Force India announce launch date

McLaren did it brilliantly, Virgin did it badly. Today Force India announced that they will launch their new car – the Mercedes-powered VJM03 – live online next week.

“The Force India Formula One Team will unveil its 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship challenger, the VJM03, in an online presentation on 9 February, before its official testing debut at Jerez circuit the following day,” read a statement.

The team yesterday confirmed that Paul di Resta will back up the driver pairing of Tonio Liuzzi and Adrian Sutil.