A new season looms, and though the 2012 edition lasted until late November, it´s not to soon to start getting excited.
A few teams have released launch dates so far, but a few others are expected to present theirs at the first day of winter testing, at Jerez on February 5th.
The teams who have confirmed launch dates are:
McLaren-Mercedes January 31
Force India February 1
Ferrari February 1
Sauber February 2
Red Bull February 3 at Jerez
Mercedes February 4
Toro Rosso February 4 at Jerez
Caterham February 5
Williams February 5 at Jerez.
Red Bull, the triple world champions, have said that the development of their 2013 car has been compromised, due to the result of Vettel´s title run-in. The last gasps were made to the very last turn, in order for the team to makke sure, that the German won his third consecutive title.