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Lotus technical director Nick Chester insists that E22's radical forked nose approach is within new-look F1 regulations.

The FIA allows teams to hide stepped noses on F1 cars while double DRS is banned

See images of the stepped noses, adopted by eight of the nine teams - including Ferrari and Red Bull - that have so far launched their 2012 F1 cars

Mike Gascoyne makes no apology for the design of the 2012 Caterham - and warns F1 fans to expect more of the same....

The BMW-Williams F1 team has announced that they will revert to a more 'traditional' nose profile at the Hungarian Grand Prix next weekend, dropping the distinct 'walrus design', which first appeared on the FW26, at its lunch this year.