WhiteBlue wrote:Obviously Mercedes want to have a proper day in Stuttgart for the livery launch after 60 years without a works team. On the other hand you don't want to shorten the development time for the engineers. From that point it makes a lot of sense. The most expensive will always be the time and expenses of the people who are present. So launching the works team in Stuttgart with all the Merc suits and rolling the car out for the first test makes sense. They will have very few engineers and team members in Stuttgart. Perhaps Brawn and Fry, not that anybody in Brackley will miss Fry not at work.
Agreed.
I expect Stuttgart will have gloss, glamour and interviews with press. In contrast, Valencia will have mechanics, oily overalls, and minimal press distraction.
I've also noticed that the teams seem much more secretive about their launches this year. Merc will use the 09 car, another team have said they'd have the 09 wings at the launch.
Are they all hiding a secret weapon, or are they just being wary after last year's DDD unheaval?
i'd be pretty disappointed if Nico sold-out his family helmet just for the sake of corporate identity. Has there been any mention of a change of helmet for him?
