Pirelli wet weather-tyre testing
Pirelli Testing 2016The test was conducted on the Paul Ricard circuit in France. The track was artificially watered.
The fastest time was clocked by Sebastian vettel followed by Danil kvyat and Stoffel Vandoorne. Totally 659 laps were completed by all the drivers over two days. All running was done on unmarked tyres which means that the teams didn't know what specification of compound they were using 

Pirelli Testing 2016

Pirelli Testing 2016













In other news,Pastor Maldonado lost his Renault seat to Kevin Magnussen. 
Magnussen is set to be announced as a driver in the following weeks most probably when the team launches i.e on 3/02/16.

Until the next race ,
Goodbye 


(Picture courtesy : @ Corbis images , @ Sutton Motorsport images)

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

F1 Friendships/Bromances

In the title i used the word 'Bromance', if you don't know what bromance means well to put it simply it friendship between men . It's not hard to tell that it's the combination of two words 'brother' and 'romance'.  There are bromances in everywhere and F1 is not an exception.They maybe rivals while on track but off track it's a little different.  1.Fernando Alonso/Mark Webber  Mark webber might have retired form Formula one but that doesn't mean that his friendship with fellow driver Mark webber would halt. They share a common love for cycling and are often seen together in the paddock ,F1 or Le Mans.    P.S their "shipped name is webbando"             2.Sebastian Vettel/Kimi Raikkonen   Now teammates these two have been friends ever since Vettel's entry into F1 in 2007. They are often seen sharing jokes let it be on the podium or in the paddock , they spend most the driver's parad...
Post a Comment
Read more

F1 Ladies 2018

1.   Minttu Raikkonen Fitness freak and model Minttu virtanen is the wife of Kimi "Iceman" Raikkonen. Kimi and Minttu wed in a private ceremony only for family and friends on 8th August in Tuscany, Italy. The pair have a son called Robin Ace Raikkonen and a daughter called Rianna Angelia Milana. Minttu has an Instagram and so does Kimi ( I AM NOT JOKING).    2. Hanna Prater Long-time girlfriend of Sebastian Vettel, still continues to stay out of the public eye. She and Seb have been together since high school. They live in Switzerland with their two daughters Emily and Mathilda. Hanna rarely makes public appearences and prefers to stay out of the limelight. She  made a rare appearance at the 2017 Monaco Grand Prix. 3. Emilia Bottas Finnish Olympic swimmer Emilia is the wife of Williams driver Valtteri Bottas . She participated in the 2016 Rio Games. Emilia and Valtteri wed on September 12th in H...
1 comment
Read more

Formula 1 Ladies 2015

Jessica Button  - Sadly Jessica and Jenson have decided to separate within a year of marriage . We wish them both the best for the future. Jessica has had a busy year doing shoots and promotion of products and so on.The pair got married in December of 2014 and have separated in December 2015. Instagram: https://instagram.com/jessicamichibata/?hl=en Hanna Prater  -Hanna Prater is the girlfriend of the youngest ever Formula 1 Champion Sebastian Vettel. They now have two daughters called and Emily or Emilie and Matilda or Mathilde. Rumor mill was that Hanna  and the kids were in Abu dhabi during the Abu dhabi grand prix. So far they aren't yet married but they soon will.   Anna Raffaela Massa  -  34-year-old Anna Raffaela Bassi aka Raffaela Massa was born in Brazil in 1978, They got married in 2007 .Little Felipinho Bassi Massa was born on the same day of  Felipe and Raffaela’s second wedding anniversary, No...
6 comments
Read more