F1: Eyebrows raise as 'ugly' Caterham photos leaked

F1 fans on Wednesday got their first glimpse of a 2012-specification car.

 

Caterham is launching its new CT01 in the pages of British magazine F1 Racing on Thursday.

But some subscribers got their copy a day early, and so a side-angle photo was released by the team on Twitter.

 

A leaked front-view photo is also doing the rounds, and the most eye-catching feature is the radically stepped nose.

 

The nose is the result of new regulations dictating a lower front section for crash impacts, and given Ferrari's admission about its own "ugly" car, the look is likely to be widespread on the 2012 grid.

Mercedes no longer has McLaren shares

Mercedes-Benz has no longer involvement in McLaren team's actions.

McLaren uses Mercedes engines built in Brixworth, the British company began its association with Mercedes in 1995, which brought several world championships, the German automaker owned the 40 percent of the Woking team (McLaren).
In 2009, after the bought of Brawn by Mercedes, the british team expressed the need to become once again a private team: "The McLaren Group will become a fully independent entity" confirmed McLaren.

However, until last year, Mercedes still owned a small part of the team. But there are several reports, which reveals that Mercedes and McLaren are not in a shareholder relationship from the first day of 2012, confirming a "withdrawal" by Mercedes of the British team.
McLaren will continue to use the Mercedes V8 engine for free this year and next year, 2013, will have to pay for the services of Mercedes.


We are eager to know, with the introduction of the new six-cylinder (new rules), if the Woking team will elect to stay with Mercedes in 2014.

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Mercedes ya no posee acciones en Mclaren

Mercedes-Benz ya no tiene participacion en el conjunto de acciones del equipo McLaren.

McLaren utiliza motores construidos por Mercedes en Brixworth, la empresa britanica inicio su asociación con Mercedes en 1995, lo cual trajo consigo varios campeonatos del mundo, el fabricante de automóviles alemán eran los dueños del 40 porciento del equipo de Woking (McLaren).

"El Grupo McLaren se convertirá en una entidad totalmente independiente" confirmó McLaren.

Sin embargo, hasta el año pasado, Mercedes todavía era dueño de una pequeña parte en el equipo. Pero existen varios informes de prensa, que revelan que Mercedes ya no es accionista de McLaren a partir del 1 de enero 2012, confirmando una "retirada gradual" del equipo britanico.

McLaren continuará utilizando el motor Mercedes V8 de forma gratuita este año, y el proximo año, 2013, tendra que pagar por los servicios de Mercedes.




Queda por ver si, con la introducción de los nuevos seis cilindros (nuevas reglas), el equipo de Woking eligira quedarse con Mercedes en 2014.

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