All the racing cars of the next revolutionary Formula 1 season The veil has finally been lifted on all the single-seaters ahead of the start of the 2022 World Championship on March 20 in Bahrain.
In the eyes and in the minds of Formula 1 fans there is still the last lap overtaking, with the Safety Car in the middle, of Max Verstappen on Lewis Hamilton that delivered the first world title to the German driver. The controversy surrounding the work of the race direction and, specifically, of Michael Masi are still on the agenda, with the latter having just been relieved of his Race Director duties in favor of a new track VAR. But if the echo of the disputes still hovers in the paddock, the curtain on the Formula 1 show is ready to rise. The green light will go off on March 20 in Bahrain and the first tests have already been carried out, but above all the veil has been removed on the new race cars that will be on track throughout 2022.
2022 will be the year of revolution for the world of cars. The past has been erased in favor of sweeping changes to the regulations for the new cars. "The biggest technical change of the last 40 years," Adrian Newey, Red Bull's longtime engineer, called it. Changes made to reduce costs, but at the same time to level the performance of the teams and have more spectacle on the track. In fact, race cars with ground effect are back, as they have not been seen since the 1980s. There will therefore be a renunciation of the complex aerodynamic devices of recent seasons in favor of simpler elements to make the cars less sensitive to the slipstream, so as to favor the skill of the drivers in overtaking. But the changes do not end here. In fact, there will be the change from 13" to 18" wheels, with carbon wheel covers. Larger tires to try to decrease overheating to allow them to be used at their maximum performance throughout the stint.
Ferrari and its F1-75
The Italian team's car was the last, in chronological order, to be shown to the public. During the first tests in Barcelona, it appeared with a full camouflage livery, before the new livery was finally unveiled, with the return of the iconic red to be the master on the car - covering almost entirely the nose, hood and halo - after last year the main color was white. The C42, which will be driven on track by Bottas and Zhou, also pays homage to the Italian flag with the tricolor present on the entire rear wing.