It's that time of the year again, when teams are busy readying their new challengers for the upcoming season of Formula 1. Technical development is in full swing and it's crunch time, with the first test session scheduled for February 7th at the Jerez track in Spain.
Nine teams are ready to take to the track for the first test, while the remaining three teams are going to skip that particular test session.
Here is a list of which team is launching its cars and on what dates:
| McLaren |
February 1 |
| Ferrari |
February 3 |
| Force India |
February 3 |
| Lotus |
February 5 |
| Red Bull |
February 6 |
| Sauber |
February 6 |
| Toro Rosso |
February 7 |
| Williams |
February 7 |
| Caterham |
February 7 |
| Mercedes |
February 21 |
| Marussia |
??? |
| HRT |
??? |
And testing dates are here:
2012 F1 Testing Schedule
| February 7th-10th |
Jerez, Spain |
| February 21st-24th |
Catalunya, Spain |
| March 1st-4th |
Catalunya, Spain |
| May 1st-3rd |
Mugello, Italy |
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