The teams of the 2022 Formula 1 season are preparing to put their single-seaters on the track for the first time. At the moment, only Aston Martin has put its car on the asphalt, as they starred in a filming day at the Silverstone circuit a single day after the presentation of the AMR22 by Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll.
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However, before taking the new single-seaters out on the track, the teams are making their presentations. Haas and Red Bull opened the season with the VF-22 and the RB18, but both were simple models based on the showcar presented by the FIA and the FOM back in July 2021.
It wasn’t until February 10 that we saw the first real car of 2022, thanks to Aston Martin unveiling the AMR22. As the British themselves confirmed, this was not a simple model, but it would be the one that would launch the new era of Formula 1 on the track.
A day later, McLaren also revealed the MCL36 and, although they have not yet been able to test it, they are already studying when its debut will be. At first glance it could be one of these famous models, but investigating further, certain details of what will be the single-seater with which they will go out to the Barcelona tests can be discovered.
As these are the only two cars with a greater resemblance to what we will find in the first grand prix of 2022, it is interesting to put them in the same image and be able to compare them by sliding left or right.
The Aston Martin looks neater at the rear, with a narrower bottleneck than the McLaren, but the front wing is more streamlined. The most striking aspect of the AMR22 are the gills along the sides, just below the engine cover, useful, in addition to aerodynamics, to cool the interior temperature.
In the MCL36 a stylized end of the cover itself can be observed, while those of Gaydon present two large protuberances if seen from an overhead image.
We will have to wait a few days to see the real single-seaters that the teams take to the pre-season tests at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunta starting on February 23, and it will not be until March 20 when we can enjoy the first race of the year in Bahrain.
