The proud and confident pre-season soundbites keep flowing from the Maranello headquarters, but underneath all the bluster, Formula One's most successful team knows that they can't afford to see their latest car flop, says The Ear.
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Car only a part of an RBR-beating formula
The brand new McLaren MP4-27 carries high hopes within the Woking team that it will be capable of challenging Red Bull from the off in 2012. But the car itself is only part of the solution to the team's requirements this season.
Caterham hoping CT01 makes their point
The sheets are off Caterham's new 2012 car, and after the terrified shock over the look of the thing calms down, the team will be hoping that the CT01 can finally deliver them into the points-paying places, says The Ear.
Pug exit casts shadow over bold WEC plan
With new manufacturer teams, an FIA-backed championship signed and sealed and the greatest Le Mans race for a generation fresh in everyone's mind, sportscar racing's future looked golden. So naturally, something had to go wrong.
Senna signing more than a money issue
The confirmation of Bruno Senna alongside Pastor Maldonado at Williams in a paydriver duopoly could be seen as a brand new low for the once-proud outfit. But The Head desperately seeks some positives from the Grove team's decision.
New blocking rules have little defence
The FIA's ongoing pre-season efforts to clarify precisely how little defending of a position will be allowed in the sport next year is just overcomplicating what appears to be a non-issue, and leaves The Ear somewhat confused.
Algie and Buemi victims of Red Bull curse
With the news that Toro Rosso are having a clearout of their drivers for 2012, Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari have become the latest Red Bull development drivers to be shuffled out of the way in the name of progress.
Where have all the Italian drivers gone?
As the Italian nation faces up to the possibility of no home-grown drivers on the 2012 Formula One grid, Patronise F1's newest contributor, The Wig, asks where the next generation of pizza-loving drivers might come from.
The driving issues facing Toro Rosso
Scuderia Toro Rosso have a perplexing task ahead of them for next season, with the Italian team trying to somehow keep four young drivers happy for 2012. Something's got to give, but what? The Ear examines the team's options.
Prodigal Kimi will have work to do in 2012
Kimi Raikkonen's return to Formula One after two years away with the Lotus Renault GP squad has given the 2011/12 off-season a welcome kick-start for fans. But The Ear suggests that the Finn's work is only just beginning.
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