2012 Car Launches & Pictures

[iceman1]

Thanks for the photo.

I like Scarbsf1

http://scarbsf1.wordpress.com/2012/01/2 ... nd-trends/

[phil1993]

Maybe we should hire him (and pay him a bit)?

[Mar]

The launch will be online (the server will crash):

http://www.lotusf1team.com/

I suppose they know it and that's why they're going to re-launch it on February 6th in Jerez

Lotus reveals 2012 car launch date

The team will unveil its 2012 challenger on February 5 & 6

Friday 20 January 2012 - 20h03, by Olivier Ferret

Lotus F1 announced that it will unveil its 2012 contender via its new website on Sunday 5th February at 17h00 CET. The unveiling will also mark the launch of the team’s new website.

Furthermore, an event will be held on Monday 6th February, 13H00 local time, in the paddock of the Circuito de Jerez (Spain). This will be followed by a press conference with Kimi Räikkönen, Romain Grosjean, Technical Director James Allison, and Team Principal / Managing Director Eric Boullier.

Media will be able to see the 2012 car on track with Kimi Räikkönen at the wheel on the same day from 14H00 local time.

The event in Jerez will take place in the specially-built Lotus F1 Team dome structure situated in the car park area within the paddock.

The team’s provisional winter testing programme is as follows (subject to changes):

JEREZ; 7 – 10 February:
07 February: Kimi Räikkönen
08 February: Kimi Räikkönen
09 February: Romain Grosjean
10 February: Romain Grosjean

BARCELONA; 21 – 24 February:
21 February: Romain Grosjean
22 February: Romain Grosjean
23 February: Kimi Räikkönen
24 February: Kimi Räikkönen

BARCELONA; 1 – 4 March:
01 March: Romain Grosjean
02 March: Romain Grosjean
03 March: Kimi Räikkönen
04 March: Kimi Räikkönen

http://motorsport.nextgen-auto.com/Lotu ... 35757.html

[phil1993]

Williams FW34?

[phil1993]

First shot of the CT01

[JoostLamers]

OMG! So ugly!

[KevC]

I suspect a lot will have a similar nose cone.
Doesn't look tooooo bad though.

[phil1993]

Had a flick through F1 Racing; yikes.

Still, other 2012 cars will be uglier.

[iceman1]

OMG! So ugly!

Welcome back

We need someone to post an article about it on the site

[phil1993]

Wait until tomorrow sadly. Still, everyone has already seen it.

http://twitpic.com/8bh02t

[cformula1]

The front end looks horrid, rest isn't too bad.

[Omegablue]

Looks like a duck.

[iceman1]

It looks "normal" from the top:

[iceman1]

[phil1993]