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Formula One 2011: This season's cars - in pictures

F1 Cars: Ferrari's 2011 F1 car - the F150
Ferrari F150th Italia
Appears to be rather conservative in design, but Ferrari rarely build a bad car and this one will have been built with season-long development in mind
Photograph: Ferrari/Getty Images
F1 Cars: Team Lotus 2011 F1 Car - the T128
Lotus T128
Big year for a small team. In come Renault engines and Red Bull gearboxes that should fire it up the grid. Less chunky than its predecessor, which is a good thing
Photograph: Team Lotus/PA
F1 Cars: Sauber's 2011 F1 car - the C30
Sauber C30
Compared to the C29, which looked like Moby Dick due to a lack of sponsorship, this is a big step forward. Telmex dollars mean the C30 could snap at the heels of the front-runners
Photograph: Mark Thompson/Getty Images
F1 Cars: Renault's 2011 F1 car - the R31
Renault R31
Forward flowing exhaust pipes could be this year's F-duct and the R31 has pioneered this development. If it goes as well as it looks then Renault will contend for the odd win - possibly more
Photograph: Ker Robertson/Getty Images
F1 Cars: Mercedes' 2011 F1 car - the MGP W02
Mercedes MGP W02
Aggressive at the front and beautifully compact further back and surely an improvement on the 2010 car. Will need to be to in order to propel Michael Schumacher back to the front
Photograph: Paul Gilham/Getty Images
F1 Cars: Red Bull Racing's 2011 F1 car -the RB7
Red Bull RB7
The car to beat. Adrian Newey's latest creation looks neat and tidy and should adhere to the mantra: 'if it looks quick, it is quick'
Photograph: Red Bull Racing /EPA
F1 Cars: Williams' 2011 F1 car - the FW33
Wiliams FW33
Final livery is yet to be determined but it looks fantastic and the tightly packaged rear and new – and very small – gearbox will be key if the team is to make a big leap forward
Photograph: Alberto Saiz/AP
F1 Cars: Toro Rosso's 2011 F1 car - the STR6
Toro Rosso STR6
The team will hope that they stay out of reach of last year's new boys. The STR6 has 'double floor', which is either very clever or might condemn Red Bull's 'other team' to the rear of the field
Photograph: Paul Gilham/Getty Images
F1 Cars: McLaren Mercedes 2011 F1 car - the MP4-26
McLaren MP4-26
Two things stand out; the L-shaped sidepods and the double air intake above the driver's head. McLaren say there are more tricks under the skin. Certainly looks the part
Photograph: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images
F1 Cars: Marussia Virgin Racing's 2011 F1 car - the MVR-02
Virgin MVR-02
Virgin think they can fight for points with this second-year effort. That might be a bit optimistic but they finished last in 2010 so a move forward is the least we can expect
Photograph: Marussia Virgin Racing /EPA
F1 Cars: Hispania Racing's 2011 F1 car - the HRT F111
HRT F111
Not expected to appear in the flesh until the Bahrain test next month. Stickers that say 'Your logo here' and 'This could be you' are not a promising sign even though the car looks tidy enough
Photograph: Daniel Simon/Cosmic Motors LLC/HRT Racing
F1 Cars: Force India's 2011 F1 car - the VJM04
Force India VJM04
The team is targeting fifth in the standings and this constantly improving outfit's technical partnership with McLaren could well make that happen. Plenty of scope for development
Photograph: Force India handout by Sutton Motorsport Images/EPA
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