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Formula One F1 – British Grand Prix – Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain – July 15, 2021 (L – R) Alpine’s Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso, McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris, Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez and Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel pose during a promotional photoshoot for the unveiling of the new 2022 F1 car REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge
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Formula One F1 – British Grand Prix – Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain – July 15, 2021 (L – R) Alpine’s Esteban Ocon and Fernando Alonso, McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris, Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez and Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel pose during a promotional photoshoot for the unveiling of the new 2022 F1 car REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge
Ahead of the British Grand Prix, Formula One unveiled the race car of the future. With new technical regulations coming into effect from 2022, F1 conducted a launch filled with effects, video packages, and the big reveal.
In addition, all 20 drivers on the grid lined up around the new car ahead of on-track action at Silverstone. While fans are talking about the new design, various F1 teams went ahead and added their livery to create a new look.
Red Bull and Mercedes among nine teams to reveal livery on 2022 F1 car
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The British Grand Prix this weekend hosts Round 10 of the ongoing F1 world championship. And once again, Red Bull and Mercedes are competing for top honors, outclassing the rest of the field across nine races so far.
While Max Verstappen leads Lewis Hamilton in the driver’s championship, Red Bull leads Mercedes in the constructor’s championship. However, the 2022 car ended up dominating the headlines ahead of the new race weekend format at Silverstone.
Both Red Bull and Mercedes unveiled four different views of their car, with Verstappen and Hamilton’s numbers on their respective cars.
Loading ┅┄ #F12022 🔥 A sneak peek at what to expect for next year 🤩 Thoughts? 👇 pic.twitter.com/oqEg1l3eKU
— Red Bull Racing Honda (@redbullracing) July 16, 2021
Yeah. @F1 2022 hits different. 🤩🤩 pic.twitter.com/cxUBUB3aYB
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) July 16, 2021
Haas, Williams, Alfa Romeo, and Alpine also went ahead with four different images of their livery on next year’s design.
Future shapes 😍
Here's what next year's car might look like with our current livery.#HaasF1 #F12022 pic.twitter.com/vYybvSzT2H
— Haas F1 Team (@HaasF1Team) July 16, 2021
2021 livery x 2022 car 😍 pic.twitter.com/j5QQYo8h3m
— Williams Racing (@WilliamsRacing) July 16, 2021
2021 livery + 2022 model = 🤩🤩🤩#F12022 pic.twitter.com/SQoizpHnfO
— Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN (@alfaromeoracing) July 16, 2021
We think @F1 had a LOT of fun putting these together.
What about you? Love or tweak?#F12022 pic.twitter.com/kfwjdpGlX9— Alpine F1 Team (@AlpineF1Team) July 16, 2021
However, AlphaTauri and Aston Martin stuck to just one angle to display their livery on the new car.
the 2022 @f1 car but dress it in AlphaTauri livery 🤤 pic.twitter.com/zOPKlcSWSR
— Scuderia AlphaTauri (@AlphaTauriF1) July 16, 2021
#F12022. Now available in @AstonMartin Racing Green. 💚
See it from every angle and hear what we're saying about the next generation of #F1 machinery right here. ⬇️
— Aston Martin Cognizant F1 Team (@AstonMartinF1) July 16, 2021
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Ferrari stay away from revealing their new look
The teams ranked third and fourth in the constructor’s championship this season went two separate ways in terms of revealing their new look. McLaren decided to go ahead and splash the new design with their papaya-colored livery along with Lando Norris‘ #4 on the car.
To the future. ➡️😍 Here’s @F1’s interpretation of a 2022 car in our current McLaren livery.
What do we think, team? #F12022 pic.twitter.com/ffqslhJML4
— McLaren (@McLarenF1) July 16, 2021
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Although McLaren revealed the new car in their livery, their rivals in Ferrari refrained from doing the same. In fact, the Maranello-based outfit remains the only team to not join the trend that the other nine teams followed.
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Formula One F1 – British Grand Prix – Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain – July 15, 2021 Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr. during a promotional photoshoot for the unveiling of the new 2022 F1 car REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge
Although fans of Ferrari might feel the team shortchanged them, there could be a motive behind it. Could the Italians be working on a different color scheme for 2022? Or are they working on a technical aspect of the car behind the scenes?
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With Ferrari more than 90% focused on next year’s package, only time will tell their reason to stay away from this reveal.
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