Toro Rosso will launch their 2011 F1 car on the first day of F1 testing at Valencia.
The STR6 will be revealed on the 1st of February.
Sauber are the only other team to have announced the launch of their 2011 car so far.
Use the F1 Fanatic Google Calendar to keep track of all the launch, test and race dates for 2011.
View the list of 2011 F1 drivers and teams.
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Oliver Queisser
17th December 2010, 9:29
They will be launching their current cars adjusted to the new regulations
BasCB
18th December 2010, 14:30
In most years, isn’t that what teams do? I would think RBR, Williams, Sauber, Virgin, Force India, Renault and possibly Ferrari will do?
I suppose only Lotus will have a largely new car, due to the engine change and Red Bull rear end, Mercedes will start from scratch (or from BGP001?) to get a working balance, and McLaren might do something new to get it right with the setup window.
And HRT would have completely different car, if they actually appear.
F1Andy83
19th December 2010, 15:05
Does anyone know a site where we can get guesses at what the cars will look like in 2011? I would love to see how we viewers think it would look like and see if we get it right.
Steve
17th December 2010, 10:17
In other words, they wont be spending money on a launch event. You will see it when it hits the track.
Icthyes (@icthyes)
17th December 2010, 10:33
Good. Those things are a waste of money for a smaller team like Toro Rosso.
Prisoner Monkeys (@prisoner-monkeys)
17th December 2010, 10:20
I’m not expecting anything radical from them. They’ll most likely use whatever works best for them, which means it’s going to look a lot like the Red Bull RB6.
Fixy (@)
17th December 2010, 17:36
I found it strange how, especially in 2009, with Red Bull and Toro Rosso practically identical, Toro Rosso under-performed.
Hairs
17th December 2010, 18:45
Torro Rosso have the basic chassis from RB but RB get far more development muscle during the season and first dibs on all the parts. So while TR should never perform at the same level as the mother team, they should have done better than they did.
wasiF1
17th December 2010, 11:51
Teams at the back of the field won’t spend any money to their launch party,they will just raise the curtain & start the test session.
STRFerrari4Ever
17th December 2010, 14:49
Early launch again by STR shows they’re getting the cars out nice and early. I’m very downbeat however as to the capabilities of the STR6. Unless they have employed new individuals with radical ideas to push the team forward the STR6 will be promising in testing like the STR5 but when the season gets underway it’ll be woeful.
Don Mateo
17th December 2010, 15:03
I think the trouble they have is more that they can’t keep up in the development race – in the past couple of seasons they’ve been the last to get things like the double diffuser and the F-duct, which has meant that their performance has tended to tail off towards the end of the season.
Calum
17th December 2010, 16:08
It would be funny if STR swapped their nose cone colours with RedBull Racing so the lead RedBull team could wear the gold as champions!!
US_Peter (@us_peter)
18th December 2010, 0:24
I hope not. I vastly prefer the RBR livery to the Torro Rosso. The RBRs really pop with that bright yellow, even in a distant or blurred shot. The STRs can end up just looking like another dark liveried car.
George (@george)
18th December 2010, 13:53
Not a huge amount to look forward to next year with the design, I imagine the moving rear wing will look largely the same.
Unless someone comes up with another F-duct/double diffuser that is.
BasCB
18th December 2010, 14:31
I am curious, weather they will have a try at incorporating Ferrari KERS into their package.
The Edge (@the-edge)
21st December 2010, 18:54
how can that be a launch date?
surely that’s an announcement there not having a launch…just gonna invite a few peps to the first test and wing it…save on some cash