F1 2012 Jerez Testing:

YES it's back...kinda. The 2012 Formula 1 season is knocking at the door. All the testing in Jerez is just one big tease. The only great thing about these test sessions is we get to see most of the upcoming seasons cars. We  welcome in the radical redesigned racers this season due to safety regulations, and that ugly bump nose. Mclaren is the only team thus far to roll out their 2012 fighter with no bumped nose. All designs aside we look at what the importance of this testing is. For Ferrari and others it's all about collecting as much data as possible and press the car for reliability.  Perelli is also testing new tire compounds for the upcoming season. So please no one look to far into the lap times thus far. Ferrari has not had a great challenger since 2008 when Felipe Massa took the checkered flag in Brazil to come 1 point short of Lewis Hamilton for the drivers title. Ferrari did end up winning the constructors title. (their 16th). That being said this years Ferrari (F2012) has been in the works for over two years. I am expecting this car to challenge through out the season. This is simply a make or break year for those on the Ferrari pit wall. We will see how they act with their backs against the wall. Unfortunately we all have to be patient as we wait for the start of free practice 1 in the land down under to get a real sense of who will be the team to beat!