Formula One 2012: This season's cars - in pictures

Caterham The platypus has landed. The first F1 team to launch, Caterham – who were Lotus last season – have shown that nose jobs will will be the dominant feature this year, as cars attempt to reclaim downforce lost on the ban on the exhaust blown diffuser. Photograph: Handout/Caterham

A side on view of the Caterham CT01 Photograph: Handout/Caterham

The Caterham CT01 seen from above and behind Photograph: Handout/Caterham

McLaren The best looking of the early launches, they have put together an aerodynamically impressive package and appear to have overcome the problem of an ugly schnozzle by lowering the whole chassis. Photograph: McLaren handout/Reuters

Front view of the MP4-27 Photograph: McLaren handout/Reuters

Force India Think Ferrari 2011 and you have a rough idea. This is not so much a platypus look as a hammerhead shark. The car also has much revised sidepods as it attempts to break into the top five. Photograph: David Davies/PA

An overhead view of the Force India VJM05 Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images

A front on view of the Force India VJM05 Photograph: Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA

Ferrari Even Ferrari admit their new car is “not aesthetically pleasing.” In fact it is ugly, certainly by Italian standards, and you will have seen better looking noses worn by veteran second-rate heavyweights. Photograph: Ferrari Handout/Reuters

An aerial view of the Ferrari F2012 Photograph: Ferrari Handout/Getty Images

A front on view of the Ferrari F2012 Photograph: Ferrari Press Office/EPA

The engine that will power the Ferrari F2012 Photograph: Ferrari Handout/Reuters

The steering wheel of the Ferrari F2012 Photograph: Ferrari Press Office/EPA

The Sauber C31 Photograph: Peter Fox/Getty Images

Drivers Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean attend the launch of the Lotus E20 Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images

The Red Bull RB8 Photograph: Red Bull Racing/Getty Images

A close up shot of the Red Bull RB8 showing the nose and front spoiler Photograph: Red Bull Racing/Getty Images

The Toro Rosso STR7 Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images

A view of the front of the STR7 Photograph: Paul Gilham/Getty Images

The Williams FW34 Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images

A front on view of the Williams FW34 Photograph: Marcelo del Pozo/Reuters