F1 2022 Car Launches

[Hawk Tuah]

100% demo car? Not even bothered to add a fake DRS.

 

[Mr Jack]

100% demo car? Not even bothered to add a fake DRS.

No the side pods aren't demo car. Weirdly, they've also issued images of a completely different car on twitter.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

So, they've changed their engine to the Mercedes style turbo layout for this season.

Twitter version looks much more like the real one.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

I don't think there's any part of the car that's the same as in the launch stream, other than the livery.

 

[Entai]

Could be wrong but I'm fairly sure Alpine have openly stated they're doing the same and risking reliability for performance improvements, as others have said probably because reliability can be remedied later if needed

A lot of teams hoping that they will be able to chsnge stuff later under the reliability banner.

But in my humble opinion, they would need the exact same part to fail 4 or 5 races to prove unreliability.

Failing once or twice does not cut it.

Dropping that many points, just to get a new part, does not make any strategic sense to me.

Especially mid grid to lower end where every single point counts.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Oof, I like that blue and pink design. Not fussed on the overly pink one… too many memories of Racing Point.

 

[Lopéz]

So, they've changed their engine to the Mercedes style turbo layout for this season.

Twitter version looks much more like the real one.

That livery looks fantastic.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

It should be pointed out that there are actually two liveries.

https://www.racefans.net/2022/02/21/first-pictures-alpine-presents-new-livery-2022-f1-season/

 

[bayo000]

In a season where you don't have a driver/car that is 30s faster than the most of the field over a racing distance, then starting at the back of the grid is enough of a penalty. The problem more recently has been the midfield teams and 2nd drivers being utterly pants.

True and hopefully this season we'll have closer racing but either way I think the current rules penalise driver rather than the team.

 

[Hawk Tuah]

BWT do love their pink.

 

[Locky]

Looks like RB and borrowed up the bits from other cars ideas or the other way round..

 

[Hawk Tuah]

Any pics of the red bull from testing?

 

[Deleted member 651465]

Any pics of the red bull from testing?

Try the testing thread?

 

[Hawk Tuah]

Just seen it. Pull rod front suspension. Is that a two piece front wing?

 

[Hawk Tuah]

Try the testing thread?

Gotcha. Was only watching this one.

 

[413x]

I hope alpine is the less pink one. Looks fab.

The other one looks gash!

Edit. 2 races in the pink.
Then to the blue/pink.

That's fine!

 

[Feek]

Alfa Romeo was this morning.

There was a press conference as well but it's all a bit meh.

 

[Mr Jack]

There was a press conference as well but it's all a bit meh.

Not much change from last year, but a nice enough looking livery none-the-less.

 

[Feek]

Now we have the full set (although Haas is a bit wrong here).

 

[GravyMonster]

I really like the look of that Alfa. That and the Ferrari won the beauty contest for me this year.