Ferrari first to debut new car: Ferrari F60

The 2009 Formula One season edges ever closer and there is no better evidence for that then Formula One team car launches. In the past, these car launch events have been very elaborate and the epitome of opulence and excess. However, the economic times that the sport and the globe face have severely curtailed such events put on by F1 teams.

Today, Ferrari debut their new Formula One challenger in a low key unveiling and have designated their new car the F60, which is a departure of the previous designations of F2008, F2007 and 248F1 (in 2006). The F60 name is derived from the fact that Ferrari are the only team to have competed in each of the 60 years of the Formula One world championship.

Due to the major rules changes in F1 for 2009, the car looks somewhat different that previous cars however clearly carries over some ques from the last generation of Formula One car and their F2008.

Team will be cars in the next several months, however the b! ulk of t eams with be launching their new cars in January. Below is the schedule for F1 teams:

Toyota- January 15th

McLaren- January 16th

Renault- January 19th

Williams- January 19th

BMW-Sauber- January 20th

Reb Bull- February 9th

Force India- March

Toro Rosso- TBA

We will see if the remnants of the Honda team are about to get up on the grid in the coming weeks.

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