Aston Martin F1 became the first F1 team to reveal an authentic 2022 design, with the British outfit also showcasing a slightly tweaked green livery for its contender.
While Haas and Red Bull kept their new-spec designs under warps and offered fans only livery presentations, Team Silverstone produced the real thing during the team's launch on Thursday at Aston's global headquarters at Gaydon: a 2022 race car conceived to the sport's radical new ground effect regulations.
The AMR22's broad lines displayed the predictable simplified contours and detail of this year's machines, but an original feature of the car's design compared to the base model presented by F1 last year are the sidepods that feature a squared inlet as well as cooling louvres, and a relatively slim nose attached to the second plan of the front wing.
An updated car livery includes lime-colored details blended across a refined version of Aston's traditional metallic green livery.
The AMR22 also showcases the logos of Aston's new co-title partner, Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco, while Cognizant retains its prominent presence on the bodywork.
"The Aston Clinton hill climb is about an hour's drive from Gaydon and it was there that Lionel Martin launched Aston Martin into the heat of competition," said Aston Martin executive chairman and F1 team owner Lawrence Stroll.
"That was the start of the climb that our Formula One team is still on today. We have a five-year plan to keep climbing and get to the top.
"To win in Formula One everything has to be in the right place and a lot of moving parts have to come together.
"You need the right people in every part of the team and you need the right partners to help make that possible.
"At Aston Martin we have wonderful and highly valued partners, including our title partner, Cognizant, and I am delighted to welcome Aramco as our long-term strategic partner."
For the second year running, four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll will represent Aston Martin's colors in F1, while F1 veteran Nico Hulkenberg has been confirmed as the British outfit's reserve driver.
Aston Martin was not only proud to be the first F1 outfit to unveil a legitimate 2022 car, it will also be the first team to hit the track, with the outfit conducting a 100-km limit shakedown at Silverstone on Saturday morning.
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