Well, what can I say. The car looks stunning. The drivers look stunning too, especially Lewis Hamilton, who has those sweet boy looks. Alonso and Hamilton look like the perfectly matching pair of photo opps - both with their close cropped hairstyles! Back to the car. The MP4-22 was launched with all the usual fanfare that a McLaren Mercedes launch usually offers. And this time they have a double world champion to drive their car. Bringing you the tech specs of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Mp4-22 in a while. But frankly, those are not going to tell you anything. Fernando himself believes that at Australia, at the 2007 F1 race debut, Ferrari may have an advantage over McLaren F1. Mostly, he attributes that to the Ferrari Bridgestone collaboration of eight years - and this year's tyre would definitely have some of the characteristics of the earlier tyres from Bridgestone. Ferrari of course tries to play down any such talk of an advantage. You don't want people putting it all down to your former collaborator, right? Anyway here is the obligatory photo gallery of the McLaren Mercedes Mp4-22. Feel free to link to them or use them in your blog or message board. A link back to us would be nice, but thats up to you. We are not selfish, sometimes :) The McLaren F1 mp4-222 photo gallery 
Top view of McLaren's championship contender MP4-22.
This is the imposing front view. The question is, will this be what Kimi sees looming behind him? Or will it be disappearing into the rear view mirror?
And this here is the side view.
You know, on the one hand, I wish McLaren's last year's poor form would change and this year, they would be something. It will be embarassing to watch Fernando Alonso getting overtaken - and do expect Fernando to crib loudly if that happens. I also do not want to see a F1 rookie like Hamilton to be dispirited. On the other hand, this time, we have top dog Fernando Alonso and in last year's underdog car. And on the other hand, we have Kimi Raikkonen, perenniel underdog, in last year's no.2 and almost top-dog car. I frankly do not know who I wish to win. Now whoever it is, I just hope there is no whitewash - nothing worse than seeing the same car and the same driver winning again and again, whoever that car and driver are. Labels: Formula One, McLaren |
