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[LewEngBridewell]

The new Ferrari is beautiful. Very impressed with that!

As for the Force India, that is also very pleasing on the eye. Nothing to complain about with regards to the new cars so far!

[bud]

I know its early days, but I do wonder if Lotus will be the only one not to use the vanity cover.
Last year after McLaren launched it was a similar thing and only marussia joined them without a step.

[scotty]

I know its early days, but I do wonder if Lotus will be the only one not to use the vanity cover.

I think they've got a lot of parts to come in testing, so am doubtful myself...

[bud]

Allison did mention they might bring a vanity cover eventually if it can prove advantageous, but commented why have extra grams when you don't need them.

[What's Burning?]

The next two I'm excited about are Merc and Sauber, you know Red Bull will deliver a solid platform. I'm excited to see Mercedes because they'd likely have the most change of direction from a design standpoint.

So far everyone is taking huge chunks of stuff out of the rear of the car. If you take out Ferrari's shark wing the car is effectively flat back there.

[andrew]

Sauber unveils its 2013 Formula 1 design, the C32

Sauber revealed its 2013 Formula 1 contender, the C32, in an event at its Hinwil headquarters in Switzerland on Saturday morning.

The team enjoyed one of the most successful seasons in its history in 2012, as it claimed four podium finishes and finished sixth in the constructors' championship.

Team boss Monisha Kaltenborn said that given last year's results, Sauber wanted to build on the previous car's strong points rather than starting afresh.

"I'm very excited, but also a little tense," she said. "The aim is very clear and simple: we want to continue to improve ourselves.

"The Sauber C32 is based on its predecessor, which was a very competitive car.

"It had a lot of strengths and some weaknesses, and our engineers have worked to build on those strengths and eliminate the weaknesses."

The car has an all-new, largely grey, livery and runs a smooth nose as well as notably small sidepods.

Sauber also has an all-new driver line-up for 2013, with ex-Force India man Nico Hulkenberg and promoted test driver Esteban Gutierrez replacing Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi.

[Hammer278]

Best looking Sauber EVER, IMO. Maybe the colours have a lot to do with it.

[vlad]

From this corner it looks MIGHTY!!! But, we already have 3 grey cars now... It's gonna be a pain to recognize them in the distance.

[andrew]

Only 2 so far Vlad. You never know, Merc might invest in some new paint.

The shape reminds me of last years HRT.

[Nin-Chin]

Reminds me of the 2010 HRT

[Hammer278]

Reminds me of the 2010 HRT

Yeah it does. The HRT had a cool shape, but cheap looking livery.

[racechick]

It just looks like a McLaren. I thought it was posted as trick at first. They will easily get mixed up in far away shots.

[vlad]

I hope they add 1 more color there, to brighten it up. It reminds me too much of HRT, and I know they are not that bad.

[andrew]

[Denthúl]

Pretty.