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**Heacechig** · 01-01-2009, 07:19 AM

With 2009 having arrived, thoughts are now concentrated on the new season and one of the main and most exciting questions is of course that how competitive is everyone going to be. It is expected that the performance gaps between teams will increase. With a lot of teams aiming for success, some of them inevitably have to fail. But who? Why do I start with Red Bull?

http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...30090828.shtml
I happened to read these news and if they are true, I'm starting to wonder whether Red Bull is starting to become the first team about who there could be some real suspicions that 09 might not work out fine for them. I haven't expected much from STR anyway, but may RBR itself be following the same direction?

During years I have got the impression that the most optimal launch time is January - not too early, which means that the design hasn't been rushed. But also not too late, leaving enough testing time before the beginning of the season. However, with in-season testing ban and only one test before Melbourne it doesn't seem too promising for Red Bull. They may have that interim RB4 car, but it's not quite the same as the real car in RB5. Has anyone got any insight, why this decision could have taken place? Suspiciously unlike many other teams Red Bull hasn't announced its launch date yet either... and unsurprisingly - all those, who have announced so far, will launch their '09 challenger in January.

01-01-2009, 07:19 AM	#1
Heacechig Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 484 Senior Member	Red Bull Racing in 2009?! With 2009 having arrived, thoughts are now concentrated on the new season and one of the main and most exciting questions is of course that how competitive is everyone going to be. It is expected that the performance gaps between teams will increase. With a lot of teams aiming for success, some of them inevitably have to fail. But who? Why do I start with Red Bull? http://en.f1-live.com/f1/en/headline...30090828.shtml I happened to read these news and if they are true, I'm starting to wonder whether Red Bull is starting to become the first team about who there could be some real suspicions that 09 might not work out fine for them. I haven't expected much from STR anyway, but may RBR itself be following the same direction? During years I have got the impression that the most optimal launch time is January - not too early, which means that the design hasn't been rushed. But also not too late, leaving enough testing time before the beginning of the season. However, with in-season testing ban and only one test before Melbourne it doesn't seem too promising for Red Bull. They may have that interim RB4 car, but it's not quite the same as the real car in RB5. Has anyone got any insight, why this decision could have taken place? Suspiciously unlike many other teams Red Bull hasn't announced its launch date yet either... and unsurprisingly - all those, who have announced so far, will launch their '09 challenger in January.
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