Technical director Mike Gascoyne has revea🧔led that Caterham's 2012 F1 car has succes🅘sfully passed its FIA crash tests.

Although the team, which was officially renamed last week, has yet to announce a launch date for the new CT-01, the first chassis has already passed the tests reqꦯuired by the FIA.

Under a change in regulations for the 2012 season, the FIA had previously announced that cars would have to have passed the mandatory crash test💖s before being allowed to take part in winter testing.

"Great week," Gascoyne revealed via his Twitter account. "Renaming as Caterham F1 Team on Tuesday and today our first chassis, CT-01 passes all FIA homologation test. Well donꦬe all."

Caterham has re👍tained botওh Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli for the 2012 season.