F1: McLaren to launch 2009 car in January

From GMM

Next year's Formula 1 season is already under way. A third formula one team has just announced it expects to unveil its 2009 car in January next year.

Toyota (16 January) and BMW-Sauber (20 January) recently became the first squads to confirm launch dates.

And at McLaren's Woking headquarters this week, team boss Ron Dennis revealed: "We are really well advanced in our new car and we will announce (launch) the car in the latter part of January."

The new Mercedes-powered car, to be called the MP4-24, will carry the number 1, for newly crowned world champion Lewis Hamilton.


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