The team’s technical director, Andrew Green, gave a rundown of the new racecar.
“The VJM10 is the natural product of the big regulation changes for 2017. We had substantial changes to the aerodynamics, to the chassis and to the tyres – combine those three together and you have a marked departure from previous years, with a lot of new ground to cover and a lot more work to do. There was very little to carry over from last year’s very successful VJM09, which meant a lot more work from both a design and a production perspective.”
The team principal, Vijay Mallya, commented: “I’m very proud of the journey we have taken over the last 10 seasons to become an established Formula One team racing at the sharp end of the grid. When I think back to 2008 and the task facing us, it’s remarkable to see the progress we have made and the way the team has evolved. Everybody associated with this team deserves huge credit for the achievements of 2016 and I still regard our fourth place finish as one of my proudest moments.”
Continuing, Mallya said: “We’ve kept the basic colour scheme that we’ve been running for the last couple of years, but we’ve just freshened up the design slightly. Everybody has been telling me how much they love the colours on our cars, so there was no reason to make a radical change. This livery gives our cars a contemporary and premium feel, which works well considering the partners we have on the car.”
Check out the VJM10 rival also powered by Mercedes-AMG, the W08 EQ Power+.
The racecar that the VJM10 has to overtake in the 2017 season is the Scuderia Ferrari SF70H.
