General Information |
| Vehicle Type: |
0-door convertible, race car |
| Price: |
$---,--- |
| Miles Per Gallon: |
--/-- mpg |
| Drivetrain |
| Configuration |
Mid Engine/RWD |
| Engine: |
V8 |
| Displacement: |
---- cc |
| Horsepower: |
--- bhp @ ---- rpm |
| Torque: |
--- lb-ft @ ---- rpm |
| Max RPM: |
---- rpm |
| Transmission: |
6-Speed Manual |
| Dimensions |
| Weight: |
---- lbs |
| Height: |
--.- in |
| Length: |
---.- in |
| Width: |
--.- in |
| Wheelbase: |
--.- in |
| Track: |
f: --.- / r: --.- in |
| Performance |
| 0-60 mph: |
-.- sec |
| 0-100 mph: |
--.- sec |
| Quarter Mile: |
--.- sec @ --- mph |
| Top Speed: |
--- mph |
| Lateral Acceleration: |
.--g |
| Braking, 60-0 mph: |
--- ft |
| Slalom Speed: |
--.- mph |
| N�rburgring Lap Time: |
--.- minutes |
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The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team revealed its brand new MP4-25 chassis � the car in which reigning world champion Jenson Button and 2008 world champion Lewis Hamilton will contest the 2010 FIA Formula 1 World Championship.
Unveiled at Vodafone UK�s stunning headquarters in Newbury, the 2010 car looks noticeably different from last year�s race-winning MP4-24. MP4-25 features a radical aerodynamic overhaul and a significantly larger fuel tank to take full advantage of this year�s new regulations, and its design team is confident it has explored every possible avenue to maximise the car�s performance.
Horsepower once again comes from our friends in Stuttgart. Mercedes-Benz�s FO 108X V8 subtly improves upon an engine that has become the benchmark in Formula 1, winning the last two drivers� world championships.
The team kicks off its 2010 campaign with a stunning driver pairing: 2009 world champion Jenson Button and 2008 world champion Lewis Hamilton. It is the first time since 1989 � when it ran Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna � that the team has fielded a joint-world champion driver line-up, and marks the first time in Formula 1 history that the sport�s two most recent world champions have been partnered together.
However, the driver line-up represents only a fraction of the team�s remarkable strength in depth. Members of the design team who contributed to the development of MP4-25 can also trace their involvement back through an incredible seven of the team�s 12 drivers� world championships, five of the team�s eight constructors� world championships and 112 of the team�s 164 grand prix victories.
The Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team begins pre-season testing with MP4-25 at the Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo on Monday.
