Launched For the Very First Time

The brand new VR-01 was revealed to the world today, after a short delay. Virgin had planned an online launch, but their virtual photos took a while to be released due to technical difficulties. Nevertheless, the black and red livery was finally available to view with Lucas di Grassi and Timo Glock on hand in their matching overalls. The car is due for a shakedown at Silverstone next week.

Credit: Virgin Racing

Williams 2009 Livery Unveiled

The new look Williams is officially unveiled. The darker testing livery is gone to make way for this lighter blue and white paint job. Rosberg has said he intends to be in a competitive car by 2010, and if the team don’t deliver this year, then he will reluctantly start to look elsewhere. Meanwhile, Nakajima feels like the pressure is on him now he’s out of his rookie year.
Credit: WilliamsF1

21-Mar-08: Stewards to Investigate Red Bull Safety

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It’s the 21^st March, I’m Christine, and this is F1 Minute.

David Coulthard suffered another serious incident in Free Practice 1 today, as his Red Bull hit the kerb at Sepang and the chassis fell apart. The stewards are worried about the safety of the car, after the same thing happened in Australia last week, so they have asked for Red Bull to submit a technical report to ensure that they will be allowed to race. Team boss Christian Horner doesn’t appear too worried, saying that it was just a single component failure and everything is under control.

In other Free Practice news, both Sebastian Vettel and Jenson Button appeared to outperform in their respective cars, although both have moved to downplay their positions. Vettel was 5^th in Free Practice 2 but said that the lap times don’t really prove anything, whilst Button was just ahead in fourth, and saying it will not be reflected in the race.

And very quickly, Williams sponsor AirAsia have officially unveiled their new A320 plane in Williams livery, with a cockpit coloured to match Rosberg’s helmet. The plane is called “Sir Frank Williams.”

That’s all for today, join me tomorrow for another F1 Minute.