McLaren lost Newey but gained...
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...Vodafone as their title sponsor for 2006!
From ITV-F1.com
Vodafone sponsored Benetton in 2001 and Ferrari from 2002-2005. Now I wonder what Macca's new livery will look like - hopefully it isn't red. -
Is Johnnie Walker still sponsoring the Macs? I remember JW replaced Wests for the latter part of last season.
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of cos... its not even 1 yrOriginally posted by iveco:Is Johnnie Walker still sponsoring the Macs? I remember JW replaced Wests for the latter part of last season. -
Nah... guess shud be same livery... with a few more additional red striipes to the current maybe?Originally posted by Kuali Baba:...Vodafone as their title sponsor for 2006!
From ITV-F1.com
Vodafone sponsored Benetton in 2001 and Ferrari from 2002-2005. Now I wonder what Macca's new livery will look like - hopefully it isn't red. -
And BMW-Sauber have signed Intel as one of their major sponsors. It shouldn't hurt the appearance of the livery.
Go Jacques and Nick! -
hell Williams livery is super sick! I like
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http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=34718Originally posted by Kuali Baba:And BMW-Sauber have signed Intel as one of their major sponsors. It shouldn't hurt the appearance of the livery. Go Jacques and Nick! -
Taking Vodafone's place on Ferrari's livery is De Beers.
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Well, IMHO the Macs looked best in red and white.Originally posted by Kuali Baba:Now I wonder what Macca's new livery will look like - hopefully it isn't red. -
MCLAREN FACES BRAIN DRAIN
Last Updated: Wednesday, 25, January, 2006, 15:56
Two of McLarenÂ’s key technical staff are reportedly about to leave the team for rival outfits.
A senior source at Red Bull Racing told ITV-F1 at Barcelona that Peter Prodromou, McLarenÂ’s head of aerodynamic development, has signed a contract to join the Milton Keynes-based squad.
Meanwhile Italian sports daily Gazzetta dello Sport is reporting that Nicolas Tombazis, McLaren’s vehicle project director, is poised to return to his former team Ferrari, where he will serve as ‘vice technical director’ under Ross Brawn.
If confirmed, these departures will come as a serious blow to McLaren, leaving a vacuum at the top of its aerodynamic department.
The Woking team is still reeling from the shock defection of design genius Newey shortly before Christmas.
At that time there were rumours that Tombazis was about to follow Newey to Red Bull, but these were denied by McLaren.
“We will not be replacing Adrian and our technical organisation will continue to operate within the current structure,” the team said in December.
“Nicholas remains working on aerodynamics within McLaren.”
A McLaren spokesperson declined to comment on todayÂ’s reports. -
Hmm. Newey's a loss, but I don't believe that Mac will be much the poorer for the loss of Prodromou. Word has it that he dropped the ball during the design phase, and Newey ended up having to work constantly across the season to correct for the design flaws.
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McLaren's got no reason to be surprised after the Jaguar kerfuffle. Maybe they should have let Newey go design his boat.
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Hmm, Macca changed to orange livery?
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Only for the testing season - final livery to be confirmed.
The orange is an acknowledgement of Mac's pre-Project 4 days.