McLaren unveils new MP4-27 - Button: 

"A nice car"

McLaren unveiled the new Red Bull chaser.

 

Red Bull challenger McLaren-Mercedes has presented on Wednesday as the top team its first new Formula 1 car for the World Cup 2012th

Vice world champion Jenson Button and his team mate Lewis Hamilton unveiled clock at exactly 12.02 (CET) the silvery MP4-27 in the stage of the company headquarters Woking. Striking feature of the new McLaren is especially the elegantly curved nose.

"It's a fantastic car," said Hamilton. "I'm looking forward to ride next week in Jerez. We need to come out of the box and be strong, "Button said of facing the test launch on 7 February in Jerez de la Frontera and the World Cup opener on 18 March in Melbourne.

"Beauty contest" for new McLaren

For the two British former world champion has her new company car, at least have the beauty prize safely. "As you can see: This is a nice car. Some others will not be there, "Button said with a grin. His team boss Martin Whitmarsh made it clear. "A car is beautiful when it wins."

And this is exactly what McLaren after the traditional British racing has been duped in the past two years of double world champion Sebastian Vettel and his Red Bull team. Accordingly, the belligerent, the English racing season takes into attack. "There may be a surprise for anyone here: Of course we want to win both world championships," said Whitmarsh plain text.

Ferrari will follow on Friday

His team first ventured out of hiding. Ferrari will unveil its new car on Friday. And from Maranello was heard already that the "Red Goddess" probably is not a beauty this time. look different than elegant. Which has for "cosmetic" solution chosen Red Bull is still unknown. On Monday, the secret is revealed.

Necessary, the new "nose surgeries" by a rule change whereby the top of the car must be lower, the chassis height remains unchanged. So shall be void in collisions that drivers can be taken in the cockpit of the nose of another car. Added to this was the designer for that year from the so-called "blown diffuser", was conducted in which air from the exhaust to the diffuser for improved aerodynamics, is prohibited.

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McLaren's challenge to Vettel: "More than ready '

 

The Tracker is the end of the Team McLaren Formula 1 - summer holiday, a clear challenge to world champion Sebastian Vettel and his Red Bull racing team focused.  

"Despite three wins in the last five Grand Prix, we are determined to be stronger than before," team boss Martin Whitmarsh announced prior to re-start the season in just over a week with the Grand Prix of Belgium.

"We are more than ready for this fight and enjoy every race," Whitmarsh said on Friday. One had the two races of Europe (Belgium and Italy) before the overseas races tackle aggressively and with confidence, demanded the boss of the two world championship runner Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button. "I think we'll go from a good position in the race weekend - we have two Grand Prix last won and the car feels strong, "said Hamilton in the preview of the British team, in contrast to Ferrari still both drivers in the race for the championship title has.

Hamilton is before 12 World Cup run of 19 races of the season third, Button fifth. Between the two McLaren- Ferrari-ranked world champions Fernando Alonso Star (89 points behind Vettel/234). Is second with Mark Webber second Red Bull- Pilot (85 points behind Vettel).

Despite its successes in China and Germany (Hamilton), Canada and Hungary (Button) but it also points the distance between the two British McLaren- on leader Vettel pilots significantly. Hamilton, who a year ago at the legendary Ardennes circuit of Spa- Francorchamps is won back 88 meters, the button has even 100 points less than the defending champion from Germany. "Once again, our aim will be to put pressure on those in front in the championship, especially Red Bull," said Button.

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Massa in the rain at Silverstone ahead

 

Ferrari Driver Felipe Massa on Friday afternoon in the second free practice session for the Formula 1- Grand- Prix ​​of Great Britain in Silverstone was the fastest.

The Brazilian was on a wet track 1:49,967 minutes However, more than three seconds slower than the best of the day Mark Webber in the morning Red Bull.

Red Bull showed little driving on wet Friday joyfully

The cops were no longer in the finish of the training, when the track was a little dried up so quickly and, on the road. Last year's winner Webber and WM Dominator Sebastian Vettel therefore contented themselves with the Seats 14 and 18 The McLaren Local heroes Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button landed about 1.5 seconds behind Massa on the fourth and fifth positions.

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Little hope for Vettel pursuers before Silverstone

 

Vettels Konkurrenten sind heuer eher Zuschauer

On the hunt of Formula 1 - World champion Sebastian Vettel for title defense before the start of autumn all its competitors in spite of control maneuvers seem to have gone out of breath.  

McLaren's home race in front of little confident

McLaren pays even before their own fans at the Grand Prix of Great Britain on Sunday little chance of winning. There Vettel wants victory at Silverstone- hat-trick for Red Bull make perfect.

Vettel makes all the shadows

According to current projections would be on 25 September in Singapore, the second World Cup title in Formula 1 - Dominators Germany from perfect. Vettel is building his lead but keep it continuously, is the World Cup victory even earlier - depending on how much ground the competition loses. "The season of each does it compare to an average of Sebastian," said Vettel's Australian team-mate Mark Webber.

Despite rule changes no worries about Vettel

Even the complete prohibition of the intermediate gas system that the almost seemingly unbeatable Red Bull team has perfected claims to make, which this year, six-time Grand Prix winner Vettel not worried. "Silverstone is one of my favorite tracks," Hesse maintains the contrary, in his nonchalant way the doubters.

Alonso far, Webber and Button with respect distance

Actually may be the most well alongside Webber McLaren driver Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton make a lesser extent still vague hopes of stopping Vettel. Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso has already 99 points behind. Scuderia president Luca di Montezemolo wants but not of task in the World Cup race talk: "Let's wait for a few races off."

Hamilton passed slowly away from the title dream

At McLaren gives you more realistic. "I think it will be difficult," said the Canada- World Cup winner and second button, which is tied with 77 points behind Webber. And Hamilton - already 89 points back - complained in the British "Independent": "The title is far, far away."

 

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