When the Caterham CT01 was launched, it became clear 2012 would not see the most beautiful cars. With an ugly stepped nose and humps, it surpassed even the Williams-Walrus of 2004 as one of the most ghastly creations to ever leave an F1 factory.  Some quite accurately said it resembled a platypus, while I immediately thought of the gharial—a small crocodilian from the Indian subcontinent. The step was due to a change in the regulations which stated the nose must be lower than on previous cars, but the height of the front bulkhead remained unchanged.  Caterham's solution was to draw inspiration from a child's animation of an earthquake. The news that most teams would follow suit filled aesthetes the world over with dread.&nbs...

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When the Caterham CT01 was launched, it became clear 2012 would not see the most beautiful cars. With an ugly stepped nose and humps, it surpassed even the Williams-Walrus of 2004 as one of the most ghastly creations to ever leave an F1 factory.  Some quite accurately said it resembled a platypus, while I immediately thought of the gharial—a small crocodilian from the Indian subcontinent. The step was due to a change in the regulations which stated the nose must be lower than on previous cars, but the height of the front bulkhead remained unchanged.  Caterham's solution was to draw inspiration from a child's animation of an earthquake. The news that most teams would follow suit filled aesthetes the world over with dread.&nbs...

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