2014 Catherham CT03

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Wow! Looks absolutely hideous!

 

[Chris Jenkins]

OK, found one that looks worse than the Force India!

 

[f1superracer]

I believe that this car is now called the CT05, I have no idea why as it is only there 3 year in F1

 

[ENDR]

I believe that this car is now called the CT05, I have no idea why as it is only there 3 year in F1

Uhh... 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014... So yeah, they've been in F1 for just 3 years.

 

[bigboy1112]

Wow this one tops my list of ugliest 2014 cars, I really can't look at it normally

 

[f1superracer]

Uhh... 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014... So yeah, they've been in F1 for just 3 years.

If you count the years when they where Team Lotus which I don't. Just done some research looks like Caterham don't like even numbers their first car was the CT01 2012, 2013 CTO3,2014 CTO5. Caterham in my eyes joined in 2012 not 2010.

 

[ENDR]

Aaand what difference does it make how they're called? It's still the same team, the same people. If the owner changes, then everything they've achieved up to that point is erased from memory? No, that's the 5th car they've built, so they gave it a name with a "5".

 

[Ole Marius Myrvold]

CT02 was a road car project, 4 is apparently unlucky in certain parts of asia. CT05 it is.

And I actually like the car!

 

[f1superracer]

Aaand what difference does it make how they're called? It's still the same team, the same people. If the owner changes, then everything they've achieved up to that point is erased from memory? No, that's the 5th car they've built, so they gave it a name with a "5".

So that's why there first car was called the CTO1 instead of the CT03. And I agree with the other stuff

 

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[Alexandre Rideaux]

As long as its fast, but it looks slow and not aerodynamic at all.

 

[bigboy1112]

As long as its fast, but it looks slow and not aerodynamic at all.

that is what I thought too. If you beat vettel with a nose like that well then so be it, but it doesn't seem aerodynamic. The front wing has very much pieces though. The rear wing looks thin

 

[ENDR]

As long as its fast, but it looks slow and not aerodynamic at all.

That's what I thought about the platypus noses a year ago, but they turned out to work just fine.

 

[Lesley Buurlage]

I pretty much like the nose, but the rest reminds me earlier about a gp2 car than a f1 car

 

[Aidan Keranen]

it hurts to look at front on. slightly side on is better, but front=

 

[Jimlaad43]

It is different, and i like it for that, but it still looks odd.
We'll get used to them by the Spanish Grand Prix.

 

[ENDR]

We'll get used to them by the Spanish Grand Prix.

OR the noses will have changed completely by that time

 

[Ralf Ääro]

I have to say, that i like the CT05. Really, it has something. Dont really know whast exactly. But something makes me feel that i like how it is designed.

 

[Kennett Ylitalo]

It honestly looks like the most efficient design so far. Ugly, yes but that could feed the floor quite efficiently. My guess is that it's not only ugly but it's slow too but you never know if some designer tries that and gets it right. But that's way too simple to work, maybe in 1996 that would've been the winner. I commend Caterham on effort, they are not taking it safe: they need results or it's the final year of that team...

EDIT: 2015, Stewart-Haas F1 Team?

 

[f1superracer]

Please someone explain to me how that nose is aerodynamic.