A spokeswoman for Renault has confirmed reports the French team’s new F1 car for 2009 has failed a crash test. The launch and test debut of the R29 will proceed as scheduled later this month in Portugal, but it emerged that the car did not pass two of the mandatory FIA tests at the first [...]
Archive for January 11th, 2009
Renault R29 Failed FIA Crash Tests
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Force India To Launch VJM02 In Early March
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Force India’s Mercedes-powered 2009 car will be revealed and run for the first time at Jerez in early March, team owner and boss Vijay Mallya said on Sunday.
“The new car, VJM02, is under construction. It will have a McLaren gearbox and Mercedes engine, which is a big change from VJM01. We are going to unveil [...]




