Lewis Hamilton will bring the MP4-26 out on track at Jerez
The McLaren driver, Lewis Hamilton is anticipating taking the new team car, MP4-26 to the track next month.
The team has announced to launch its 2011 package later than many of the other teams. The British squad has declared to launch its next year’s package after the first pre-season test scheduled to be held on February 1, while the second test will take place
at Jerez on the 10th of the next month. The team has announced to unveil its car on February 4th, a day after the first practice will end.
Meanwhile, the McLaren test driver, Gary Paffett will bring the modified 2010-spec MP4-25 to the winter programme at Valencia. It is also reported that the other team driver, Jenson Button will bring the car out on day two of the second pre-season test at
Jerez.
So far, both the team drivers as well as the team management seem pretty confident with the factory work. While talking to the media earlier this week the team principal, Martin Whitmarsh said that he is looking forward for an exciting season with the best
drivers’ line-up in the sport.
Moreover, the 2008 world champion Hamilton after spending some hours at the Woking headquarters this Wednesday expressed a lot of joy and optimism for the next season’s package. While talking about his test drive in the simulator he explained, "(2011) car
feels good, never know how others will be but I'm happy with where we are."
Button, who will be driving with the KERS system for the first time this season said that after having seen a great 2010 season with the team, his bar of expectations have gone further high. He anticipated looking at the next season’s car saying that he
is certain for a great season ahead with the team.
Moreover, both the team drivers are nowadays busy at the team’s training camp. The team boss proclaimed that he wants to see both the drivers physically strong and mentally relaxed when they enter the new season.
While talking to the media, Whitmarsh stated that both the team drivers have enjoyed a long period of vacation before heading for the most demanding calendar ever in the sport’s history, containing 20-races and five world champions. "I told my colleagues
last year, Let's give our drivers six weeks in which I am not going to ring them -- and I don't want anyone else to ring them either," he concluded saying.
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