The 2006 Teams Preview
For the first time in four years, 11 teams enter the Formula One World Championship. Some are better prepared than others; some have more to prove; and some have more to lose. Tom Keeble analyses the prospects and objectives of each team
After winning the 2005 World Championship, the team headed into the off-season in celebratory mood, and besides the marketing department getting on with making the most of the win, they had a quiet start to the winter break.
Early announcements that the team would not run their new V8 engine until the 2006 chassis was ready in January led to widespread speculation that the team were running behind schedule, and that they would not be ready for the new season. It led to repeated announcements that the team was on track, that they knew their approach was sound, and that an interim car was a misuse of resources that should be going in to the new challenger... an approach that more resembles a low-budget team than the reigning World Champions.
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