Red Bull launched their new RB10 at Jerez on Tuesday, billing the car as their "first interpretation" of the new rules.
This season, in light of the new regulation governing the lowering of the tip of the nose, there have been some interesting designs and the RB10 is no exception.
Opting for a sharp finger pointing towards the ground, the RB10 marks Red Bull's 10th entry into the Formula One World Championships.
The most successful team in recent years, Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel will be chasing their fifth Championship double this year with the help of new signing Daniel Ricciardo.
"The reset button has essentially been pressed for 2014 with the regulation changes so it is a clean sheet of paper," said team boss Christian Horner.
"It is an opportunity for the design teams to get their teeth into a new challenge but of course the biggest challenge is in the power unit and that's where we rely heavily on our engine partner Renault to make sure we have a power unit that is competitive with our rivals."
As for Red Bull's chances of securing a fifth successive double this season, he added: "I think it is dangerous some times to be over confident that you have all the elements in place for the start the any season.
"We have enjoyed great continuity the past few years, we have a strong driver line-up, we have a strong technical line-up and we have great strength in depth within the team.
"But you can't take anything for granted and Formula One like any sport can be unpredictable at times." Adrian Newey not only dislikes the new-look F1 noses but doubts whether they really will improve safety.
This season, because of the regulations lowering the tip of the nose, the Formula One teams have launched cars with dolphin, platypus or twin tusk tips to the nose.
The general consensus in the paddock and amongst fans is that the new look is ugly, something Newey feels no F1 should ever be.
Explaining the noses, he said: "We have a lowered nose which I think is supposedly been done on the grounds of safety to reduce the chances of a car being launched if one car hits another in the manner for instance that Mark Webber went up the back of Kovalainen a few years ago.
"Whether it really makes a difference or not is a much more moot point because it has been deemed safer so that's what we've had to go for.
"It's a funny regulation, basically what the regulation does is call for a maximum side view height and then on top of that there is an area 50mm behind the front of the nose which we have to meet and that area is quite low down, much lower than the side view.
"So what you end up with of course is almost two noses. One of which is the main bulk of the nose and then almost a bulb sticking out of that to satisfy the area rule lower down."
So rather than improving F1 in any way, the Red Bull technical guru reckons they have in fact taken away from the beauty of the sport.
"To varying degrees everyone will have these rather ugly and ungainly noses which I think is an awful shame," he added.
"To me the aesthetics of a F1 car is important, the car should look good and not many of the owners of these noses could love them."
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