The sports car manufacturer Caterham have struck early and unveiled their new F1 car for the 2012 season. The firm, who went under the guide of Lotus for the last two seasons, produce car warranty and roadworthy cars and they aim to score big points in 2012 by revealing their new car before the rest of the teams in Formula One. Caterham finished 10th place in the first two seasons and in 10th place in their first two years in the constructors\’ championship beating the team Virgin-Cosworth who finished last.
This year, Caterham aim to move up at least one place in the constructors championships and according to Chief Technical Officer, Mike Gascoyne they are looking at racing \”in that midfield group – and if you\’re racing them, you\’re looking to score points.\” He also added that the team felt that they had \”a lot of reasons to think we\’ll move forward\”. Gascoyne pointed to the fact that the team had doubled the amount of aerodynamic research they have been able to do as a result of the use of a wind tunnel which is owned by rivals Williams, who finished 9th last season.
Caterham have also acquired a new Technical Director; Mark Smith. He previously worked with Gascoyne at Renault and Jordan/Force India. The Caterham team have also done a deal with Red Bull to use their Kers and gearboxes. Kers is an acronym and it stands for Kinetic Energy Recovery System. This is the first time in F1 that Caterham have had access to the \’power-boost\’ system in F1 which they are hoping will stand them in better stead for this season, coupled with the use of the extra aerodynamic research they have carried out prior to the new season.
Caterham have managed to retain the services of their two drives from last season; Finn, Heikki Kovalainen and the Italian, Jarno Trulli. Heikki Kovalainen made the switch to what was Team Lotus in 2010 and he stayed with them for the 2011 season, last season. He has previously driven for McLaren and Renault. He partnered Lewis Hamilton in his two seasons at McLaren before finally moving to Team Lotus in 2010. Jarno Trulli again joined Team Lotus in the same season as Heikki after previously racing for Minardi, Prost, Jordan, Renault and finally before joining the Lotus team he drove for Toyota.
Having only released one official picture of their new car, Caterham already have a number of critics especially where the looks of the car are concerned, most notably; the nose. The car is set to be officially and exclusively released in this month\’s edition of F1 Racing Magazine. Unlike Jordan, when they were at their peak in Formula One Racing with their \’nose art\’ and the likes of \’Hissing Sid\’ the snake and also the Hornet and the Shark that they had on the noses of their cars, Caterham are getting a bit of stick about the design of the nose.
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